Bomb threats that were later proven to be false have forced the evacuation and closure of schools and government buildings in Springfield, including City Hall.

Ohio state police will conduct daily sweeps of schools in Springfieldafter authorities have been forced to investigate “at least 33” bomb threats that led to evacuations and temporary building closures, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday.

“We want to make sure, as school continues this week in Springfield, that parents have confidence that the school is in fact safe,” the Republican governor said at a press conference.

Each bomb threat has been a hoax without “any validity at all,” DeWine said.

  • alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
    1151·
    2 months ago

    How does that translate into calling in bomb threats at schools though?

    Is there some rumor that Springfield schools are teaching DEI wokeness and providing bottom surgery to Haitian children?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      607·
      2 months ago

      You really don’t understand how such a public racist statement would spur violent Nazis into action? In a country where violent Nazis are constantly doing violent things? Did you forget the violent coup that happened just because this same guy said that the election was a fraud? Do you think those same people would just sit idly by when Trump is claiming that people released from insane asylums in other countries are eating people’s pets? Those “insane” people have kids at those schools. I’m guessing the Nazis would call some of them “anchor babies.”

    • NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
      28·
      2 months ago

      I think you’ve read more into it than the Nazis have (as they are typically too dumb to read). Things are very black and white for these people. “Immigrants is bad. Springfield is immigrants. Springfield is bad.” That’s as far as the thinking goes. Then lazy Neo-Nazis that have nothing to do with the situation do whatever they can to “hurt” the “bad people” and a very easy way to do that is to call in bomb threats. And since they are not just stupid but also unoriginal and they already heard someone else called in a bomb threat…I guess that’s what we’re doing now…

      • alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
        17·
        2 months ago

        That’s according to the republican governor.

        Not saying it’s wrong, but he does have an incentive to divert attention to his insane base. Also it’s not uncommon to conceal where the call is coming from.