Editing Bomb threat (section)

===Hoax device===
A '''hoax device''' has the appearance of a destructive device or biological weapon, and is intended to cause a reasonable person to assume the item was a truly destructive device capable of causing injury or death.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sinai |first1=Joshua |title=Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International |journal=Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International |date=2020 |volume=26 |issue=1 |page=30}}</ref> Because of the potential for loss of life, injury, and property damage of a bomb detonation, bomb threats are treated as realistic and maliciously intended by authorities until proven otherwise.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2004/09/01/01bomb.h24.html|title=Bomb Threats Taking Financial Toll|last=Bowman|first=Darcia Harris|date=October 2, 2004|work=Education Week|access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref> Bomb threats made as jokes or pranks, especially those made against schools, annually waste thousands of dollars in law enforcement costs, other government resources, and educational time.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> These threats may be made as distractions or disruptions, forcing school officials to cancel or postpone planned activities such as exams.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/4f801e6472d84ce9b4f96a40353a5e2b|title=Man pleads guilty to bomb threat made to thwart traffic stop|date=March 26, 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://casetext.com/case/gulden-v-mccorkle|title=Gulden v. McCorkle, 680 F.2d 1070|work=Casetext}}</ref>