Yes, this ponderous `persons of interest’ prudence is carried to ludicrous extremes. If they would just say, “Yeah, another pot bomb, for now it looks like Islamic extremists and we’re hunting them” instead of `Hmmmm, who could it be?’
Makes them look like Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseaus:
“Do you have a permit for that meenkey?”
Makes them look like Chief Moose....