LuckytheWonderLlama wrote:Yes I did. A 40 watt bulb and an electrical cord in a plastic box big enough to pack a few pounds of C-4, or a dozen or so viles of anthrax, smallpox or any variety of NBC agents inside.
I am not saying we should live in fear of everything now. Just like I don't live in fear of voicing my opinions in this thread. I am saying that you people should not belittle others and call them stupid for calling in a suspicious package. Not everyone is familiar with ATHF and they did not have the benefit of your hindsight.
We should also not live with our heads up our collective asses and ignore potential threats.
Gameovermus Prime wrote:Remember kids, if you don't live the authentic American lifestyle THE TERRORISTS WIN!!!
And no-one wants that.
Cyberstrike wrote:I know I'm probably in the minority but personally I think the idiots at Cartoon Network who thought up this stunt should be fired and sent to jail. It's not funny or cool.
LuckytheWonderLlama wrote:Senor Hugo wrote:Looking at the picture. All it is, is a baord with lights, wires and batteries. Nothing else. How is that "suspicious?" One look at it, and you can tell what it is. Theres no sign of explosives. Just batteries, wires, and LEDs.
No. It's a strange box with wires, lights, and batteries. Your hind sight lets you know that it is harmless.
Before that, it's harmless until it explodes in your face or melts it off with nerve gas.
Did you know that you can fit 1 pound of C-4 in a box as big as these "Light-Brites" as you see fit to dismiss them as?
Hell, you could probably fit more if shaped correctly. There's no telling the amout of NBC agents one could fit in those things.
You have no right to belittle people for wanting to stay safe and, you know... alive.
Psycho Warrior wrote:for this reason, that is why I like to be around Locust. fun stuff happens.
LuckytheWonderLlama wrote:The charges against the two individuals that were arrested are not being made retroactivly illegal. A little bit of research and education can show you that.
Trans4mers4ever wrote:LuckytheWonderLlama wrote:The charges against the two individuals that were arrested are not being made retroactivly illegal. A little bit of research and education can show you that.
the arrests were made under a boston law that makes it illegal to be involved in a hoax that causes a panic. so the panic retroactively made the action itself illegal. and that law shouldn't apply here anyway, as the word "hoax" implies that it was intended to cause the scare, which this wasn't.
besides, are you really telling me that these guys should be arrested because the company that hired them didn't file the right paperwork with the city?
LuckytheWonderLlama wrote:A Responsible citizen did their civic duty and reported a suspicious package.
I think the people of Boston have watched too many movies. Bad ones, at that.
Senor Hugo wrote:Also, I can belittle anybody I want. Why? Because I can. Because I have that freedom, to look at someone and say "You're a retard." And not have to worry about being Politcally Correct, or any of that crap.
Ninja Sixshot wrote:i dont get it. i mean i saw the pix and stuff, but how the hell does that relate to ATHF? plus it is funny to see that ppl thought it was a bomb. i think 9/11 scarred america for life
Phategod1 wrote:It seems noone has posted pictures of the actual thing but i saw it on AOTS and it was nothing more then battery powered Light bright. Boston natives who feared this i have the following message. You are dumb, very dumb.
It was a woman riding on the subway who saw a black box (in broad daylight, so the lights were no visible, to her it was a black box) attached to the underside of a highway overpass. Due to subways being targets for bombs in Europe, here in Boston we are often exposed to ongoing announcements to report anything that looks out of place on the subway. That is what she did. She did the right thing.
Trans4mers4ever wrote:LuckytheWonderLlama wrote:The charges against the two individuals that were arrested are not being made retroactivly illegal. A little bit of research and education can show you that.
the arrests were made under a boston law that makes it illegal to be involved in a hoax that causes a panic. so the panic retroactively made the action itself illegal. and that law shouldn't apply here anyway, as the word "hoax" implies that it was intended to cause the scare, which this wasn't.
Repainted_Transformer wrote:The "devices" in question depicted a cartoon character. Their only function was to light up at night. Does this now mean all street lights are potentially dangerous or that billboards are too seeing as that's about all they were essentially?
Repainted_Transformer wrote:As for Cartoon Network, they shouldn't feel compelled to do anything about this other than defend their employees. They were in the right to advertise and did so legally.
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