Another Bomb Threat?

     On April 18, 2013, an article called, "Hooters Bomb Threat In Hollywood Neighborhood Of Los Angeles, Calif.," was written on the Huffington Post. A man jokingly claimed that he had a bomb in the Hooters restaurant in the Hollywood neighborhood. LAPD sent a bomb squad to make sure there was no bomb that would put people's lives on the line. An entire block of the street was evacuated as the police were investigating, and the area in which Hooters is located is a tourist zone. Fortunately, by 6:30 p.m. the bomb squad was almost done with their investigation. The man claimed that he was joking and he did not really have a bomb, but LAPD officers said that a bomb threat is not a joke and it is a serious crime. An entire block of the street was evacuated as the police were investigating, and the area in which Hooters is located is a tourist zone. This was the second bomb threat in Los Angeles on Thursday. On Thursday, thousands of people were evacuated from the Cal State campus in Los Angeles due to a false bomb threat. A bomb threat is not a joke, especially after Boston's incident earlier this week. People died because of a bomb and joking about having a bomb in a public area is similar to putting salt on a wound. The suspect should receive a punishment for his actions because a joke could always lead to a serious crime.