Editor,
The front page above the fold is where the big stories of the day are. I would like to thank the police, school administrators and everybody else involved with ensuring that the incident (“Police: Man in custody after making threat”) that was included in the March 27 edition of the Daily Journal remained a local issue with a positive resolution, rather than another national-headline tragedy. You are all heroes.
As for the would-be shooter, there is a reason why it is illegal to make jokes about hijacking at an airport. In a time of heightened fears and increased mass-casualty incidents, there is nothing “funny” about making comments about shooting up a school. Those who reported and investigated this incident were right to treat it seriously despite believing there was no serious intent. We see it in the post-incident articles all the time: people who heard and ignored comments or hints from the future shooter instead of taking them seriously.
Thank you again for keeping San Mateo County and our children safer.
D. M. Goldstein
Foster City
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