Twitter threats to Black Kean students made by Black alum/activist, police say

[Lee-Lee]

6. People do this stuff all too often

It can be that they think it will bolster their cause ot gain sympathy for the cause- or more likely in this case bolster their own personal reputation or prestige.

She went right back to be the person who "discovered" the threats and spread the word. That put her at the center of attention and bolstered her social cred in the movement there. She had plenty to gain.

And of course she never considered that when she got caught she gave other's an excuse to not take similar threats seriously by saying "look, these protestors are sending fake threats these others are probably fake too" and did a lot of damage to the cause she wanted to bolster.