Posted on Apr 16, 2023
What could make a hoax call reporting a school shooting worse? Social media
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Department in Idaho got the call. There were shots fired at Canyon Ridge High School, just a few miles north of the station. At least one person was injured in a classroom, and the shooter was still on the loose, according to the man on the other end of the line.
"Officers were there onsite immediately," Lt. Craig Stotts told NPR. "And our goal is to, first of all, stop the killing and then stop the dying. And we go in and take care of the threat."
Officers quickly set up a base of operations at the Church of the Nazarene about 500 yards from the school and got to work coordinating with the Sherriff's Office, the Fire Department, Magic Valley Paramedics and their ambulances and helicopters, the SWAT teams, and, eventually, a horde of panicked parents.
For the next hour, citizens of Twin Falls endured the sheer trauma of waiting. The school's 1,200 or so students cowered in classrooms and bathrooms, texting parents and friends and posting on social media. Law enforcement teams swept the school's two floors three times.
Department in Idaho got the call. There were shots fired at Canyon Ridge High School, just a few miles north of the station. At least one person was injured in a classroom, and the shooter was still on the loose, according to the man on the other end of the line.
"Officers were there onsite immediately," Lt. Craig Stotts told NPR. "And our goal is to, first of all, stop the killing and then stop the dying. And we go in and take care of the threat."
Officers quickly set up a base of operations at the Church of the Nazarene about 500 yards from the school and got to work coordinating with the Sherriff's Office, the Fire Department, Magic Valley Paramedics and their ambulances and helicopters, the SWAT teams, and, eventually, a horde of panicked parents.
For the next hour, citizens of Twin Falls endured the sheer trauma of waiting. The school's 1,200 or so students cowered in classrooms and bathrooms, texting parents and friends and posting on social media. Law enforcement teams swept the school's two floors three times.
What could make a hoax call reporting a school shooting worse? Social media
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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Disgusting.
These are the situations where the intelligence agencies need to get involved in law enforcement.
Time to bring the Phoenix Program back, just for a few individuals in Ethiopia (once identified of course).
These are the situations where the intelligence agencies need to get involved in law enforcement.
Time to bring the Phoenix Program back, just for a few individuals in Ethiopia (once identified of course).
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
COL Randall C. I'm Always Torn on that Option. I KNow what Spooks Like Me are Capable Of and there needs to be checks and balances. Letting a Bad Tempered Prussian/Scottsman have "Free Reign" with Intelligence? I've done "Bad Things" before!
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COL Randall C.
Completely agree. Mostly made an outraged satirical comment, but we do ISLE all the time. Just need to designate this activity as terrorism (which on the surface it is) and the blocks will be checked. Just turn the NCTC lose on them and let them lead the coordination.
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