Re: Arrest made in bomb threat against con hotel

On 4/12/24 9:25 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

In article <uvb2ta$2a8hd$1@dont-email.me>, Gary McGath
<garym@mcgath.com> wrote:

Then maybe someone who was banned spread the litter-box stories to gullible audiences in retaliation?
 The litter boxes for my cats have always been gender-free.

 As I recall, it turned out some classrooms in the Jefferson County
Public School District in Colorado do or did have litter boxes but
not for the reason the alt-right claimed. It was so that during
routine school mass shootings, kids waiting their turn to be murdered
would have somewhere to relieve themselves without spoiling the game
by making a run for the bathroom.

You've just illustrated another way such stories can come up: by the game of telephone, where each retelling gets a few more points wrong.
Here's the actual story:
https://www.9news.com/article/news/education/jeffco-schools-have-emergency-buckets-where-people-can-pee-during-lockdowns/73-481198424
There weren't any "litter boxes" in the normal sense. The school set up what they call "emergency go buckets," effectively an improvised revival of the old chamber pot, with cat litter at the bottom.
The school district never claimed school mass shootings were routine. What may have become routine in some places is lockdowns on the slightest excuse.
Then there's this detail: "Food and candy are also included in the Emergency Go Buckets to help those who may need sugar during the wait." *In* them? Yuck, even if the buckets haven't been used yet.
If a shooting was in progress, I wouldn't want to come out of hiding to reach the bucket. If my pants needed changing afterwards, I doubt anyone would blame me.
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Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com