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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070511...s3EjiVjEKWs0NUE

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BOSTON - Prosecutors said they would not pursue charges against two men who planted electronic devices around the city as part of a botched advertising campaign after the pair apologized Friday for causing a bomb scare. ADVERTISEMENT Peter Berdovsky, 27, and Sean Stevens, 28, also performed community service at a rehabilitation center in a deal with prosecutors. In contrast to their first court appearance in January, when they mugged for the camera and waved to friends in the courtroom, the men offered contrite apologies and said they never expected the stunt to cause any turmoil. "I deeply regret that this incident caused such anguish and disruption to so many people," Berdovsky told the Charlestown District Court. Stevens said he saw the devices simply as "harmless entertainment." "I had no intention of upsetting or alarming anyone," he said. The two were accused of planting about three dozen battery-powered devices in Boston and Cambridge on Jan. 31. The devices, a promotion for Cartoon Network, had lights that created images of a cartoon character making an obscene gesture. Fears of terrorism arose when the devices were discovered in a subway station and on a bridge, among other locations. Bomb squads were deployed, and highways, bridges and some transit stations were temporarily closed. Similar signs were placed in nine other cities around the United States, but only in Boston did they elicit such a response. Berdovsky and Stevens were charged with placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct. Attorney General Martha Coakley said it would have been difficult to prove to a jury that the men intended to create panic, and that she did not believe they realized the problems the ads would cause. "We believe this was an appropriate and fair resolution," Coakley said. Berdovsky said he was relieved the case was resolved without a trial. "I am looking forward to what the future has to bring. I'm just going to be working really hard and working on my art and working to build a really peaceful community for all of us to live in," Berdovsky told The Associated Press by telephone after the hearing. Berdovsky performed 80 hours of service and Stevens completed 60 hours at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Boston. The men designed a cartoon mural that will be painted in a waiting area for children undergoing physical therapy, said Oz Mondejar, Spaulding's vice president of human resources. They also helped patients use computers, cleaned the hospital's sailing docks and helped produce a DVD featuring patients talking about their rehabilitation successes. Turner Broadcasting and the advertising agency that carried out the campaign, Interference Inc., agreed to pay a $2 million settlement to cover costs and restitution for the law enforcement response. The head of the Cartoon Network resigned nine days after the stunt.

Between these assholes apologizing and the head of CN resigning as a result of this, I really feel as though the true Mooninite Spirit would be utterly let down by these spineless turncoat morons.

A big "Fuck Off" would have been the only appropriate response

$2 million settlement?! Fuck them.

why did boston score 1 point?
i woulda docked them 2 points for being pansies

Seriously.

If anyone should be apologizing, it's all of Boston for being represented by such utterly incompetent fucks.

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Originally posted by RJT Seriously. If anyone should be apologizing, it's all of Boston for being represented by such utterly incompetent fucks.

meh, it's not like athf is hugely popular with the older folks. It makes for entertaining news, and it's a silly situation, but I can't really fault anybody.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit why did boston score 1 point?

$2 Million Dollar Settlement + Unnecessary Apology + Executive Resigning = 1 Point to Boston

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Originally posted by inconspicuous meh, it's not like athf is hugely popular with the older folks. It makes for entertaining news, and it's a silly situation, but I can't really fault anybody.

It's not about popularity, it's about how utterly fucking ridiculous the whole situation was.

9 other cities had no issues, and they're filled with old people too.

i wish this thread was about boston market

I wish people weren't such pussies.

People freaking out like this makes me fucking embarassed to be American.

I honestly believe the only reason prosecution went forward to charge these two men in the first place is because they were fucking embarassed that they big scare was over some fucking LED toys.

Did I say fucking enough?

This is my one post in the cor for the month.

Greets all!

---Adam

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Originally posted by chach i wish this thread was about boston market

Boston Market is terrible. Shake 'N Bake, yo.

If I recall correctly, they had been put up for weeks before anyone noticed.

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Originally posted by RJT It's not about popularity, it's about how utterly fucking ridiculous the whole situation was. 9 other cities had no issues, and they're filled with old people too.

well, if they don't know what the hell it is, it doesn't seem so ridiculous for them to be wary of it. Just one of those, "Oh well" situations, IMO.

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Originally posted by inconspicuous well, if they don't know what the hell it is, it doesn't seem so ridiculous for them to be wary of it. Just one of those, "Oh well" situations, IMO.

