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A chance that an anonymous bomb tip will turn out to be true is very small. But it's not zero. Now, for a second, imagine that it really happened. And you're t
by golergka 7y ago
A chance that an anonymous bomb tip will turn out to be true is very small. But it's not zero.
Now, for a second, imagine that it really happened. And you're the official who decided "no, we will not act on this". And this decision is in the records. Does this situation look good to you?
- xiphias2 7y agoIt's not the official who decides, it should be a general policy. If you look at a similar case, in US. SWAT-ting can be anonymous and can destroy lives, the assymetry of the tips and the resources destroyed by a false tip is unacceptable. The same way for a bomb threat, the officer should act by requiring identification and guaranteeing that it stays private as long as the bomb is real.
- boring_twenties 7y agoOK, but before it can become policy, some official or officials have to make it so. Those officials then have to get reelected. That's usually easier when your opponents can't make legitimate-sounding claims that the policies you've instituted led to a bombing.
- the8472 7y agoThe official wouldn't make the decision on a whim. He'd have risk assessments, policy documents and what not to back him up.