Posted on 02/01/2007 3:16:22 AM PST by billorites
Didn't say that. Just pointing out that those devices don't necessarily cause panic in a city population.
It's not Turner's fault that the people of the city of Boston are TOTAL F****** MORONS.
Kennedy, Kerry, Frank, Menino. We really didn't need any more evidence
When did you call you a goosestepper or Nazi? I was refering to Boston.
They closed off the street because they are incopetent. There was no need to do that. The size of the device determines the threat level, not the police ignorance. Much of this device was exposed, they feared the batterys had explosive. However this had such a small capacity there was no need to do more than close a couple of lanes for a short time.
Chicago managed to remove 20 of them without so much a peep in national news, let alone a nuclear meltdown.
My revolver won't necessarily shoot you, either.
It is not at all surprising that those devices caused the result they did, don't you think? Predictable, even.
How about you take over the job commanding a bomb squad for a month or so, and we can all sit back with the benefit of hindsight and snipe at you after the fact.
Monday morning quarterbacks never throw an interception.
If I put one bullet in a revolver, spin the barrel, point it at your head and pull the trigger, it's "No Blood No Foul" if you happen to get lucky?
So tell me again, besides possibly not getting a license to put up the electronic sign, what law did they break?
Why is it their fault the police over reacted? They have gone ape before over briefcases left on park bench's. Did they charge the absent minded person for leaving it there? If so what was the law they broke?
It's not something that would panic me. Others are obviously different.
Monday morning quarterbacks never throw an interception.
Just so happens I work with a bomb squad. The major mistake here was the idiot who called the media. If that was Turner then they have a case against them. If not then they have no more than failure to obtain a permit for the sign.
I don't think anybody (besides the hyperventilating media types) was in a panic. I dare say the folks on the bomb squad were calm, cool, and collected throughout the operation. I think they also did what they thought they needed to do to keep themselves and the public safe at all times. I will not second guess their judgement in the field.
I don't think a reasonable person would have responded in such a manner and my bet the jury won't think so either.
This was a 9/10 guerrilla marketing stunt attempted in a post-9/11 environment. The paradigm has changed. Apparently they were unaware of it.
Apparently you are, too.
CA....
It's not suprising that packages and briefcases left on a park bench cause a similar but smaller reaction. So should we outlaw briefcases just because some people got too involved watching "24" the night before? The Boston are as predictable as most lefty totalitarians are.
It has been 5 and a half years since 9/11. The Patriot act has largely been repealed, people are no longer concerned about this. The paradigm has shifted back, but apparently you are not aware of this.
Unfortunately, they probably broke somekind of an unknown aggrevated littering ordinance, and will get convicted for that.
Ultimately, it comes down to intent. If the state can demonstrate that they intended to cause a police response like this, they surely broke the law, and should pay a serious penalty.
If I had my druthers, ultimately it would come down to a question of intent. But as I said above, they'll probably wind up with some kind of an aggrevated littering infraction that does not require such proof, which would be an unjust result, IMHO.
"This was a 9/10 guerrilla marketing stunt attempted in a post-9/11 environment. The paradigm has changed. Apparently they were unaware of it."
These guys are idiots but the issue is whether lite brites can be taken for bombs. Pretty obviously an item that looks like a bomb shouldn't be treated lightly.
The other cities didn't go to this extent. So did Boston over react or did all those other cities under react?
So you think people should be prosecuted for what they think rather than what they do? In reality all they did was put up signs without a sign permit.
As I said before, if I had my druthers, it would come down to a question of intent. There is a big difference between accidently leaving a briefcase in a park and intentionally provoking a police response.
Oh, it has? When did that happen?
CA....
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