Light Bright =/= WMD's

And regardless, I think my "90% of all cities this occurred in were cool with it" argument is pretty strong

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Originally posted by RJT Light Bright =/= WMD's And regardless, I think my "90% of all cities this occurred in were cool with it" argument is pretty strong

meh, it's a box with wires. It's not that big of a stretch...especially when it's on underpasses.

I'm not claiming that it DEFINITELY looked like a bomb, so it's not shocking that it only happened in one place

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Originally posted by inconspicuous meh, it's a box with wires. It's not that big of a stretch...especially when it's on underpasses. I'm not claiming that it DEFINITELY looked like a bomb, so it's not shocking that it only happened in one place

Your empathetic imagination must be more highly developed than mine

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Originally posted by RJT Your empathetic imagination must be more highly developed than mine

perhaps. heh. It's amusing...but if you saw some box with wires hanging from a bridge, with some symbol from a Russian game show on it, I doubt you'd be completely convinced that it was harmless, too.

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Originally posted by inconspicuous perhaps. heh. It's amusing...but if you saw some box with wires hanging from a bridge, with some symbol from a Russian game show on it, I doubt you'd be completely convinced that it was harmless, too.

I can asuage your doubts. I'd be sure, and you know how?

I have more confidence in terrorists than that.

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Attorney General Martha Coakley said it would have been difficult to prove to a jury that the men intended to create panic, and that she did not believe they realized the problems the ads would cause. She then went on to reprimand the citizens and government officials of Boston, calling them "overly uptight" and "absurdly idiotic" for their poor treatment of what she said were "obvious childrens toys." Following her reprimand she tendered her resignation and announced plans to move from the city out of disgust.

Fixed.

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Originally posted by RJT I can asuage your doubts. I'd be sure, and you know how? I have more confidence in terrorists than that.

meh, idk...Zarqawi got caught 'cuz he told his flight instructors that he didn't need to know how to land. Not exactly geniuses, that lot.

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Originally posted by inconspicuous perhaps. heh. It's amusing...but if you saw some box with wires hanging from a bridge, with some symbol from a Russian game show on it, I doubt you'd be completely convinced that it was harmless, too.

No. There is no excuse for the amount of idiotic panic this caused.

This is like old people suddenly becoming afraid of every post box around due to the possibility that somebody could be mailing a bomb, so they round up all the postmen and make them apologize for handling mail all day.

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Originally posted by RJT Between these assholes apologizing and the head of CN resigning as a result of this, I really feel as though the true Mooninite Spirit would be utterly let down by these spineless turncoat morons. A big "Fuck Off" would have been the only appropriate response

Now come on...

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"I am looking forward to what the future has to bring. I'm just going to be working really hard and working on my art and working to build a really peaceful community for all of us to live in," Berdovsky told The Associated Press by telephone after the hearing.

[long pause]



Do you think they are genuinely sorry for what they did?

they are just blowing smoke up the asses of the people who want them to apologize. The rest of us know it's all bullshit and they aren't really sorry, they just want to get the asshole media and legislation off their backs.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On No. There is no excuse for the amount of idiotic panic this caused. This is like old people suddenly becoming afraid of every post box around due to the possibility that somebody could be mailing a bomb, so they round up all the postmen and make them apologize for handling mail all day.

not quite, 'cuz handling mail is a normal part of their job, and something they have to do, unlike planting electronic devices around town. It's all been blown way out of proportion by both sides. Somebody did something that probably wasn't too bright, in retrospect, and some other people did something that probably wasn't too bright, in retrospect.

I saw a picture of the actual device and not just the illustration/design. They definitely looked like bombs. People had every reason to be freaked out.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Now come on... [long pause] Do you think they are genuinely sorry for what they did? they are just blowing smoke up the asses of the people who want them to apologize. The rest of us know it's all bullshit and they aren't really sorry, they just want to get the asshole media and legislation off their backs.

Exactly. They switched too fast from having too much fun to being far too polite. It's obvious they're being sarcastic about it, but I think it's also better that they went about it this way than with keeping up with the charade. I think that if they kept on doing what they'd originally been doing they would've earned a harsher punishment.

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Originally posted by punjabi I saw a picture of the actual device and not just the illustration/design. They definitely looked like bombs. People had every reason to be freaked out.

OMG THEY BROUGHT BACK UP RUN!!

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