creed009 wrote:
I think the overall evidence shows that Jaclyn is telling the truth and Scott has gone insane. I'm just wondering what it actually takes to lock someone up in a mental hospital if the police actually found the CIA documents that his wife was talking about. It's a federal crime to plot to assassinate the President for crying out loud. It seems like the police in Florida have really dropped the ball on this.
I'm not quite sure what you think they dropped the ball on. Let's run through it:
If they followed up on the call and sent any units out the Police may or may not have had probable cause to search his backpack. The woman on the phone (wife or sister-in-law?) had already listed the contents over the phone, none of which would be illegal: some papers, some tools and some hard drives (I think she said that?). This is why the 911 operator specifically asked this question. The woman on the phone also talked about his mental state, further undermining the credibility (leading to probable cause to search) of these supposed documents. If Stapp refused a search, they would likely have been rolling the dice with his rights if they forced one, and what's the point of that if they're ~100% sure it's not a legit threat?
Now on the other hand, let's assume they did search the bags. They sure as hell didn't find any documents because he's obviously not working with the CIA. As long as Stapp remained composed and coherent as he has in most of his videos, the cops can't arrest him if he denies the claims his wife makes. They have no evidence he's actually "planning" this other than her word. It wouldn't be any different than if I called the cops on you for the same thing. They might want to ask you some questions when they show up and insist you come down with them to the PD, but without probable cause they can't haul you in if you deny/refuse.
Now let's try the craziest situation of them all. If the Police had actually found Classified CIA documents in Stapp's possession and he did not have the clearance or the proper transport means to move them, he'd be locked up in more than a mental hospital.
The Police did their due diligence, checked in on Stapp and "determined he was fine". They reported the claims to the SS, per procedure, who have an obligation to investigate any such threat. In this case, the investigation probably won't amount to a hill of beans, but the bureaucracy must have it's paperwork...