Summary
An anti-Trump conservative summit in Washington, DC, was evacuated Sunday due to a “credible bomb threat” allegedly sent by an account claiming to represent Enrique Tarrio, former Proud Boys leader.
The threat, which named several high-profile attendees, remains unverified by police. Tarrio, who was arrested over the weekend, denied involvement and threatened legal action.
The event, an alternative to CPAC, featured prominent anti-Trump conservatives and ex-law enforcement officers who had clashed with Tarrio earlier.
DC tensions were heightened amid the CPAC gathering and related protests.
That math says 10%. But regardless, I think the core of the argument really is that those who actually intend to plant bombs don’t make bomb threats. By the time you escalate to the level where you’re convinced blowing people to pieces is actually a reasonable course of action, you’re not likely to be giving warnings. You either want people dead, or you don’t.
Simply not true. Many organizations gave warning before bombing.
The Israeli military does that now, for example.
Looking to history, the IRA usually gave warning when they planted a bomb.
I agree, and I think a bomb ‘threat’ is actually just a way to disrupt things. I do think that if we started ignoring threats though, it would lead to an increase in actual bombings.
The relevant question should be “what portion of bombers previously issued bomb threats prior to escalating to actual bombings?” That is the question to ask.