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- welvis, on 11/02/2007, -5/+633Even better, the caption for the photo:
"Sean Stevens, left, and Peter Berdovsky are charged with placing a hoax device that causes panic. They told reporters they would only answer questions about hair." - Alfdog, on 10/12/2007, -10/+599More proof that the government still fears hippies.
- MarkCiccone, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5831-31-07 Never Forget!
- corywingerter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+433youtube link to their interview, it's pretty hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2ytr2Oyv4
"That's not a hair question"
"are you afraid if you go to prision you'll get your hair cut?"
"that's a very good question." - Sp0rAdiC, on 10/12/2007, -1/+379Isn't this the goal of terrorism? To make American's be afraid of what's around every corner, and go ***** when we see batteries and wires?
I'd say the terrorists won. - interiot, on 11/11/2007, -4/+361Hilarious. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/
In a news conference, Rich told reporters he had advised his clients not to discuss the incident. Stevens and Berdovsky took the podium and said they were taking questions only about haircuts in the 1970s.
When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, Stevens responded, "We're taking it very seriously." Asked another question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him and Berdovsky seriously.
Reporters did not relent and as they continued, Berdovsky disregarded their queries, saying, "That's not a hair question. I'm sorry." - hoppdawg, on 10/12/2007, -3/+346and in other news... a Light-Bright depot was discovered in Iraq, putting to rest all doubt Saddam had WMDs.
- metasin, on 10/12/2007, -5/+292"Beware, foolish Bostonians, for we will hold your city hostage with our light emitting diodes."
- crash331, on 10/12/2007, -3/+260"It had a very sinister appearance," Coakley told reporters. "It had a battery behind it, and wires."
OMG, battery? Wires?!?!?! My kid's toybox has been taken over by terrorists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -15/+269...and rastafarians.
- MindTrigger, on 10/12/2007, -4/+245I'm glad they have a sense of humor about it, because I'm pissed off at the local government there for freaking out, then trying to charge them with a felony for placing "hoaxe bomb devices" around the city. Check out this quote from today's cnn article:
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.html
The devices displayed a "Mooninite" -- an outer-space delinquent who makes frequent appearances on the cartoon -- greeting passersby with an upraised middle finger. But the discovery of nine of the light boards around Boston and its suburbs sent bomb squads scrambling throughout the day, snarling traffic and mass transit in one of the largest U.S. cities.
"It had a very sinister appearance," Coakley told reporters. "It had a battery behind it, and wires."
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Are you kidding me? Anything with wires and a battery is automatically "sinister" now? The terrorist must be laughing their asses off about this, along with the rest of the world.
What's scary about this, aside from the stupidity of Boston's police and local government, is that these guys placed some LED light signs around, and are being charged with a ***** felony. So now we live in a world where you might set your backpack down with your ipod wires hanging out, and be arrested or shot dead. - Nougat, on 10/12/2007, -6/+241@interiot:
From that CNN article:
"Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards "bomblike" devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged transportation infrastructure in the city."
Yeah, and I can call my ***** "bomblike," and if it were a nuclear device and I set it off, there would be world-girdling panic. But it's not. It's just my *****.
I could also posit that we should punish everyone who carries a mobile phone, because if they were carrying bottles of ricin instead, that would be very dangerous. WTF. - Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -18/+167i'm in ur citiez, lightin yer brites
- AssProphet, on 11/11/2007, -48/+193Whenever people say stuff like "Digg this to the top in support of Sean and Peter." it just makes me want to bury the article because the poster is such a douche.
Digging doesn't support jack *****. It may raise awareness, but being aware that they smiled in court doesn't support them. Stupid Karma whore - evil-doer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+94i cant stand how the media keeps insisting on calling these things hoax devices. they arent HOAXing anything, they are what they are, electronic signs.
- danielrh9, on 10/12/2007, -5/+90My main beef is with how they constantly verbally reconstruct and redefine the advertisements as "hoaxes" and "bombs", when they were in fact, not. Nor are they, or will they ever be. To me, it's becoming more and more apparent that the BPD are realizing what utter retards they are for drawing this sort of attention to absolutely jack squat. So instead of taking the due blame, they blame Adult Swim and Turner.
