Does anybody think that the city of Boston is overreacting to the advertisments put up by the cartoon network?

Question

put up to promote the show aqua teen hunger force

Answer 1

Mooninites are an unnecessary evil in American society. I think that it is obvious that they were beginning to take over the country, one city at a time. It is about time our government attacked potential terrorist before they attack us. Down with Mooninites.

Answer 2

Not at all.

The "ads" were placed under the overpasses of major highways. Every single location could have been a legitimate terror target (would have caused death and serious disruption to the infrastructure of the city if they had truly been bombs). The city of Boston had to use the resources of the police, firefighters, and bomb squad, costing the city time and money and taking these civil servants away from areas in the city where they were truly needed. In this day and age, a company should have a little more awareness of the ramifications of any guerrilla marketing campaign and be willing to pay the consequences.

Answer 3

Yes, to an extent. I live in Boston, and I can tell you that yesterday morning was a little disconcerting, and we all had a few anxious hours until it was determined that these were non-threatening devices. I think the authorities acted appropriately up until that point. But they knew early on that these were not bombs and yet continued to "take every device" seriously, which I think was a little overkill. Frankly, I think the authorities "used" the situation as a dry run for a real emergency.
BUT, you have to understand that Boston is very sensitive about terrorism, since 9/11 originated in the city and never would have happened if Logan Airport security had its act together, so I can see why officials took everything so seriously.
As a citizen, I have to say, I'd rather they err on the side of caution - and then have debates like this afterwards - than have the Longfellow Bridge blown out from under my car.

Answer 4

The city may have overreacted somewhat, but in a post 9/11 world the citizens of the US can't be too careful! We need to keep alert to all types of odd behavior. It is sad to see that these ads have been posted without notice for 3 weeks around the country. Until Boston it seems no one questioned them. I believe that the officials in Boston now are embarrassed and need to make a bigger deal out of it now to save face for shutting down the city for an ad campaign.... Watch out now though - remember the boy who cried wolf? Be very afraid that this event could cause everyone to be more casual about strange things like this in the future. That could leave us vulnerable..... It's scary! Don't you think????

Answer 5

to a pair quantity, confident. My husband works the Chicago Marathon each year, and he commented final evening that if he'd been doing the comparable interest in Boston, he could have been good in the region of the explosions. of direction this delivered homestead the certainty of the attack in a fashion no longer the rest might have, and that's made me apprehensive touching directly to the opportunity of a copycat attack in October, whilst the Chicago Marathon would be run. apart from, I as quickly as stated as Boston homestead and understand the area the place the explosions happened quite nicely. I lived close by and used to bypass out to cheer on the Marathon runners each and every Patriots' Day. That, too, made the form greater genuine to me. in spite of the undeniable fact that, I knew somebody who died on 9/11, and as undesirable as this tragedy is, it pales in assessment, in spite of the undeniable fact that no longer, I comprehend, for the family contributors of the lifeless and heavily wounded. as nicely, my instincts are telling me that this grew to become into no longer an attack by using foreign places terrorists yet quite the artwork of a homegrown nutcase. That no longer quickly places a diverse complexion on the situation, in spite of the undeniable fact that of direction i should be totally incorrect.

Answer 6

I don't know for sure but I would think that if someone were to post an add on a public bridge that they would have to get approval from the appropriate city department. If they had to and didn't, then Cartoon Network is in it deep.

Answer 7

I live in the Boston area and i didn't even hear about it until today so how is that overreacting?

Hey, least no one was hurt. If only people over reacted on 911.
Better to overreact than the alternative.

Answer 8

No - Obviously a bunch of people didn't know what they were, and based on their locations, people were nervous. In this day and age, that's legit. What was done inconvenienced a lot of people, shutting down parts of town and transportation. They should've been responsible enough to contact local authorities before placing strange devices on the infrastructure. Not everyone watches their filth, so not everyone would recognize the character. It looks like a picture a bad person would draw. And I guess it is.

Answer 9

I'm trying to figure out what kind of idiot you would have to be to think that it was a bomb. Only in America is it someone else's fault that you are stupid. Some moron thinks that a little light up cartoon figure is a bomb and now Adult Swim is probably going to have to pay an outrageous amount of money in fines. Plus the idiot will probably sue them for pain and suffering, the sad thing is that he probably would win.

Answer 10

Yes. Way over. The things looked like cartoons for pete's sake.