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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."
Unfortunately, extremists are learning they can create lots of chaos withOUT the grandiose 9/11-style plans, which often leave too many clues to hide. Many had speculated on this shift before, but it looks like it's now happening.
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During the six years of World War 2 were all the schools in Europe closed down? This is the ultimate in generating as much hysteria as possible. Next is a complete lockdown, anyone seen outside their house will be summarily shot, and as the cliche goes, survivors will be shot again.
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
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Are we overreacting? Has this been happening more since the ISIS scares in Paris?
Can we stop or control this better?
I know many call these "isolated incidents" but these incidents still cause major disruptions to the population. This incident alone is probably affecting hundreds of thousands of people if you include students, parents and businesses.
"An email from a law enforcement member who prefers to remain anonymous" -- this sounds like laundering of spy information in a way suitable for public consumption, which needs a reason, however executive 35,000 foot level.
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This isn't the first time it's happened in the last couple of months either. Quebec had 71 schools threatened with bomb threats and shootings in November a few weeks prior to that several schools in Ottawa were threatened as well. It almost seems like someone/group is doing this because they know that people will overreact, and of course if something did happen people would be screaming bloody murder because they didn't overreact.
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As soon as it is realized by students in our anti-education culture that by bouncing a forged email through the right patch of overseas re-mailer geography, they can enforce a district-wide day off, then these will become a daily and national occurrence. I wonder if this is the kill-button for high-school in the US.
Its about making its populus too frightened to send their children to school, too worried to board a plane without massive security theatre, and too scared to accept immigrants
One of these is not like the others. Making the populace too frightened to send their kids to school or to board and airplane really undermines the ability of a society to function at a basic level, because education and transportation are critical to a society's continued operation as well as long-term success. Immigration (particularly from middle eastern nations) is NOT necessary for a society's survival or prosperity. You can argue that it enriches a country to some extent, or that it's a humanitarian thing that's good for humanity at large, but how is it necessary for a particular nation? It's not. And it if were, there's no reason that western nations couldn't cut off immigration of middle easterners altogether and then increase the numbers of immigrants it allows from China, India, southeast Asia, eastern Europe, South America, and sub-Saharan Africa. It's not like we desperately need masses of people from the middle east for our nations to function, the way we need schools and travel.
Which is why it's bullshit when that school claimed that kid made a bomb hoax and punished him for it.
1) The kid claimed it was a clock all the time.
2) Nobody seriously thought it was a bomb. If the school and cops really thought it was a bomb they should have evacuated the schools as they did for this incident. Not have people be around it for hours.
Yes most of us suspect the kid is being a smart ass or trolling the school. But that never used to require getting the US cops involved, you just have the teacher go "nice try smart ass". And we all know that the US cops are more dangerous to innocent people than "bomb hoaxes" that everyone knows is a prank (and thus is willing to sit near it for hours).
Because there was a warning and no bombs were found, I suspect that it was a test to see how L.A. would react and what their resources were. The real attack will come without warning.
The next time might involve bombs designed to go off when the schools are being searched so as to endanger the people looking for them.
The enemy is not stupid and they know exactly what they're doing; they've had so much experience at spreading terror.
You have to look at the deep cultural background of the countries that are falling over themselves to take in refugees.
You might notice that it is only countries with a strong Christian background who are doing so.
This is because Western Christianity (as contrasted with Eastern Christianity) is descended from the religion of the slaves of Rome. Consequently its strongest values are things which were important to the slaves of Rome and this has profoundly affected the psychology of the societies of Europe and many of their colonies.
In this example victims are good and any victim must be embraced and supported. These Western countries are simply incapable of rationally evaluating the benefit or detriment of taking in refugees; they are compelled to take in refugees no matter the consequences. They will continue to take in refugees until their societies and economies have completely broken down.
You will notice that Eastern Christian countries (eg Russia, Greece) aren't interested in taking refugees. You'll notice that Muslim countries aren't interested in taking refugees. Not even Buddhist countries are so driven to destruction and Buddhism is one of the most altruistic religions that exists.
To put it simply; In certain cultures people get a really good feeling out of 'acts of kindness' it makes these people release endorphins which gives them a 'natural high'.
They aren't taking the refugees for the benefit of the refugees. They are taking the refugees so that they can feel better about themselves.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.