"So the Boston authorities panic and go crazy reacting to some dumb
blinking signs scattered around the city, promoting a new cartoon.
Blinking signs that didn’t cause a ripple of concern in Chicago or
eight other cities.
And it’s supposed to be the fault of the network placing the sign?
I don’t think so. If I walk through security in an airport, and
a guard decides that my Moleskine notebook looks like a bomb because it
is small and black and has an elastic band trailing off it, and they
arrest me, evacuate O’Hare, divert all incoming flights for two hours,
and shut down the whole U.S. transportation system, is that my fault?
Overreaction by the government is routine, but should not be
accepted. Yes, these are scary times. But that doesn’t mean we’ve
outlawed whimsy. Terror bombs have not, to date, displayed flashing
cartoon characters, and it was not irresponsible to set such signs out
in public. We’re still a free country, sort of, and might just continue
to be, if we stand our ground."
Neil Steinberg
The Chicago Sun Times
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