http://paranoidboston.ytmnd.com/
This is the greatest and saddest thing I've seen in a long time.
Aww.
One of the bumps gave in. :(
Adult Swim lost their 'nads.
You have to be in the Boston area to really appreciate how moronic the city's reaction to this was.
The guy who put them up has been arrested and charged under a new Homeland Security law that makes it illegal to plant "hoax" devices.
It's all over the TV news, with big "HOAX!" headlines. I just listened to a local radio talk host say that everyone who had anything to do with this campaign should go to jail.
Webster defines a hoax as "to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous." So how could a city police force stupidly thinking that these could be bombs possibly be a hoax? Was the goal to trick us into believing that little aliens were toting bombs and climbing the Longfellow bridge?
It's just all so hilarious. Boston's Mayor Menino said that the city spent more than $500,000 reacting to this threat.
‘‘It is outrageous, in a post-9/11 world, that a company would use this type of marketing scheme. I am prepared to take any and all legal action against Turner Broadcasting and its affiliates for any and all expenses incurred during the response to today’s incidents," Menino said, according to The Boston Globe. :lol:
Then there is this hilarious editorial from the Globe:
"GLOBE EDITORIAL
Turner tricksters should pay
January 31, 2007
Executives at Turner Broadcasting displayed an astounding lack of judgment by planting devices that could be mistaken for explosive devices as a means to publicize an animated television show. Through a sequence of events that Turner could have anticipated, the birdbrain scheme briefly paralyzed a city — and blew up in the face of its creators.
It is not uncommon for radio shock jocks to create elaborate on-air hoaxes. Usually, they result in the humiliation of a few innocent people. But Turner's ad gimmick, undertaken in 10 cities from coast to coast, affected tens of thousands of people in the Greater Boston area. Businesses lost customers. Commuters lost time. Even more serious, first responders from local, state, and federal public safety agencies were called away from their legitimate duties.
One wouldn't expect the promoters of the TV program ‘‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' to score high on a maturity index. But anyone older than 8 or 9 should be able to understand the dangers of staging such a stunt in the post-Sept. 11 world. Homeland Security experts will need to review the response of local law enforcement. Public safety personnel may have overreacted; local bloggers apparently identified the guerrilla advertising campaign early on. But it's hardly surprising if others who weren't in on the gag were suspicious. As a rule, first responders are left little choice but to assume they are facing a legitimate threat.
Perpetrators of terror hoaxes can anticipate prison sentences of up to five years if apprehended. But potential criminal prosecution is only one consideration. The tricksters at Turner, a unit of Time Warner, Inc., should pay the bill for the consequences of its lame marketing gimmick.
Terrorism hoaxes are common. Two years ago, a drug addict and smuggler gave a fake tip about a terrorist incursion in Boston that led to another massive mobilization of law enforcement. In 2005, an angry deportee used a fake threat that forced officials to close a tunnel under Baltimore's harbor. Turner officials say their devices were never meant to be seen as threats. Yet they find themselves in bad company.
There is an upside to these events. There was no public panic. Law enforcement responded in a coordinated fashion, both in terms of dispatching bomb disposal experts, securing sensitive areas, and updating the public and news media with consistent messages.
Turner Broadcasting sought publicity, and it will get plenty. But the message being received by the public has nothing to do with the promotion of a silly cartoon. The pictures coming into view show that a company run by immature executives should keep its foolish marketing ideas to itself."
After reading more about this, this really pisses me off, a whole fucking lot. They're arresting somebody over it (just to begin with) and are acting as if Turner Broadcasting is somehow evil or supportive of terrorism over this whole incident. The governor in MA is a fucking douche who should be impeached and whoever called in the scare should be thrown in jail. This is all just fucking ridiculous, especially because the media latched onto it so hard and they went to such extensive measures to determine it wasn't a bomb, even detonating it after it was removed (which it should've been 100% clear that it was not a bomb after being viewed). I can't believe this fucking country right now, I'm fuming.
The most ridiculous thing is that, unless these were some damn advanced bombs, they really wouldn't have evn had room in there to fit anything alll too damaging, from what I understand.
Circuit board with LEDs, 4 D Batteries, and a light sensor. gg Boston
I hope you can see this Boston, because I AM DOING IT AS HARD AS I CAN!
Seriously tho....Boston is acting so freakin indignant because they really really hit the panic button. They shut down Boston. Literally. They found out that they were paranoid over nothing and now they are pointing fingers so that they don't look like idiots.
Yeah I'm wicked upset.
What did the bump say.
That they apologize, told the THIRD PARTY MARKETING FIRM (!!!!!!!) to take down the signs, and they realize the sensitivity of the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowutopia
Bull.
Shit.