Do you think the Boston bomb scare fiasco was ridiculous?

Question

I think it is completely ridiculous for Americans to be constantly on the alert for terror threats. To live your life everyday in fear that someone is going to kill you is no way to live life. But also to live as though any action you make might be construed as a terror threat I think is ridiculous too. When I was moving from my apartment in Los Angeles in November 2001 I bundled up a box of food I didn't want to take with me to my new home. I wrote free food in English and Spanish on the box and put it in the laundry room of the apartment complex. At midnight we had a knock on the door from the bomb squad that was evacuating the entire building. I asked them why and they said there was a suspicious package in the laundry room. I'm like don't tell me you think the free food I'm giving away is bomb. I went down there and everyone was in full bomb gear and I opened it and scared the hell out of them. How can we be expected to live day to day thinking every action might scare sum1

Answer 1

We, the sheep, I mean, people of the United States, are doing just what this Administration WANTS us to do... be afraid, be very afraid! I'm just shocked that the "alert level" didn't zoom up to Red after this BS in Boston. What do you expect people to do in this climate, just say, "Oh, look at the nice lights!" Can you imagine what one little bus bombing will do to the US if it ever happens on our soil? The economy will once again grind to a halt and we'll all get used to strip searches every day in order to go to work. No one complains about the indignities we must suffer now in order to fly. Believe me, the terrorists have won and this is just a minor example of it. But 59 million SMART people voted for Bush a second time, so it's all good, RIGHT??

BTW, thanks for being the only one I've seen this week who spelled "ridiculous" correctly. That's the only reason I answered your question!

Answer 2

Yes, it was a little ridiculous the way the whole city stopped to detonate a catoon network advertisement. Especially since it had a little cartoon character on the front. However, the fact that they are taking this so seriously is good in that if there ever is a real bomb, it will be taken care of. It's like putting on a seat belt- you might only get in an accident once, but you don't know when, so you put it one every time so that the day you do get hit, you're ready (not the best analogy, but hopefully it makes sense).

Haha, there is such a thing as going way to far, though. Being paranoid about a box labeled "food" that is filled with what looks like food, for example. Exploding macaroni, anyone? :)

Answer 3

No it wasn't. And here is why.

1. The devices were reported in the daytime, when they weren't lite up. Battery packs were hanging off of them.

2. Most people don't know who the milkshake man is, and he was giving the middle finger.

3. As an ad campaign it sucked. How what one symbol going to go out and get new viewers. The purpose of advertising is to get (A) new viewers which this campaign was not set up to do. (B) Increase revenue, which it did not do.

4. Think about the many people especially the elderly who could not get to doctor appointments, or children who couldn't get picked up from school. No one knows the repercusions of that yet.

5. Several terrorist attacks have been stopped due to people being vigilant.

6. It is illegal to put anything on a bridge or underpass which is what they did. It is common sense that authorities should be notified of any such advertising plans.



You should have given your food to a homeless shelter. Your case has nothing to do with what happened in Boston.

Answer 4

I, as an American resident near oil refineries and a ship channel, do not live in fear everyday, and I am not so old (not even near it) that I expect to keel over at any minute, either.

To those of us outside of Boston, we might see some humor in what happened. Boston does not forget that 2 airplanes originated at one of its airports and destroyed the World Trade Center .

You tried to do something nice when you moved from your LA apartment. Considering it was so close to 9/11, many were on edge regarding unattended boxes. You were just trying to do something nice.

Nowadays, if something is suspicious, authorities are going to check it out before what might have been thought as "innocent" becomes a WMD.

Answer 5

You're right, Fed Ex, it's pretty ridiculous. From the reports I heard, the marketing firm did contact the city to get permission, but it was a little later than usual. So it seems like there was miscommunication between the agencies. That's not Turner's fault. They shouldn't be sued. I think law enforcement panicked because they didn't find them for weeks. I've heard "prank" and "hoax" used for this incident, but they're neither. They would be, if Turner intended them to be mistaken for bombs. Ricockulous.

Answer 6

It was all a hyped up story to make everyone afraid of the false terror. Those electronic signs were nothing to be afraid of and those guys certainly didn't do any harm. A tobacco company advertising on a billboard does more harm than what these guys done!

Answer 7

yep!!! those brits are weird

Answer 8

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa no