The kid was allegedly working alone, though a copycat incident saw more threats against Florida schools.
  • sunzu@kbin.run
    112·
    3 months ago

    how is this even a thing, you would think 3rd time would be enough or that 911 caller would ID a child’s voice.

    • Leeks@lemmy.world
      10·
      3 months ago

      But if it’s real and they don’t send the team, it would be considerably worse PR then “we wasted time and resources”.

      • sunzu@kbin.run
        32·
        3 months ago

        Well this policy clearly invites bad faith actors and people who get paid money for managing it, don’t seem to give any fucks about managing the threat.

        • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
          1·
          3 months ago

          You’d be really surprised how much of the modern world hangs only in the capability of people to not be assholes.

          We’re fucked.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    3 months ago

    Makes you wonder just how many of us online are 11. I think I’m going with a conservative 50%.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    In the case of this kid, he made threats about bombs placed in various locations, threatened to commit mass shootings, or stated that a teacher or students had been shot, according to local authorities.

    He was in Virginia, swatted schools in Florida.