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Facebook Threats Against Medical Personnel, Facilities Not Credible
August 10, 2012
Authorities have determined that alleged Facebook threats against medical personnel or medical facilities in the area were not credible.
The man was interviewed Thursday afternoon by the Pensacola Police Department. His identity has not been released because he was not charged with any crime.
The Pensacola Police Department had recently received information about the possible threats, but the department saidl they were vague, unverified and did not expressly target a specific location.
As a precaution, information about the man was relayed to area hospitals.
While the man was being located and brought in for an interview Thursday, Pensacola policeeceived calls from medical facilities outside Escambia County reporting
employees had recently seen the man in their facilities, according to Capt. David Alexander.
In addition to the Pensacola Police Department, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, te Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement participated in the investigation.
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5 Responses to “Facebook Threats Against Medical Personnel, Facilities Not Credible”
A little preemptive tasing goes a long way…
last week, our hospital security personnel handed out copies of his mans photo so that we could BOLO in case he showed up..certainly did make us stop and think about “what it” he showed up with guns ablazing- nothing can be discounted these days- some organizations advise to first RUN…then, hide…then, last resort- fight back.
He has to paint himself orange and buy an AK-47 before they’ll consider it a threat….maybee. They don’t want to violate his rights. It’s Facebook’s fault.
I feel they should release the name of the person that threatened the hospitals. If it was posted on Facebook the person legally has no expectation of privacy. A little public embarrassment may make people think about their behavior a little more. In fact I think there is far too little personal responsibility for stupid behavior. People should be held accountable for what they do!
I hope they keep a close eye on him.