Sign of the times.
Ah, what a sad scary world we live in:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html
Honestly, the whole town gets its knickers in a knot, and the mayor is still going on about how “irresponsible” this was, over a few LED’s and a battery. I always thought of Boston as a rather progressive town too.
Time was when this would have been considered funny, but apparently old Ben Loddin
I will admit, it would be nice if the sign wasn’t making an obscene gesture (although I wouldn’t have actually realized that is what it was doing without being told), and it is sad that it was a stunt used to promote what is apparently a rather raunchy show.
The result would have been the same if it was Mickey Mouse though, and it is just sad that we are so paranoid now days. I think that is the real goal of terrorists, and it is working. In olden days, a huge part of an army’s offense was intimidation. Well, I think that offense is working very well on us now.
So the next time you see an LED sign on the side of the road, show Alceida that you are not intimidated, and just give that bundle of scary looking wires the finger!
Posted 2/1/2007 1:28 PM
5 Comments:
Interesting times.
Do you have any constructive advice for the Boston authorities?
I guess if it’s such a raunchy show, maybe this was a good stunt to reach their intended audience. I wonder how much it will cost them.
Posted 2/2/2007 7:46 AM by jonathan_camenisch
You bring a level of considered through, intelligence and wisdom to Xanga that is very annoying. 
No, no constructive advice.
Yes, the truth is, I think that the show’s audience will grow exponentially due to this. Though I am sure no one really intended this response, and no one will publicly acknowledge any benefit, nor will anyone try it again.
The point is that the terrorists have won. We are paranoid as a society. It isn’t just the Boston authorities, it is the entire society. They were motivated by scared people with cell phones, and are commended by scared people in political office, who were voted in by scared people watching CNN and FOX News.
We honestly can’t be safe from everything anyway. If anyone really wants to wreak havoc, they can do it. They just have to be smart and patient. Fortunately, most smart and patient people are more interested in making their cell phones play MP3’s than in blowing things up.
You know, in Iraq every person and car is a potential threat. I see a few dozen cars outside of my window. Any one of them could be packed full of fertilizer. Should I be scared? Probably.
Posted 2/2/2007 12:25 PM by ThinkingOnTheEdge
Right. I see your point.
I just can’t help but look for some solution. They’ve won a lot, but can we do anything about it? Idunno.
Posted 2/2/2007 1:17 PM by jonathan_camenisch
yah, it would be nice if they did put LED signs by the side of the road… would definitely save some lives. guess we’d better start safety education for terrorists now. If we can educate them in aircraft operation AND air traffic control (which we do) why not safety? Who knows, maybe rational thought would defeat fanatic extremism and they’d change their minds. then again, maybe not…
Posted 2/9/2007 4:22 PM by miracles_start_now
