Toy robot detours traffic near Coors Field (Pansy Alert)

Denver Post ^ | Kyle Glazier

[GingisK]

Our national stupidity has gone to infinity.... and beyond!

This is really sad, but completely true!

[prisoner6]

Totally agree! It ticks me off that I can get challanged for hiding/searching a cache and yet muzzies get a pass on taking pics of sensitive areas!

Heres a video that I have to admit if I was in the Statue of Liberty and saw this coming I would probably be on alert.

FPV RC plane buzzing the Statue of Liberty and other NYC landmarks

It's probably better on YouTube but I don't have time to find the link.

[Celtic Cross]

"...Hours long stand-off between police and an 8 inch tall toy robot..."

Oh man...I have nothing to say.

[mongo141]

“I’d walk right up to that toy robot and give it a swift kick. Furthermore, I would not categorize my action as requiring any significant ration of courage.”

The terrorist of the world must be laughing their ass off at how easy it is to bring things to a screeching halt in this land of pantie waisted, limp wristed, PC correct, ignorant, helpless people who want to be protected from everything possible. There will be a lot more of this s**t, hide and watch!

[massgopguy]

That’s just the kind of anti-cybernetic bigotry that got Lost in Space canceled.

[VermiciousKnid]

This one’s right up your alley....

[Notary Sojac]

Two hours wasted and blocks of traffic tied up to find out if there are a couple of ounces of explosive in an eight inch toy.

One cop with a service automatic shooting from behind a nearby bridge pillar could have done the same thing in a matter of minutes.

[Fred Hayek]

This is mild. A few weeks ago I finished a cyclocross race in very muddy conditions. I got back to my car, loaded the bike, and changed my shoes. The shoes that I raced in had a lot of mud accumulated on them, so I hit the pavement with the shoes to knock off much of the mud. Then I got told that I was intimidating people by doing such a violent act. This is in Pansysota. The people here would be absolutely terrorized if they were around a bunch of construction carpenters at work!

[mongo141]

The Germans sprinkled those things by the multi thousands over the low lands and else where during WWII. Some went off by just touching them some were booby trapped and others were on a timer.

[Portcall24]

Quick, hand me the shotgun I’ll take care of this in a heartbeat!

[r9etb]

You can’t argue with these FReeper manly men whose chests have so much hair they can’t keep the buttons on their shirts..... or, at least, they type real manly so you’ll think that about them.

[InvisibleChurch]

Allah Ak-bear!

[rockrr]

Oh come on...don’t you ever wing a few shots in the K-Mart parking lot just to make yourself feel better? ;-)

[MEGoody]

Americans have given up their freedoms for the security provided by morons.

What freedom did anyone give up in this case? The freedom to glue a toy robot to a cement pedestal without having it subsequently blown up? I'm okay with giving up that particular freedom.

[r9etb]

Well, I will admit to having an unusual amount of hair on my chest....

[Ramius]

You’re right, of course.

[MEGoody]

I’d walk right up to that toy robot and give it a swift kick.

I probably would have too. I'm known by my friends as a bit of a nut because I walk up to duffel bags, suitcases, boxes, etc that have been left unattended and open them up to see what's in them. I figure if it's a bomb, my death will be quick. :)

But in this case, people were freaked out and called in the authorities to deal with it. And naturally, the authorities have very strict rules to protect the front line folks as much as possible. I don't have a problem with that.

[RichInOC]

Robo-san 4000?

[longtermmemmory]

perhaps that little coffee making robot is on the loose.

[IYAS9YAS]

What is it? Looks like an old tin can on a stick.