Two American teenagers admit to killing Italian officer

[superpatriotman]

Way to keep our brand strong...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/world/europe/italy-police-officer-murder-americans.html

Two teenage American tourists were arrested on Saturday and accused of murder and attempted extortion in the fatal stabbing of a military police officer in Rome, Italian officials said.

The teenagers, identified as Finnegan Lee Elder, 19, and Gabriel Christian Natale Hjorth, 18, both born in San Francisco, were accused of stabbing the officer, Deputy Brig. Mario Cerciello Rega of Italy’s military police, or carabinieri, on Friday morning. The officer had tried to recover a backpack the two men were accused of stealing a few hours earlier, officials said

[jberryhill]

1. You omitted "officials say"

[sl8]

6. "2 American Teenagers Admit Killing Police Officer in Rome, Officials Say"

Checking to see if the NYT headline wiil fit within DU subject line size constraints.

It will.

[jberryhill]

8. Yeah. While blindfolded...

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rome-police-officer-stabbing-american-teen-arrested-illegally-blindfolded-2019-07-28/

Italian police methods are medieval.

[Tipperary]

9. You think they are innocent?

I really do not get the blindfold, but this certainly does not look good for them. If they are friends with Kanye, maybe he can talk to rump about freeing them.

[Tipperary]

2. Apparently they were trying to buy drugs.

Great kids.

[hlthe2b]

3. Will we find these are another case of so-called "Affluenza"...?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/us/ethan-couch-affluenza-jail.html

[madaboutharry]

4. I don't think that argument will fly in Italy.

These two are doomed and will probably spend the rest of their lives in an Italian prison. As they should.

[hlthe2b]

5. Of course not--at least not with a non-Italian westerner on trial.

[lame54]

7. Payback for Amanda Knox...

These 2 will not get away

[dalton99a]

11. +1. This is far worse - they killed a cop

[UniteFightBack]

10. There is also the story about some American lads saving a 6 year old in Ireland. Is that good

for our branding?

And as far as I'm concerned the Italians brand has suffered immensely with their anti immigrant rump lite electing populace.

[jberryhill]

12. .

This is the 18 year old “confessing”.

I can’t believe the stooges here at DU taking this at face value.

[UniteFightBack]

13. I wonder who leaked this photo. nt

[jberryhill]

14. This is going to be a shit show

It’s pretty fucking obvious.

They made no statement in court and have a lawyer - which I’m gonna guess they didn’t have when they “confessed” to the police.

The photo leaker is someone who knows what that cop was up to.

[Tipperary]

15. Yep. They have stepped in it for sure.

Committing crimes anywhere, but especially in foreign countries is beyond stupid.

They appear to be from affluent parents, so they may fare better than many.