Malcolm and Spencer Kaplan

Malcolm Kaplan

General

• Malcolm, 26, left Perplex City University in 265
• Spencer, 23
• Arrested on 8 Jan at 11 PM in connection with what has been called "Public Unrest", and amounts to 3 acts of violence.
  • Six officers were present, several of whom were needed to restrain Malcolm as he was dragged from his home in a dressing gown
  • Malcolm shouted, "Property is theft. The reality of our society are the individuals!"
• Likely part of a larger, organized gang
• Charged with three counts of destruction of property, one count of grievous bodily harm and one count of arson
• The brothers demonstrated "off-grid" behavior commonly seen in certain insular, anti-communications technology religious communities, such as the Reconstructionists
  • The pair rarely saw or spoke to neighbors
  • Both made a concerted effort to vanish from the key network
  • PCBC Reconstructionists expert Lieutenant Camden Ho expressed his concern with the group members' seeming lack of motive in the crimes, as if "they've turned their back on society"
• When police entered their house to arrest the two, they found the place literally covered in Earth merchandise.
  • This inclded posters, books, recordings, ornamental pieces and various other furnishings.
  • Moving further into the flat, the arresting officers noticed a change
  • Officers noted recordings from war rallies, press clippings from Earth conflicts including those in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and various terrorist attacks.

Refernces

• Perplex City Sentinel
  • article, 04-JAN-06 "Artist's Quarter Calligrapher Attacked by Vandals" (link)
  • article, 09-JAN-06, "Police Arrest Pair of Arson, Vandal Suspects" (link)
  • article, 27-JUN-06 "Kaplans' Arson Trial Begins with New Revelations" (link)