Student, 21, Is Arrested in Nevada in 5-State Bombing Spree

We may have a winner of the Lindh Family Parent of the Year Award:

This afternoon, Mr. Helder's father, Cameron Helder, defended his son before reporters and urged the young man to turn himself in.

"I really want you to know that Luke is not a dangerous person," Cameron Helder said in a brief statement outside his home. "I think he's just trying to make a statement about the way our government is run. I think Luke wants people to listen to his ideas, and not enough people are hearing him and he thinks this may help."

Where to begin? Well, first, if he's trying to make a statement about the US Postal Service, then I suppose this makes sense. But I kinda doubt that he's that worked up about it.

More importantly, you make a statement by writing letters, joining protest groups, working for political candidates. Trying to blow people up is not making a statement. It's terrorism. And anyone who does it forfeits the right to be listened to.