- People come in crazy and unimaginably unfathomable forms; a fact regularly witnessed by society. How the human psyche functions is a fascinating aspect that cannot be easily deciphered despite advances in science and the psychology branch of learning. It is beyond the realm of human understanding how any human’s thought processes are taking shape deep inside. Looking at some of the anti-social elements or for that matter humans hell-bent on creating disturbances in society would reveal a critical psychological aspect only experts may help comprehend. Of course, attention-grabbing is a common phenomenon that every human would explore to stay in the limelight satisfying those rebellious inner urges emanating from the deep recess of intellect.
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- Why on earth would humans indulge in creating a disturbance in society’s harmony by indulging in anti-social activities is a fit case for study. Look at how hoax bomb calls have immensely disrupted aviation in the last few days. As reported, almost 100 bomb hoaxes within a week targeted at domestic and international flights of almost every airline in the country are a big hit on critical infrastructure. A single flight disrupted over a bomb hoax is one thing, but a cascade of such threats makes the matter one of grave concern given the scale of disruption. Unfortunately, responses of both the government and investigators to the almost synchronized serial hoaxes via social media and emails to airline companies haven’t inspired confidence so far.
- Why is there talk on changes in law and no-flyer lists when no one’s wiser about who, individuals, or groups, or outfits, were behind the series of threats, let alone the motive? Several agencies are trying to track down the disruptors, and yet the saga continues much to the chagrin of all concerned. Given the bulk of threats were via social media, there are several DigiTech tools to ascertain users of such handles. Social media companies themselves have plenty of ways to do the same. Suspension of the fake accounts that posted the hoaxes is simply not enough. Further, identifying perpetrators is one thing, going after them may be quite another, given the location could even be countries with whom India may not have pacts for joint probes.
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- Nonetheless, if these were harmless pranksters, how were they so sophisticated that they left no digital footprints, no crumbs, and eluded investigators for days? Which brings one to the question of threat assessment. How threats are assessed demands a review – some were for flights already concluded. Amateurish? Every flight rightly followed SOP once it received the threat. The question is, could such disruption have been avoided in the first place? Surely analysts should have better toolkits to identify the seriousness of bomb threats. Given this, talk of harsher punishment, and deterrents, doesn’t fly, because the attacks mostly have highlighted gaps in aviation and tech security framework. Yes, what pushes humans into such indulgences is an unanswered question.
