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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKudos to NYC Mayor De Blasio and his police commissioner for not falling for the hoax terror threat,
panicking, and closing all of the city schools like LA did.
De Blasio said there was nothing credible about the threat. It was so generic, so outlandish, and posed to numerous school systems simultaneously.
The NYPD began an immediate investigation with the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI. Bratton said one indication that the email was a hoax is that Allah was not spelled with a capital A. The language in the email would lead us to believe that this is not a jihadist initiative, he said. That would be incredible to think that any jihadist would not spell Allah with a capital A.'
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/15/new-york-schools-terror-threat/
Renew Deal
(81,923 posts)Evacuating every school is pretty much impossible
840high
(17,196 posts)both decisions.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)was ridiculous. I can envisage many more hoaxers messing with LA in the future now they have shown how gullible they are. NYC, not so much.
840high
(17,196 posts)I would have kept my child home.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)you would never, ever allow your children to travel anywhere by car.
840high
(17,196 posts)it wants to kill us. 'bye
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)None of these people's cars will announce it, either.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year
real terrorists would definitely be more "pro" with their emails. wtf?
951-Riverside
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