Sun Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I just read that a viable bomb was found along a MLK Day parade route in Spokane, Washington yesterday. It was found and destroyed before it went off, but I find it really disturbing--both that there was a bomb there at all and that I've only seen one mention of it, where it was treated as a trivial local event. http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114153459.html Did anyone else hear anything about this at all? How can this not be bigger news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisawa Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I didnt till just now! Scary! We live in Western Washington and Im surprised I didnt hear anything till now. I just read that a viable bomb was found along a MLK Day parade route in Spokane, Washington yesterday. It was found and destroyed before it went off, but I find it really disturbing--both that there was a bomb there at all and that I've only seen one mention of it, where it was treated as a trivial local event. http://www.komonews.com/news/local/114153459.html Did anyone else hear anything about this at all? How can this not be bigger news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I heard it briefly mentioned yesterday on the news here in Birmingham. Scary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I did read about it and really wasn't surprised. I knew that such groups existed in western Idaho anyway from a long way back-at least 15 years. I have no idea how prevalent they are today or even if they are active anymore but it used to be a problem area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74Heaven Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just a reply from the Spokane area. The white supremacists are not very active here. There is a semi-annoying small group across the border in Western/Northern Idaho, but they don't do much except act stupidly and the whole group comes off as "troubled teens" and "ridiculous late-middle-age white guys". I mean I know they can still cause trouble, but they really don't have much oppty. Several years ago (10?) there was a larger group which I don't want to name because I don't want it to come up in a google search but even they were much more stupid than harmful. There was a strong outcry and opposition to that group and the area (No. Idaho mostly) has done a good job of stopping and legally harassing the fools. And btw, I had not heard about the bomb, but we had a particularly busy last few days and I watched no news and read no papers. LJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 They covered it on Good Morning America this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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