it aint lookin like we are gonna have a new sheriff to prevent this stuff.

Not so sure anyone could have prevented it unless you get a Sheriff with ESP - just happy that the current Sheriff's department got to it before any damage could be done with those bombs.

You are so right there. This is being handled by the Canton Police Department though so we were both wrong on that one :)

JTFM - you beat me to the post. Canton PD / GBI / ATF deserve credit.

100% results say there will not be a new sheriff in town. Whomever was putting out those polling numbers of eight out of 10 people voting against Sheriff Garrison were bad wrong. I hate that they were giving David Waters false hopes.

Who's David Waters?

James...I believe you mean to say "know" instead of "no"...maybe we should focus on the Cherokee County Education system.............

yes you are correct "know" I am just so giddy to see the Waters supporters, that were so ugly in their campaigning for David, disappear.

Theres goes the government again, sticking their nose in somebodys business. Just because they have explosive devices they never mention what their plans were for them. Maybe they were going to blow them up somewhere safe. Remember Ruby Ridge and at the David Karisch compound?

If he was so dangerous he would be protected by the mob! Thin only thing that could have possibly happened was he lost a finger. I'm sure you all know that there is no way a 14yr old kid has any access to any real harmful composites to make any damage to anyone but himself. I happen to know the boys "Real" father and if he was hear with us instead of a un-caring family who would let this go on inside of there home this would have never happend. I'm more worried about the kids in this whole situation than the un-caring parents! Our so-called great government that we have would take kids from a responsible, caring and great man and place them in that situation. So when you say I'm glad the got to that kid! You should be saying I'm glad they got the kids away from the so called Parents! Just something to think about......

Wow Danny you ever think about running for office?

I'm just stating the facts. That's not his real family. Him and his sister were adopted. Being taken away from his real parents plays a big role in what he does. Another is the couple that adopted them are the ones that let him have the stuff to use. You can't even buy a lighter at 14! So in one man's opinion, the ones that let him have and use the stuff in the house are to blame. Not children.

Man!!!!!!! we useds to get our a**** beat for rolling a yard with toilet paper. But...i do understand things have changed. kids arent held responsible for anything today. how much fun could we have had if our parents had beleived our stories instead of teachers etc. we were born 40 yrs too early.

What’s happened to the adults in this world who live in fear of these children? That’s what I want to know. Used to be that the elders of the community would give him a good talkin' to and a swift kick in the pants. Seems like nobody is brave enough to do that anymore so rather than solve this problem as a community, we hand our children over to the government to be disciplined. And we ask ourselves why we have become a society of dependence.

Oh how we have failed as a society when we abrogate our responsibilities as adults and turn our children over to the federal government to be reared and disciplined. This young man needs a role model, not a prison cell.

Jake - seriously? I bet you would say the same thing about Holmes out there in Colorado that killed all those people. I think you and 4L Danny Smith have no touch with reality and maybe the police should check YOUR houses for devices similar to this. Would you be saying the same thing if he killed someone with a bomb? You and 4L are complete and utter morons for making these ridiculous comments. Pipe bombs are meant to maim and kill, period. If you don't believe that you are a fool.

Jake, how did you sneak internet access into jail? Just wondering.

Jake i am more than happy to have an intelligent conversation with you, but i dont tolerate ignorant people who think kids building explosives is normal. Its NOT. Your above comments remind me of something the Unabomber would have said.

People...Building bombs is not a normal thing for a child or an adult (and is probably a crime). Using a bomb to blow up a toilet is not a normal act and in fact is a crime! The teen should be punished for his actions. Period! His parents should be investigated, charged and punished if they had knowledge of his activities! It's plain and simple.

Here I am, a moderate/independent, in an area where Republicans are harsh on criminals and you're the ones giving the kid a pass? At what point do you punish the teen -- after he takes the bomb(s) to school and kills someone?

For the Government haters out there, the Government isn't the problem in this situation. It's the lack of parental supervision and responsibility and a teen who made bad decisions.

I grew up on a farm, played with things that went “boom” and “bang.” In fact, I would have been suspicious of any boy who did not have similar interests. So to say that an interest in firearms and explosives is “not normal” is a very narrow view of the world. Where I grew up, men were men, boys were boys, discipline was handled in the home, the church and the community and nobody turned their kids over to the Feds for rearing. If you destroyed something, you paid for it and punishment was administered privately, not by the police..

I agree, Jake. But was your primary interest in blowing thing up or hurting people? A 14 year old boy who wants to lock the doors of the school so the little kids can't escape then plans on stationing himself at the front door so he can shoot anyone who runs towards the one open door seems a tad concerning to me. We really need to make the distinction here.