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.
-—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.-—
No, I get that. The point was the question that was asked wasn’t answered.
“Are these Hoaxes or live devices?” should be answered definitively, or “We don’t know yet.”
Saying “We’re treating them as live” doesn’t answer the question, even if that’s a smart thing to do. Everyone already knows this is a serious matter, even if it is a hoax.