This week,New York and LA reacted very differently to the same bomb scare. So how does a city judge how seriously to take such threats – and is it really that easy to bring a major metropolis to a halt?A handful of shoddily written emails spread shock waves across the US final week. The threats were familiar, warning of gunfire, or backpack bombs and mayhem in New York and Los Angeles schools. Sent at 1.20am EST,the messages were routed electronically through Germany, though the author’s whereabouts are still unknown.[br]The two cities responded in dramatically opposing fashion. The Los Angeles Unified School District shut down more than 1000 facilities, and preventing over 640000 children from attending course. Officials searched 1500 buildings and police patrols were expanded throughout the week. The price tag was estimated at $29m,but could cost much more.
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Source: theguardian.com