That's the thing, right there! Report the danged news, and let people make up their own minds.
*Seems one of the cable news outlets used have a slogan like that..."We report, you decide..." What ever happened to that, I wonder?
People have the right to know about things that may kill them- while I understand the multiple needs for not panicing people, not compromising an investigation, and the love bureaucrats have for maintaining control, I believe that as a representative, self-governing people, we have a right to be informed about potential threats like this.
I've never cared for crowds, but after this and the other bombs on campuses, I'm inclined to go hole up in a cave somewhere.