The BFD have charged Sean Stevens and Peter Berdovsky of Adult Swim of "placing a hoax device that causes panic". How on earth can something be a "hoax" if it was never intended to be what BFD defines it as in the first place? And the only reason it caused panic is because BFD and the media created said panic.
I think Adult Swim needs to grow a pair and retract their apology. They aren't in the wrong on this at all. - commonsence21, on 10/12/2007, -0/+84Hey! I lost my father to LED's....back in the big lite brite explosion of 95'
miss ya pop :'( - elroy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+85Signs don't cause panic. Idiots do.
They deserve a littering ticket... that's about it... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+84Sweet dreads!
- nemilar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+73Everyone should call the Boston's mayor's office: 617-635-4500
Let them know that the entire country is laughing at them. Make sure these two guys don't have to spend another night in jail. - damndj, on 10/12/2007, -1/+70The news conference they had outside discussing 70s haircuts was comedy gold.
Boston, you have egg on your face. Stop trying to find a scapegoat. - sonaboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+60I'll just say - I can't think of another story so completely custom made for Digg than this one.
It's got it all.
comedy
intrigue
sensationalism
political double-speak
viral marketing
mass panic
pseudo-science
middle fingers
the only thing missing is a naked celebrity in a drug-induced stupor. (but the story hasn't run its course yet).
"Check, please!" - bikini, on 10/12/2007, -1/+58you already said that on another digg post.
if you're gonna be an *****, at least come up with some new material. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+59"Turner said the devices have been in place for two or three weeks in Boston; New York City; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas; San Francisco, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
However, only in Boston did the light boards create such a furor. In Seattle and several suburbs, the signs were removed without fuss, according to The Associated Press.
"We haven't had any calls to 911 regarding this," Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb told AP on Wednesday."
Speaks VOLUMES for how out-of-touch Boston's elected officials are IMO. - Hetman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+55I agree they should be laughing. If 9 other cities were able to handle this without shutting down streets and pissing there pants boston should have been able too. And I think someone would probably try to hide a bomb if they were going to blow something up. Not put a picture of an alien giving you the digital bird.
- playerslight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+54I say we burn them at the stake. I saw Sean and Peter playing with a battery and some wires behind the old Peterson place last Saturday.
- makerandcreator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+53the press conf was the best in so many years that the media was dumbfounded.
- Ins0mn1ac, on 10/12/2007, -4/+57Doesn't Boston usually rank near the top of those "smart city" lists?
I guess they've forfeited this year's title. Maybe they'll pick up an honorable mention for "afraid of blinking lights" - driverate, on 10/12/2007, -3/+55Who are these people?
How in the world do we get to a point in our country where an advertising campaign based on a milkshake and a wad of meat causes a entire American city to shut down at a cost of a half-million dollars? What happened to taking a breath and looking at the situation for what it is instead of thinking it's a nefarious plan to kill thousands of people? What's going on here?
Make no mistake, the recent activity surrounding the Aqua Teen Hunger Force ad event in Boston is a clarion call for what's wrong in this country. We have citizens who are so scared of a terrorist attack that they call the cops when they see anything they don't understand. The police force, which we entrust to protect us, don't bother to investigate what said disturbance is, and instead automatically think it's a sinister terrorist plot. Is there no one in the entire police force in the city of Boston who knows what Aqua Teen Hunger Force is? Have they not heard of these viral ad campaigns? Is everyone's first reaction: It must be a bomb? Couldn't one question alleviate all of this: Does anyone know what that thing is? Surely someone in the city of Boston could have told them about Aqua Teen. Were they too stupid to ask? Do they not ask about things they don't understand? The police are now upset they spent $500,000 to face the "threat" and seek repayment from Turner for the expenses. Here's my question: Who told you to spend $500,000? All you had to do was ask a question, but instead you asked nothing and wasted $500,000. Are you kidding me?
Who are these people?
