In fact, if it was a bomb and they were exposed for failing to investigate, any money one of you would post 'Dumbass American security ignore blatant bombs on walls' Any money.
The "devices" were up for three weeks before authorities took action. I would think most bombs have substantially shorter fuses, no? If we want to play the "what if they were real bombs, though?" game, it seems they lost there as well.
Besides, the only place you're going to see a bomb with batteries, wires everywhere and flashing lights is in the movies. In real life, bombs look like
cars (copy and paste that address, the site blocks direct file links,) or garbage cans, or
tennis balls.
It turns out that there was a bomb scare at a hospital in Boston that same day which, given, would make the authorities that much twitchier. Sadly, that event proves just how backwards their priorities are:
In the hospital incident, investigators believe a former hospital employee planted the phony bomb in an office at 185 Harrison Ave. He has been identified but has not been charged, the sources said.
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So let's get this straight: two guys who placed some glorified LED throwies spent a night in jail and are facing some rather serious charges, but the disgruntled employee who planted a fake pipe bomb
in a hospital won't be charged? Fucking brilliant, that.
Constructive criticism!
An appropriate response would've been this:
In New York, a street was shut down for 45 minutes after two of the devices were found on an overpass, the New York Post reported.
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source)
Caution is warranted, check things out, do what you need to do, but keep your head. Panic is not the same as caution, and will only make things hundreds of times worse. Cooler heads prevailed in New York. In Boston, on the other hand, I have a hard time believing anyone in power used their head at all.
