Dolemite wrote:
Next time replace the WALK/DO NOT WALK masks in crossing lights with these things and there won't be as much of a stink.

Again, I only find fault with the guy placing them underneath interstate bridges in an effort to hide them, which is what brought the well deserved suspicion to the devices.

You're kidding, right? Replacing the WALK/DO NOT WALK masks would actually be something that could injure someone (a stupid person, yes, but still). It definitely shows INTENT to do something malicious. Hanging a lighted poster on ANYTHING hardly shows either. It shows intent to get noticed. Just like any other posted bill or advertisement.

Putting one on the underside of a bridge was probably due to the inability to put it anywhere else on the bridge without getting caught in the act. The fact that people over reacted in a 'post 9/11 world' to this genius stunt is indicative of just how massively the terrorists have won. I'd like to see Boston try and recoup its $700K(?!) from their own stupidity.

And let's not forget that if Homeland Security actually worked the way it was supposed to, then Boston should've been able to communicate to other major markets that this was a hoax and prevent them from over reacting as well. Has that happened? That quarter of a trillion dollars was well spent, eh?

RE: cbs4boston.com - Hoax Devices Creating Gridlock In Boston