Some measures that were taken were justifiable, but much of that situation was blown out of proportions. I would have arrested the girl, if someone is threatening to kill people that is something I think should be taken seriously.

It's interesting to note that the amount of countrywide deaths has actually been in decline over the past years, even when Columbine happened it was still in decline. We fear what we've heard about, and the more personal they make it, the greater the fear is. How many people refused to fly with Arabs after 9/11? And how many planes were actually flown into buildings after 9/11, by Arabs or otherwise? It's foolish, but it's what we humans do. It's much easier to blindly believe and follow something instead of thinking for oneself, especially when our education system specifically discourages such a thing.