"Mike Hord" wrote in message news:88eca9220702011120u23f2356bi46c92063e8566e1c@mail.gmail.com... > The way the authorities are dealing with this INFURIARATES me. It > wasn't a demonstration of how good they are at reacting to possible > threats, it was a demonstration of how poor the judgement skills of > the establishment have become. > > 1. These things were in place for days or weeks before this whole > debacle occured. No terrorist group in their right mind would leave > bombs visible for weeks before detonating them. > 2. No terrorist group would leave bombs in highly visible locations > with animated cartoon characters on them. > 3. This obviously was NOT a hoax, and yet the authorities insist > on repeatedly publicly referring to it as one. I heard this morning > that at least two people have been arrested related to it. > > This is a demonstration of how mass hysteria over "terrorism" has > completely replaced common sense. I didn't think things had > gotten this bad, but I guess they have. We truly are losing the battle against the terrorists if we continue to live in a state of terror. Both the overreaction of law enforcement and of news agencies like CNN just makes the public more upset over what should have been a non-event. Jeff -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - B. Franklin, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist