The Anthrax Scares and The Salem Witch Trials: Everyone’s A Suspect
Imagine being filled with terror every time you got a letter. Not knowing if the letter contained a substance that would lead to your death or if it was just another every day letter. Now picture yourself back in Puritan times, everyone around you is accusing each other of witchcraft. You’re in a state of constant paranoia wondering when someone will call you out. The Anthrax scares filled people with paranoia similar to that of the Salem Witch trials because many citizens began suspecting anything or anyone, death was always a fear, and there were plenty of false accusations.