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Have you ever walked up to the bomb squad to tell them what they are disposing of is not a bomb?

How about just walking up to a cop and telling him, the guy he is putting handcuffs on is not the criminal?

How about just telling the cop you are just taking pictures of the party for the school newspaper?

How about just telling the teller at the DMV that the person they are denying a license to is actually a citizen, and your neighbor?

The time and place is in court. I have done the second three, and I will never again, trust me. Don't believe me? Go try any of the above. Now grow some dreadlocks and go tell them.

If anything he has every right to film their absurdity, it may come in handy during his time in kangaroo court.

In order to be a hoax, wouldn't he have had to have the intention for it looking like a bomb? Don't string this dumb hippie up just because the police made a mistake and over reacted. You give them far too much power. Do they blow up every box van double parked? Last I checked those look a lot more like terrorist bombs than this lite brite toy.

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-- jrawk

One question I would like answered, and it has not been addressed in either the news articles or commentary.

The "toy" had been out for... what was it, three weeks?

Were these "toys" still illuminated? If so, where can I buy those batteries? I leave a powered flashlight in the drawer overnight and it's dead the next morning.

Or was it an unlit black box with the wires and batteries exposed?

Had it been an actual bomb, and the BPD had dismissed it as a "hoax"... but the "hoax" exploded and killed men, women and children... would you be here today pointing fingers?

Or would you still think that leaving unattended black boxes with exposed wiring and battery packs around a major metropolitan area (on major though fares and important infrastructure, no less) is a swell advertising plan, and if any police force reacted to them they "over reacted"?

I don't think that you have thought this through, bro.

APf

I have a videotape somewhere in the house from after 9/11. My wife was coming to pick me up from work and noticed that a rather large crate of twine was in a busy intersection - presumably fallen from a truck. She called the police from my office to report the obstruction and before you knew it half of downtown Milwaukee was cordoned off, police and news choppers were circling and a bomb squad was dispatched from Madison. All to respond to a large grate of twine and/or "portruding wires."

When we finally were able to get home, we received several calls from police investigating the bomb/hoax/box. Frightening to think we might have been prosecuted due to the gross overreaction of the police to a simple road obstruction.

This is CYA by the police all the way.

You're right, the cops don't want to be told the truth about certain situations. Especially if it shows them they are wrong.

If you try to tell them, YOU get in trouble.

I have personally experienced this also.

In one case they had "arrested" a man for some very serious charges, and were holding him (in handcuffs) to sort things out.
The arrested man's Father told the officer that his son wasn't even in the vicinity at the time of the offense, and told them to release him.
The officer just blew the Dad off. And held his son for about two hours before letting him go. Later when two young men accosted the son, the same officer threatened to arrest the guy being accosted. He was mad because the bogus charges from before were shown to be wrong.

Cops must be watching Cops (on TV) and emulating them. Oh, BTW the arrestees in this case had shirts on. You would think that would have been a clue....:>).And neither one of the arrestees were guilty of the charges.

Do they blow up every box van double parked? Last I checked those look a lot more like terrorist bombs than this lite brite toy.

One FReeper suggested that Sponge Bob toys could be used to disguise bombs. Kids better keep their toys out of sight. Or maybe get far far away from them. At least in Boston. ~8^O

Have you ever walked up to the bomb squad to tell them what they are disposing of is not a bomb?

Yeah. What are you afraid of? Can't handle the situation?

People leave their backpacks, lunch packs, etc all the time in front of the White House. If I forgot mine and came back to retrieve it and found the bomb squad there with the dogs, robot and other stuff, I'd sure as hell let them know it's mine.

The rest of your post isn't worth even repeating as a question much less answering.