Life returned to what passes for normal in the Greater Johnstown School District Thursday, after a two-day shutdown due to what has been reported as multiple threats of violence against the district.
I’m thinking they were not threatening merely to break windows or slash bus tires.
Reports say two juveniles have been taken into custody regarding the threats, that word being issued at a press conference yesterday.
And, because the alleged makers of the threats are underage, details are not to be shared with the populace.
This means that whatever punishment they receive, should they be found guilty, likely will be mild and magically expunged from their record after a suitable passage of time, leaving them free to become repeat offenders down the line.
Ah, but we should feel good about a cryptic communication from law officials that the juveniles no longer are a threat. What’s the timeframe on that?
The relatively quick apprehension of the offenders was a positive, but fairly predictable.
Begin with the reality that such individuals are not too bright. Add in that they no doubt were only too eager to brag about their exploits to friends and/or family.
Maybe they even used a traceable method to make the threats.
Whatever the details the problem is solved, for now.
You would be justified in pondering whether any other mental midgets, emboldened by the school district being shut down for two days due to the threats of these two, might want a turn in the spotlight.
Allow me to restate a thought from a previous post. This sort of thing goes on unless or until the punishment is severe enough to serve as a deterrent.
Because of ridiculous juvenile identity protection protocols, we likely never will know if these same offenders show up later on the wrong side of the law. But that is a distinct possibility.
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