[as] Shuts Down Boston

[Maverick]

The news says there were cartoon characters in Boston. The only real question I have is why the bostonians didn't elect them into office? Or did they not do so already???????

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Chairboy
How could these light brites reasonably be considered a threat?  Should I call the bombsquad when I see a cardboard box lying on the side of the freeway?  Or maybe I should call them when I see one of those temporary flashing traffic markers they put up near construction?  How's about I call the bombsquad when someone drives past with those wretched under-the-car glowing lights?  Could be uranium!

Well, I guess we should just ignore the phone calls. Bomb threats, just a harmless prank

[Chairboy]

Originally posted by Sixpence
Well, I guess we should just ignore the phone calls. Bomb threats, just a harmless prank

What the hell are you talking about?  There were no bomb threats.  Got a link proving otherwise?

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Chairboy
What the hell are you talking about?  There were no bomb threats.  Got a link proving otherwise?

There were no phone calls? Yes there were, four around 1pm. I'll try to explain, but your agenda that we are all a paranoid nation might get in your way.

First of all, you ask why all these items have not been noticed for weeks. Well, duh, because it wasn't working! The ad didn't work, no one even thought twice about them! Let me tell you something about the big city, you can fall on the ground squirming in pain and people will ignore you and walk right past you.

Now, what happens when an ad doesn't work? Well, you don't get called back.

I work with a part timer(post office) who is full time on the fire dept. I also know some postal police who were outside talking with the state police over at South Station(the GMF is located right behind).

What they have put together is when the ad scheme didn't work as planned, a little extra had to be done, so the phone calls were made. From what I was told, they were not called in as bombs, but as circuit boards with wires and taped objects attached. It was not called in as a glowing light brite.

The calls were made to describe a bomb, not a lite bright.

[Chairboy]

Ah, so you're assuming that the makers of the ads themselves called them in?

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.  Don't be ridiculous, or post a link.

The calls weren't bomb threats, like you said, but you've chosen not to retract that error.  Consequently, your motives are now suspect.  Why did you call them bomb threats?

I expect that a panic-prone citizen saw these and called them in because they'd been properly trained.  Either that, or they took a decidedly strong anti-littering stance.  What better way to protest what they see as vandalism/litter than by getting the bomb squad involved?  Mission accomplished, the guys who built them were arrested.

The nation is now safe from another two artists.

[herrhav0k]

I think it's funny that the authorities in Boston are going to try and hold the people at Cartoon Network accountable for their $750,000 blunder. Even after they detonated the first couple ones and it was obvious that they weren't bombs, and even after the Turner company had contacted the authorities and advised them that they were just Light-Brites, they still used the bomb squad to take down every one of them. Whose fault is that?

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Chairboy
Ah, so you're assuming that the makers of the ads themselves called them in?

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.  Don't be ridiculous, or post a link.

The calls weren't bomb threats, like you said, but you've chosen not to retract that error.  Consequently, your motives are now suspect.  Why did you call them bomb threats?

I expect that a panic-prone citizen saw these and called them in because they'd been properly trained.  Either that, or they took a decidedly strong anti-littering stance.  What better way to protest what they see as vandalism/litter than by getting the bomb squad involved?  Mission accomplished, the guys who built them were arrested.

The nation is now safe from another two artists.

Why is it an extraordinary claim?

They were called it to describe a bomb, but I guess they should have waited for more proof, maybe an explosion or something

[Chairboy]

You said that the people who made the ads were the ones who called these in as bombs to generate press coverage.  Are you retracting that claim now?

Past that, are personal responsibility and judgement concepts you understand?  

What level of paranoia is appropriate?  Don't weasel out, here are specific examples, tell me if the bomb squad should be called into any of the following:
*A blinking safety light, like this: http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/588964/2/istockphoto_588964_road_safety_3.jpg
* An abandoned car on the side of the highway (it could contains hundreds of lbs of explosives!)
* A car battery sitting on the side of the road
* A cup of coffee sitting on the edge of a trash can
* A trash can
* An ATM

How about a computer that someone has abandoned in a dumpster?

Or a flashlight left on a counter?

Here's a situation: You come out of a store and find that your car, which you had double parked, has been towed away and detonated because "it could have been a carbomb".  Do you applaud this?  Or is it an overreaction?  And if you applaud it, does that mean you're saying all double-parked cars should be treated as bombs and detonated?

[Sixpence]

So, you compare a computer sitting in a dumpster to a device made to look like a bomb attached to a bridge.

And you call me rediculous

I salute you and all your mightiness


And a bigger salute to all the people who serve to protect the community. Maybe someday these publicity stunts will be punished and they won't have to deal with them anymore

[Hap]

Originally posted by Chairboy
Don't be ridiculous, or post a link.

We've finally arrived.  If it ain't on the net, it ain't so.  

If it be on the net, it is so.



hap

[ChickenHawk]

How can you detonate a light bright with a straight face?  I think the bomb squad is either comprised of a bunch of morons or they just like to see things go boom at tax payers expense.  These things didn't even remotely resemble a bomb.

I think the good people of Boston should sue the Boston PD, the FBI and Homeland Security for inciting panic and wasting taxpayer money.  Common sense is no longer being used by authorities in this country.

[Sandman]

We have become a nation of hand-wringing candy asses.

The terrorists have won.

[rpm]

Originally posted by Sandman
We have become a nation of hand-wringing candy asses.

The terrorists have won.

We have a winner!

There were no "bomb threats" made. Period. Somebody saw a LiteBrite with some batteries, somebody blew it WAY out of proportion and said it was a bomb because we are all hand-wringing little old ladies that are scared of our shadows. Boston Police mishandled the situation. Boston city officials mishandled the situation. Massachusetts state officials mishandled the situation. About the only person that did not screw up here was Bush.

The terrorists HAVE won.

[Chairboy]

Originally posted by Sixpence
So, you compare a computer sitting in a dumpster to a device made to look like a bomb attached to a bridge.

You're a looney.  They don't look like bombs.  Where did you get that idea?  Have you even seen a photo of one?

Holy crap, this is unbelievable.

[Chairboy]

Originally posted by ChickenHawk
I think the good people of Boston should sue the Boston PD, the FBI and Homeland Security for inciting panic and wasting taxpayer money.  Common sense is no longer being used by authorities in this country.

Seconded.  People like the Boston Mayor, Sixpence and Mightyboy are acting like panic-stricken, cheese eating surrender monkeys.