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"Credible" Bomb Threat Closes, Evacuates All Los Angeles Public Schools
The Washington Post reports that all Los Angeles public schools have been closed for the day after a "'credible threat' of violence to students at numerous schools in the sprawling district, and a schools official confirmed that it was a bomb threat to the school district." According to the Houston Chronicle, a law enforcement official speaking anonymously with the Associated Press said that the threat "was emailed to a school board member and appeared to come from overseas. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation. The official says the threat was sent late Monday. Superintendent Ramon Cortines says the threat was made against students at many of the district's schools." The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school system in the U.S., is no picnic to close; the New York Times notes that the closure throws into disarray "the lives of millions of Angelenos — students, parents, teachers and other school staff members."
A threat that led to the closing and search of every public school? They should send some police over to the LA branch of the Federal Reserve, just in case.
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for it to be pitted against a slightly greater evil
There are a lot of gun owners in the LA area, so any threat is credible. CA is infested with more of those Republicans than any state. More than any other state. Living here in La with all of the Republican gun owners is very dangerous. Very dangerous. Those people hate us and hate children even more. That is why they're trying to defund WIC. They're trying to starve babies.
Or even Narnia.
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The Latest: NYC officials: We got same threat, call it hoax
Why are these NYC officials talking like a Native American stereotype?
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
They stand against reasonable bans on encryption so they are responsible.
Next you know, they'll start writing checks to that Nigerian Prince.
Obama?
I believe the only proper response to this threat is to introduce common sense bomb control legislation.
Why shouldn't L.A. kids get jihad days off?