OÖ: Diversion for Teenager After Pistol Posting

An ill-considered post in his school class's chat group brought a 15-year-old to the criminal court in Ried on Wednesday: Shortly after the Graz rampage, he posted a photo of a weapon along with bullet casings, accompanied by the word "Bang!" and the note that one should not mess with him. The public prosecutor's office considered this a dangerous threat to the 17 members of the chat group. For the time being, the insightful teenager got away with a diversion.

Post a few days after Graz rampage

The unblemished boy, who has just finished school and is looking for a job, was allowed to accompany his adult brother to the shooting range on June 15. From there, he made the post that was the subject of the criminal complaint - only five days after the Graz rampage, which claimed ten lives. His lawyer emphasized that he did not want to "spread fear and terror," but only wanted to "be cool."

The teenager himself was humble in court. Yes, he knew what had happened in Graz, they had talked about it at school at the time and held a minute of silence, he said in response to a corresponding question from the judge. Where would he rank his act on a stupidity scale from one to ten? "At 14." Due to his insight, the boy was offered a diversion. He will get a probation officer to support him in his job search. If he does not commit any offenses until then, the proceedings will be discontinued in a year. Both the 15-year-old and the public prosecutor's office agreed. The judge gave the teenager a piece of advice: He should be "a bit more sensitive with the topic" in the future.

(APA/Red)

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