Bomb threats

Threats to bomb a school or public building are damaging, even if the threat is a hoax. As a result, most states make it a crime to make a bomb threat against a public place or building, even if the person making the threat does not intend to carry out the threat. The mens rea requirement under these statutes is typically “knowingly” making the threat with the intent to cause alarm.

Does a call from an inmate at a mental institution to a 911 operator stating bombs have been hidden at an airport violate this statute?

See State v. Ballew, 272 P.3d 925 (Wash. App. 2012).

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