King County Public Health advisory: Ricin Threat
Stranger editorial director Dan Savage said he didn’t take the threat too seriously: “I get a death threat a day with Savage Love,” he said, referring to a sex column he writes.
Savage said the letters didn’t contain any religious references, making him wonder whether the author was an embittered gay person. He said that if the threat were designed to ruin business for gay bars, it may backfire. Staffers from The Stranger made a point of visiting gay bars Tuesday night to show their support, he said, and others may be inspired to do the same.
KING 5 News has learned the joint terrorism task force has not been called in at this point to investigate the ricin threats because at this point authorities consider this simply a threat and there is no indication actual ricin is involved.