And of course, once you have an outraged police department, the idiot suits in political offices must pipe up, and boy did they. We have U.S. Rep Ed Markey blaming the stunt in for "Scaring an entire region, tying up the T and major roadways, and forcing first responders to spend 12 hours chasing down trinkets instead of terrorists." Yet didn't the police do that? Aren't they the ones who deemed this a threat, without I might add, any forethought to find out what it was first? The Massachusetts Attorney General said the devices, which look like Lite Brites, looked like a bomb. Hey, if that's the case, I wouldn't go near any Toys R Us anytime soon. They have hundreds of things that look like bombs there.
And that's typical of politicians. The only people left to political offices are humorless autocrats, and we're forced as a public to pick between candidates who don't share the common views of their constituents. When in power, they don't bother to abide by the wishes of the people who put them there. No wonder we don't vote. We have 70 percent of the nation telling our elected leaders that they don't want to continue the war in Iraq, and instead of doing anything about it, they hold meetings, say tough words, then send more of our money, which could be used for health care or education or alleviating poverty or paying higher wages, into a country that doesn't want us for a war we can't possibly win.
Who are these people?
So the help alleviate the angry politicians and idiotic members of public who can't think on their own, authorities arrest the two guys who placed the ads, as if that's the sure way to show the world the U.S. is ready for the terrorists. And during a news conference after the two are sprung from jail on what is easily a beatable offense, the media goes crazy on the two for not discussing an event their lawyer, who was standing next to them, told them not to discuss. The video of Peter Berdovsky and Sean Stevens discussing 1970s hair styles is one of the better videos I've seen, because it shows a clamoring group of screechy reporters angry because the two won't discuss WHAT THEY JUST TOLD THE REPORTERS THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS. I've worked in the news media for almost two decades, and I must say we have a lot of moronic people within our professional ranks. The fact that reporters can't see the humor of this situation scares me the most. It's like everyone involved in the dissemination of information has lost all common sense. I feel like Will Ferrell in Zoolander when he yells "I feel like I'm taking crazy pills."
Who are these people?
The whole thing makes me want to weep. We are a nation that has many people scared of the unknown but unwilling to investigate. We are protected by people with knee-jerk reactions, represented by people who only represent themselves, and told half-lies and conjecture from a media machine looking for the most outrageous quote to put on their 24-hour news cycle.
They say that arrogance is what fell the Roman Empire, and others have said arrogance will fell the United States. But it isn't arrogance at all, it is the ignorance of its public that will surely do us in. And if this recent event in Boston isn't an example of that, I don't know what is. - ZeroMP, on 10/12/2007, -3/+54Lite Brite didn't cause the terror.
The Department of Homeland Security caused the terror by constantly nurturing a culture of FEAR so that they can have wars and pass laws. DHS/FBI/NSA/CIA are the ones creating the terror with their stupid stoplight system of color coded fear-mongering.
Oh Noes! We are at Threat Level Yellow: Elevated.
This is the threat level where you are supposed to piss your panties at the first sight of batteries or wires. If both batteries and wires are present ***** yourself in fear and begin trembling and crying then call in the bombsquad.
And only 3 ounces of toothpaste by the way. - blahtastic, on 10/12/2007, -5/+47After seeing the youtube video, I've decided that these guys are my new heroes. Excellent method of balancing a huge over reaction with an under reaction. However, by not taking things seriously I have a feeling that they may make the authorities realize how over zealously they reacted--which will surely not do these guys much good in court. Making people in power feel dumb is not a good way to get out of something (even if you shouldn't be in "something" in the first place).
Also, danielrh9, I agree with you entirely, I don't think it would do them any good, but retracting the apology would be the right thing to do here. - murphykp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+41I think in this case it's more of an "Oh snap we messed up let's pass the buck," reaction rather than a "These people are a danger to society and need to be put away," reaction. Of course, that doesn't make it any better, but at least everyone outside of Boston knows that the charges are ridiculous. There's maybe 10 people taking the whole "Bomb Hoax" explanation seriously.
By the way, I wonder how their lawyer is taking all this? He seems like a pretty nice guy from what we saw the Hair Press Conference. - lemurs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39From http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.html
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis called it "unconscionable" that the marketing campaign was executed in a post 9/11 era. "It's a foolish prank on the part of Turner Broadcasting," he said. "In the environment nowadays ... we really have to look at the motivation of the company here and why this happened."
