Recockulous!!!
The Culprit was a character from the show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" made up of light emitting diodes in the shape of one of the characters.
Then we find out that the same light up signs were in several other locations and states (there were more then 30 of them) and that no one else thought they were bombs, uh...WTF? (pardon my terminology there) but for lack of better words, I think the aforementioned WTF is acceptable under the circumstances). Also, the head of Cartoon Network resigned. Why? He felt responsible and wanted the network to move forward. "It's my hope that my decision allows us to put this chapter behind us." I just don't get it, some one freaked out and called in the bomb squad because they were scared by a sign. I hope the person who reported the sign never goes to Atlantic City or Las Vegas, if that were to happen, the bomb squads would have their hands full dealing with all those "Bombs" that tell you the names of hotels, casinos and so on.
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Wow! I had not heard of this story. I cannot believe someone could mistake a lightbrite for a bomb. Was that person on something? A lightbrite is something that has been around since what, the 70's or early 80's.
I honestly don't understand why the head of Cartoon Network resigned as he didn't do anything wrong and am flabbergasted as to why T.B.N felt they needed to settle with the city of Boston for $2 million.
I swear, no one can do anything anymore without someone ruining it for them. Can't air a commercial because someone gets offended; can't have a lightbrite because its an act of terrorism. I shudder to think what's next.
I shouldn't be surprised by this kind of stupidity anymore but I still am.
I am more and more convinced that this country is not only paranoid but drones to this administration and to its War on Terror. This whole story sickened me because so much was made of it, because a man was forced into leaving his job because of a misstep and because of the publicity that was given to the situation when what should have been ridiculed (the overreaction to the publicity stunt) wasn't. Ugh.
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