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Why do they need to arrest the girl? Certainly if they show up to her house they can tell she's not a terrorist.
by j2kun 13y ago
Why do they need to arrest the girl? Certainly if they show up to her house they can tell she's not a terrorist.
- kijin 13y agoThe most charitable interpretation would be that they wanted to scare the shit out of her and make sure it doesn't happen again. It also sends a message to other stupid teenagers: if you make a bomb threat at an airline, there will be a SWAT team at your door.
- dingaling 13y ago> It also sends a message to other stupid teenagers: if you make a bomb threat at an airline, there will be a SWAT team at your door. Does the same apply to threats made against trains and buses? There was a huge explosion at a bus station in Abuja on Monday, more than 70 killed. But that barely made the news in the 'West'; yet I am sure that if it had been on an aeroplane it would have been the leading story.
- kijin 13y ago1. People only pay attention to something if it's rare or unusual. Hijackings and bombings are rare in some parts of the world but not others. 2. It is nearly impossible to hijack a train and make it slam into a skyscraper, because trains have little control over where they go. Planes on the other hand can be directed at virtually any target. Therefore it is rational to pay more attention to aircraft hijackings. I'm not trying to defend the stark contrast between paranoia and apathy that you mentioned. Unfortunately, it's just a consequence of how human attention spans work.
- baddox 13y agoFor one thing, it's probably a crime to make a terrorist threat regardless of whether you have the intention or ability to carry out an attack.
- mason240 13y agoWouldn't that be profiling?
- j2kun 13y agoNot if they take the liberty of searching the house for any other evidence of terrorist intent.