Let’s lighten up on these Cops, shall we?
It’s easy to armchair quarterback this from afar, but if you were the law enforcement person responsible for dealing with this I suggest your opinion might be much different.
Oregon is wrapping up a trial of two men right now who are accused of planting a bomb near a bank two years ago that killed 2 police officers, maimed a third and a bank employee. The bomb exploded in the bank after the police had brought it inside to examine it. They didn’t think it was a real explosive device and it detonated while they were trying to pry the lid open.
These days you cannot tell what some maniac has thought up to try and injure people, and “cementing” an object of any kind onto the base of a bridge should trigger a response by law enforcement. This toy could have easily been packed with explosives. Remember the toner cartridges that were found to be full of PETN? How hard would it be to do the same thing with an object like this one?
I’m glad it turned out to be a false alarm. It could easily have been otherwise.
One cop with a service automatic shooting from behind a nearby bridge pillar could have done the same thing in a matter of minutes.
You can’t argue with these FReeper manly men whose chests have so much hair they can’t keep the buttons on their shirts..... or, at least, they type real manly so you’ll think that about them.
You’re right, of course.