Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Gary McGath Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: Arrest made in bomb threat against con hotel Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:40:02 -0400 Organization: Mad Scientists' Union Lines: 12 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:40:03 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="28c5c966a1cbed8c8b198c05234b2807"; logging-data="1760902"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19vnxZLBp+Yva+1AQmnehkDHTxP3sLUepI=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:Q4YPjEuicdykMgGp0l9haghf4QI= Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 1496 The hotel which hosted Motor City Furry Con had to be evacuated because of a bomb threat they received during the con. There was a similar threat during last year's con. It's reported that someone in California was arrested, though particulars aren't available. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/04/08/calif-suspect-arrested-bomb-threat-against-ypsilanti-twp-motel/73242640007/ I don't get why a subfandom that centers on animation and funny costumes gets so much hatred. -- Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com