01-31-2007, 06:02 PM | #16 |
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I think we need to make up a bunch of these that have a scrolling display that reas, "This is not a bomb, you dimwits", and the stick them all over the place.
Then, if touched, the display should suddenly change to an animated explosion, with the word "BOOM!" in it.
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01-31-2007, 06:05 PM | #17 |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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The reporting was pretty consistently calling them "hoax devices", which upon first glance makes no sense, as they obviously were not intended to look like bombs, but that is the terminology in the terrorism law.
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01-31-2007, 06:17 PM | #18 |
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"but we're really glad we've gotten all this free publicity"
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01-31-2007, 06:18 PM | #19 |
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Funniest paranoia event of 2007 so far.
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01-31-2007, 08:16 PM | #20 |
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I was telling my wife about this, and how they were supposedly in all these other cities for all this time, so what was it that made them a "bomb threat" in Boston? She says "Someone from Turner Broadcatsing 'reported' them in Boston?"
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01-31-2007, 08:16 PM | #21 | |
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[soapbox] Don't be so quick to condemn the mayor and all the city agencies that responded to this. They're doing their job. They're doing what we want them to do for a change.... protect the public. They have to respond to any unknown with maximum caution. Just because they are within it's range and not watching on TV from a thousand miles away, dictates extreme caution. How do you know the next terrorist bomb won't have blinky LED cartoon characters on it? Once the bomb is placed, that would be a way to attract the maximum curious people close. So there's no reason to break their balls for doing their job the way they have scripted and rehearsed it. [/soapbox] As you were and thank you for your attention.
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The stupidity continues following an incident in which the city of Boston protected its citizens by detonating advertisements. A student that works for the advertising company has been arrested and charged with "placing a hoax device that results in panic".
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You don't need to plant an actual bomb to bring a city to a halt, scare the public, and cause economic damage. All you have to do is hang a motherboard from a telephone pole or duct tape a flashlight to a bridge girder. That's essentially what this boils down to, right? If the police see something and don't know what it is, the default conclusion is that it's a bomb set by terrorists. And even if the package is harmless, if you're the person that left it, your ass is going to pay for causing panic. Note to self: don't ever accidentally leave lunch box in the park, again. I never thought the law enforcement organizations that protect our communities would be reduced to these types of unrealistic, excessive reactions. This is fucking ridiculous. |
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02-01-2007, 01:24 AM | #23 |
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They freaked out as if they had no brain, then acted like, and continue to act like, a bunch of assholes... that is all.
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02-01-2007, 04:19 AM | #24 | |
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Muslim terrorists aren't the only ones that build bombs. Oklahoma City? If anyone would care to volunteer to check out suspicious packages, there's lots of openings, just contact the police.
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02-01-2007, 05:04 AM | #25 |
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But again a well proven concept is demonstrated:
85% of all problems are directly traceable to top management. A mental midget president has promoted fears in excess (for personal popularity). Even an advertisement must be a terrorist device. Same advertisements were in 10 other cities without calling out the bomb squad or National Guard. But hype and fear - this is how George Jr promotes popularity - because the boggy man is everywhere. Of course we had more than enough security before 11 Sept. What changed? The administration stopped investigation after investigation that would have found Atta and his peers. The president, instead, promotes more fear, more dictatorship powers, more money, subvert the courts, torture… so that even LED displays “contain components of an inert bomb”. 85% of all problems are directly traceable to top management. Secret Service must even check under the president's bed every night. He fears. It once got high approval ratings. |
02-01-2007, 05:22 AM | #26 |
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What can I say - get used to it. Said with sympathy and sadness.
When I lived in London I lost count of how many times my journey was disrupted by a suspect package - in my 3.5 years there not a single one turned out to be a bomb. And in the 10-odd years of staying with my grandparents in the school holidays I wasn't able to use a litter bin on a station platform because they had all been removed. True, London was still being bombed by the IRA during this time, but it was an everyday inconvenience all the same. I'm not suggesting that the authorites didn't over-react in this case, but this is the way the world has been for a while and it seems to have finally caught up with America. In some ways you're lucky that the terrorists only seem to want to make big gestures in your country. It makes the plots easier to uncover.
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02-01-2007, 06:46 AM | #27 |
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Dear City of Boston,
After witnessing the horror of yesterday's terrorist scare, I must warn you there are many more suspicious packages in your city! Included is a map of just a handful of the dozens that are hidden in many of your public, populated areas and are concealed in your parks where children play. These packages are often dangerous-looking ammunition boxes, camouflaged plastic bins, and magnetic holders attached to USPS mailboxes and benches. The contents of these packages is a mystery. They are placed by people using a system employed by the 9/11 hijackers, GPS, and are visited frequently by suspect persons attempting to keep their actions secret. Prepare your citizens for the mass panic to come! For more information on what roads to close, buildings to evacuate, and where to deploy your bomb squad/homeland security forces, simply follow this link. We all pray for the best possible outcome, that these are hoax bombs, and that the criminals involved are quickly arrested and charged for their horrific actions. |
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02-01-2007, 08:28 AM | #29 | |
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But, what will they be securing power of? A crippled society. A dysfunctional populace. Fear changes the nature of the society, from the inside out. The country that you've wrestled into submission... Is it something you would even want any part of, now that it's a slobbering brain-dead goon, lumbering along in constant reactionary mode, stumbling forward with no clear goal, cringing at it's own shadow? Is it worth it? Now you're in control, total control, of a wasted, worthless society. You'll be on top for a few short years before the whole house-of-cards collapses. I don't think the Fear card has been fully considered, before being brought into play.
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