Did the FBI just try to recruit a mentally ill man to carry out a right-wing terrorist plot?
‘When the FBI announces that they have foiled a terrorist plot, many of us heave a huge sigh of relief and feel thankful that they are working so hard to keep all of us safe. However, some people are concerned that entrapment plays a role in some of these arrests, and a recent case involving a mentally ill man is raising a lot of questions.
Jerry Drake Varnell is a 23-year-old schizophrenic who was accused of plotting to bomb a bank. FBI documents show that he subscribed to a type of right-wing ideology known as “Three Percenter,” which is devoted to exposing injustice and corruption. According to journalist Matt Agorist, federal documents show that the young man drove what he thought was a stolen van that was carrying a 1,000-pound bomb of ammonium nitrate to blow up a bank in Oklahoma City.
While no sane person would ever condone bombing a bank for any reason or defend someone for doing so, Varnell’s parents have called out the FBI for continuing to groom him despite knowing he was a paranoid schizophrenic. According to his family, he had been declared unfit mentally to live on his own. They feel that the FBI’s mind game tactics led him to commit an act that he otherwise would not have.’
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