May 8, 2002

  • If only he had known about weblogs…


    Luke Helder, 21, arrested by the FBI for the recent rash of mailbox pipe bombings across the heartland of America, is not your stereotypical terrorist.



    "The top things I care about are my girlfriend ... and my music/band," he wrote in an autobiographical capsule on his band's Web site. "I party, play guitar, and talk online to everyone. That's my life."


    Luke’s dad claims that Luke only wanted attention, only wanted to make a statement, only needed someone to listen to his message:


    "Mailboxes are exploding! Why, you ask?


    Attention people.


    The United States strives to provide freedom for their people. Do we really have personal freedom? I've lived here for many years, and I see much limitation. Does the definition of freedom include limitation? I've learned about the history of various civilizations in history, and I see more and more limitation.


    You have been missing how things are, for very long. I'm obtaining your attention in the only way I can.


    More info is on its way. More "attention getters' are on the way. If I could, I would change only one person, unfortunately the resources are not accessible. It seems killing a single famous person would get the same media attention as killing numerous un-famous humans. There is less risk of being detained, associated with dismissing certain people."


    Luke, Luke, Luke.   You should have blogged, baby, blogged.   1) Blogging is a wondrously powerful new outlet for extending one’s personal freedom of expression.  2) It’s a great way to get others' attention—if you’re willing to lay the groundwork for interactivity (don’t just blurt—go out and comment on others’ blogs: reciprocity), and 3) It won’t land you in prison for 30 years.


    Which leads to an interesting speculation:  Can you imagine a Xanga blogring consisting only of inmates of, let’s say, federal penitentiaries:  PenPals Blogring:  Meet fascinating inmates from around the world! ??   


    If inmates were allowed to blog, would they be having too much fun?


    If inmates were allowed to blog their sentences away, would you consider acquiring inmate status in order to provide yourself with this most precious opportunity which, given your current hectic lifestyle, you now seem all too seldom to have?!

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