By XIAO LYU<\/p>\n
Terrorists live among us? According to CBS12, U.S. National Security officials said there are more than 900 active ISIS investigations in 50 states \u2014 including Florida. After the terrorist incident happened last week, news coverage was full of\u00a0 ISIS\u2019 s recent status, they said that they were in South Florid, in the Washington, D.C., in the Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are amongst us. Believe me, they are amongst us here in South Florida,\u201d Chad Jenkins told CBS12. Jenkins is a former counterterrorism agent with the FBI and a former US Army Ranger who served in Iraq. He also said that the reason terrorists chose South Florida were the weather and international makeup.<\/p>\n
Moreover, Emily Miller, the chief investigative reporter for Washington, D.C.’s Fox 5 publicized an internal police document about the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) seeking information on four men who appear to be Middle Eastern engaged in “suspicious activity” on D.C.’s rapid transit system on Nov. 18.<\/p>\n
The news quickly spread and is drawn attention on internet about danger in the Washington, D.C., area. After then, the Metro Transit Police proved the police just did a routine check and the news sparked unnecessary concerns about danger.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kind of document is shared internally with law enforcement every day and that doesn’t necessarily mean there is anything of concern for the public and caution any reporter that the individuals here are not suspected of any criminal activity,\u201d said Dan Stessel, chief spokesman for Washington’s Metro Transit Police.<\/p>\n
The latest news from CNN said that new ISIS video warns of attack on United States and makes threats against New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio responded promptly that NYPD was prepared to respond to up to 24 incidents simultaneously and the people will not live in the fear. However, social media spread the attack and raised fear about an Islamist terror attack in D.C. and New York, and even made derogatory comments about Syrian refugees.<\/p>\n
Stoking fear is the goal of terrorist organizations, however, some media coverage just abet it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By XIAO LYU Terrorists live among us? According to CBS12, U.S. National Security officials said there are more than 900 active ISIS investigations in 50 states \u2014 including Florida. After the terrorist incident happened last week, news coverage was full … Continue reading