Is "Banned In Boston" still viable now?

Question

It figures it would take a reactionary Blue Nose city like Boston to create an uproar over signs advertising "Adult Swim" when there was no reaction in 10 other major cities in the U.S. Don't those people think before they react? How in their wildest flights of fantasy could they equate cartoon signs with terrorist devices?
I welcome your comments. The best answer, or the most creative, gets the 10 points. :o)

Answer 1

I had not considered Boston's history of banning naughty materials as a factor in this, but you could be right. I always associate the city with rich liberals, not prudes.
But by all accounts, the devices were mildly offensive ("edgy" would maybe the modern term). The attitudes of the two perpetrators understandably exacerbates the outrage. You would expect them to say, "Gee, sorry, we didn't mean to scare anybody," or even "You guys just over-reacted, those devices don't even look dangerous." Instead, they say, "We will only talk about hairstyles." Sure it's funny, especially if you're 3,000 miles away like I am, but it's kind of maddening too. I don't have much respect for the perps here.
I have seen reactions like Boston's long before 9/11 and far from Boston. There was the time an eccentric artist left his pickup parked in downtown Seattle. There was a giant metal heart in the truck bed, and the truck was painted all over with decorations and writing, including the words "The Bomb." High-rise buildings were evacuated for blocks around; it was a big event. It turned out that "The Bomb" was the guy's name for his old rickety pickup, and he hadn't even thought about it. I suppose his truck was a familiar object in his own neighborhood.
Then there was the time in Santa Monica when a briefcase was found on top of a mailbox next to a bus stop. Somebody forgot it when they got on the bus, right? They barricaded the street, rerouted buses and traffic, called in the bomb squad while helicopters circled overhead, and blew up the briefcase. It wasn't a bomb after all. That was probably 12 years ago, in hip and cool Santa Monica.
So, I'm not sure there is any way to prevent this kind of thing from happening. I don't think any of these people meant any harm, and how are the bystanders and police to decide? People have been killed by harmless-looking packages, too. I think it is inevitable that some real dangers will be missed, and some harmless items will scare people. We can only do our best.

Answer 2

More morals.