"But they weren't. Neither were they place on airliners, on nuclear facilities, or on fast-moving trucks driven by swarthy men screaming about how some guy named allahu is fubar."
Ah, yeah but they were on bridges and highway overpasses.
"Ah, yeah but they were on bridges and highway overpasses."
Yes, they were.
If MA or Boston regulations prohibit it, advertising on a bridge or overpass constitutes a civil violation and might be worthy of a fine, not a city-wide panic and jail time.
It's a glowing sign clearly depicting a cartoon figure - one which is popular enough to have multiple DVD sets sold in electronics stores nation-wide. Ya know, I thought we (conservatives) were the people in favor of common sense. No, I *know* we're the people in favor of common sense. Common sense indicates that a few dumb glowing signs do not constitute a national emergency, and vigilance about terrorist threats does not mean behaving like a ninny.
Yes, the signs are dumb. The show is dumb. The kids who put these things up are dumb - I didn't expect that Boston's brain trust would go out in the winter to put up ads as a side job.
But the people who are paid to *not* be dumb were also dumb, which is why this is a big issue today.
So are cameras and other road signs and they all could have bombs. Stop living in fear. I do not like to give up my freedom because sheeple are afraid.