I'm so sick of this 'post 9/11 era' bs that keeps being played. Last time a checked, the Earth did not tilt off it's axis. All the 'post 9/11 era' has brought is is realization of how incompetent those charged with protecting us are, and if *anything* has changed then it's only gotten worst.
"Scaring an entire region, tying up the T and major roadways, and forcing first responders to spend 12 hours chasing down trinkets instead of terrorists is marketing run amok," Markey, a Democrat, said in a written statement.
A perfect description of what the powers at be did. Lets point the blame where it belongs. It's an over glorified lightbright for @#$% sake. - Idolwild, on 10/12/2007, -3/+41To solo81874,
"Had they notified local officials they may have had to pay to put these up BUT it would have prevented all of this from happening."
That's crazy. No municipality is going to allow anyone to put these things up on their infrastructure. - writerboyVSgod, on 10/12/2007, -2/+40The Boston PD is wicked retarded.
- IMnotBRAINWASHD, on 10/12/2007, -7/+44How can these people be allowed to be so stupid?! If I lived in Boston right now, I'd move.
- dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -0/+35Sometimes when I feel like the world hates me, I go in my room, turn off my lights, and PLAY WITH WIRES AND BATTERYS. It helps me cope with the cruel, evil, SINISTER world we live in...
- Crass22, on 10/12/2007, -18/+53This is exactly the reason why the federal goverment should secretly wiretap our phones/e-mail.
- Ghstfce, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33You think that's bad? I just got back from gitmo over a remote controlled car. Apparently someone saw a battery and wires and the next thing I know I'm being waterboarded and forced into a naked male pyramid with a black bag over my head. All I remember was something said as I got tackled by police. It was "sinister object". Damn, the box said "Turbo Hopper"
- terrizance, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29I'm just really curious...does ANYONE other than Boston authorities think that the reaction to this advertising campaign we saw was justified?
- JeremyTTU, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30Someone needs to come up with a RIAA board with sinister LEDs and wires!
- IntoTheWired, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28"They should be charged, for several reasons."
Okay, I'll bite.
"First, it's offensive - flipping a bird is NOT appropriate public behavior."
It's also not a crime, either.
"Second, the public city is not just anyones to do what they like."
True, and in this case, they broke that rule, which brings us to...
"Third, they did not have a permit for such advertising."
Same thing. They posted stuff for the sake of advertising and they didn't have a permit. The company gets a fine and a ticket for the litter.
Anything the city does to the litter once it's in their possession should be done at the city's expense, not anyone else's. - mccarron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27Who knew a Light-Brite could cause terror!?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28Since 9/11 every man has turned into wimpering pussies. You, my man, are so right!
- Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -4/+29Mr. Ahmadinejad, get off Digg. You have a press conference announcing your new centrifuges in about twenty minutes.
- c6mjohn, on 10/12/2007, -12/+37I was looking at this picture and it made me laugh. My girlfriend came over and wanted to know what was so funny so I showed her the picture. She didn't get it at first so I explained the whole situation. And then she started laughing. And then I started laughing. And then I punched her.
- Pests, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25ken52787:
Wrong! You actually pay $15,000$ per letter for every time a person sees that letter. - Norweed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25I completely agree. I think the only reason they keep saying hoax instead of "completely overreacting to a simple light bright marketing campaign by a bunch of morons" is because, as a news agency, they're trying to save a bit of face too. I mean the reporting was like there was a US invasion yesterday.
- dominasian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25we need this to happen with the RIAA
- firewrx612, on 10/12/2007, -1/+24As a Boston Firefighter I'm thoroughly embarrassed by this incident.
To think, this could all have been avoided if I had been working that day, I could have just looked at it and said, "Yeah it's a litebrite with a couple of D-cells. Who cares?" It could have just been placed in archives of other idiotic calls we have had such as "investigate smoke from chimney" or all the calls we got for a "suspicious white powder" after the anthrax scare, that usually turned out to be laundry detergent or salt.
***** paranoia. The terrorists have won. -
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