Okay, not only did Boston get shut down by a bunch of lite-brites yesterday, but they’re going to further embarass themselves by prosecuting the advertisers:
BOSTON — Livid about a publicity campaign that disrupted the city by stirring fears of terrorism, Boston officials vowed to prosecute those responsible and seek restitution, while others mocked authorities on Thursday for what they called an overreaction.
Officials found a slew of blinking electronic signs adorning bridges and other high-profile spots across the city Wednesday, prompting the closing of a highway and part of the Charles River and the deployment of bomb squads.
I would be one of those in the “mocking authorities” column.
Seriously folks, get your pantries stocked and start reading survivorist manuals. We’re falling apart fast.
And for the record, I’m thinking that if you’ve got that many people on your staff who can’t recognize a member of “The Aqua Teen Hunger Force” you have no right representing or protecting the public in the first place.
Putting stuff on property you don’t own is wrong and illegal – putting stuff with batteries and wires hanging off it on bridges etc. deserves a rather stiff penalty.
My sister did say yesterday that she enjoyed the compare and contrast between CNN (owned by Turner Media which did this stunt) and Fox. One was rather “move along, nothing here to see” the other wanted public executions.
“andrewdb” has drunk the cool-aid! Congratulations. And s/he too will run around yelling “Someone stuck a blinky thing on a building. Its a terrorist attack! Save us oh homeland security! Protect us from the blinky lights on the building. Oh woe is us, the terrorists have struck!”
What a crock. Since when did littering become a terrorist felony? I’ll tell you, its since we let common sense get buried in 9/11.
I just think the terrorists have won. Look up my comments on Wizbang. I said: “Which is exactly the point of terrorism…to make the terrorized jump at shadows and go running amok at every little BOO!”
So the Boston authorities jumped at the shadows. BOO!
Boston surrenders.