Comments on: Vox’s Midnight Madness shooting primer

By: Vox Populi » 40 hours of community service for Georgetown iPod thief

Vox Populi » 40 hours of community service for Georgetown iPod thief — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:01:34 +0000

[...] for another student in trouble with the law, alleged Midnight Madness shooter Alex Thiele (formerly MSB ‘13), his case has been pending a grand jury indictment since October [...]

By: Vox Populi » October Campus Crime Watch

Vox Populi » October Campus Crime Watch — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:59:05 +0000

[...] Alex Thiele’s alleged Midnight Madness adventure made the crime log twice. There is one entry for “a firearm [being] removed from the bag of an off-duty Law Enforcement Officer” in McDonough Hall at 10:41 p.m. and another for a concealed weapon incident in Village C West at 10:48 in which “[The subject from the previous case] was identified and caught with the firearm.” [...]

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:57:06 +0000

I find it very interesting that the prosecutor wanted Thiele held because he’s dangerous. When everyone else outside of Georgetown gets arrested for illegal posession of a handgun, they’re back on the streets without delay. Apparently the handgun laws in DC are pretty tricky. Why they would throw the book at a drunk georgetown student who shot a toilet, but not do so to anyone else who’s probably got a rap sheet a mile long, I cannot fathom.

I’m not saying he should be handled gently. The dude’s clearly got some screws loose. But he’s certainly no more dangerous than the hardened criminals who similar charges dismissed on a regular basis.

By: Vox Populi » President DeGioia holds Harvard’s fate in his hands

Vox Populi » President DeGioia holds Harvard’s fate in his hands — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:08:39 +0000

[...] significant commitments of the raising money from donors, guiding the university and coping with rogue freshmen, it seems Georgetown President John DeGioia has yet another obligation on his plate: leading the [...]

By: Vox Populi » United States v. Alex Thiele: the preliminary hearing

Vox Populi » United States v. Alex Thiele: the preliminary hearing — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:05:20 +0000

[...] As promised, Vox was in Superior Court this morning for alleged Midnight Madness shooter Alex Thiele’s (’13) preliminary hearing. It’ll all be written up in a summary for the Voice on Thursday, but until then, here’s what went down, including the exciting claim that someone else stole the gun. [...]

By: AG

AG — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:30:56 +0000

Actually, if done properly it may have. Shooting a toilet is an act of curiosity, not malice. Well, that or psychotropic drugs.

By: Stating the Obvious

Stating the Obvious — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:12:38 +0000

“Did Officer Clanton violate Park Police policy and store her weapon unsafely? Sergeant Schlosser says an investigation has begun and will be finished in a couple of weeks. To the best of his knowledge, Clanton is still on-duty with the Park Police.”

Almost undoubtedly yes, and almost undoubtedly Clanton is “on-duty’ in the sense that she is sitting at the station during her shift but she’s probably on “Admin” or “Non-contact” status.

And any LE person will tell you that storing your weapon in your purse/backpack/etc. is absolutely unsafe and contrary to General Orders. If she’s new, she’s likely to be fired and if she’s been on a few years she’ll definitely get days if not weeks of suspension.

By: A Liberal

A Liberal — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:52:50 +0000

How about we ban all guns? That seems safer!

By: @AG

@AG — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:10:01 +0000

Yeah, I’m sure introducing firearms at an early age would have prevented a drunk guy from stealing a gun and shooting it.

By: sd

sd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:51:45 +0000

Vox brings up a good question: why take the gun? i’ve known thiele personally for the past 7 years and it is totally out of character for him to do something like this. it will be definitely interesting to hear about what happens