So they’re “hoax devices” that you’re treating as “live devices”, because you want everyone to see how serious you’re treating it.
Got it.
> So they’re “hoax devices” that you’re treating as “live devices”, because you want everyone to see how serious you’re treating it.
I don’t see any way around it; it is genuinely that stupid.
Mmm. Actually it’s a good survival strategy to treat a suspected bomb as a live device until you can conclusively prove otherwise. Assumptions otherwise can lead to a bad day.
I agree that these are possibly, even probably hoax devices based solely on the fact that not one of them functioned. The images, including x-rays that I’ve seen published conspicuously lack any sign of a triggering mechanism that one would associate with a package bomb. But let’s wait and see where the investigation goes.
I will be surprised if they don’t make an arrest by the weekend. The sender comes across as a moron. To appear like a moron requires one of two things: either a brilliant actor or an actual moron. Since there are many times more morons in the world than brilliant actors, Occam’s razor dictates that we are dealing with the genuine article. Whether said moron is on the left or right remains to be seen.
No, ANY “device” MUST be “treated as a live device” until proven otherwise. What we need to know is what the tested devices ultimately turned out to be......I wonder why that piece of news hasn’t been revealed???
Yep.
On the flip side - treating them as if they were all hoax-duds, before ascertaining that is the case, would be lunacy.....no different than treating a gun as if it is loaded even though you’re ‘pretty sure’ it ain’t...