Today, school officials received an email stating that there were explosive devices in four buildings at Harvard University. Four buildings were evacuated, but after searching high and low, no explosives were found on campus. The email was received at around 9:00 this morning, which was right when students were to be taking their final exams. Harvard police and community officials are still investigating to try and find out who all was involved in the scandal. There is speculation that students sent the email in order to try and delay their finals, but officials aren't commenting on this suspicion at this moment.
It is very good news that this was a false alarm, and it is comforting to know that the school officials responded very quickly, and took the issue very seriously. The part that is unsettling is that someone would give a false alarm, this is very bad because everyone knows the story of the boy who cried wolf, plus it is awful to scare people like they did.
http://news.yahoo.com/no-suspicious-devices-found-harvard-email-214057443.html
Ridiculous. People should just study for their exams instead of try to avoid them through false bomb threats.
ReplyDeleteIt's obnoxious that someone would send this email just to try and delay their exam, at Harvard of all places. I'm glad that police responded quickly though and that everyone is safe.
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy. It's just an exam. I think some people underestimate the seriousness of a bomb threat.
ReplyDeleteThose who deliver bomb threats receive very hefty punishments in court. It is a form of terrorism and those who deliver them know there will be a immediate response that usually involves the shutting down of a building or the postponing of an event. The reactions to bomb threats are so instantaneous and prompt because of recent events such as the Boston Marathon bombing. It is wrong to take advantage of this and hefty punishments are needed to prevent this from happening.
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