Two plead not guilty to Boston hoax charges
POSTED: 4:29 p.m. EST , February 1, 2007
The boards depicted a cartoon character making an obscene gesture at passing motorists.
Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards "bomb-like" devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged transportation infrastructure in the city.
Asked by the judge to describe what the figure on the light box was doing, Grossman said, "Colloquially, he was flipping the bird, your honor."
Judge Paul K. Leary told Grossman that, according to law, the suspects must intend to create a panic to be charged with placing hoax devices.
It appears the suspects had no such intent, the judge said, but the question should be discussed in a later hearing.
Peter Berdovsky and Sean Stevens were released on $2,500 bail, said Mike Rich, their attorney. The next pretrial hearing is scheduled for March 7.
Both men were cooperative with authorities, and neither has a previous criminal record in
At a news conference after the hearing, Stevens and Berdovsky stepped to the microphones and said they were taking questions only about 1970s hairstyles.
When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, Stevens responded, "We're taking it very seriously." Asked another question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him and Berdovsky seriously.
Reporters did not relent and as they continued, Berdovsky disregarded their queries, saying, "That's not a hair question. I'm sorry." (Read More)
Are you fucking serious? Welcome to
And instead of saying ‘hey, we’re a bunch of cowardly morons who confused Lite-Brites for improvised explosive devices(!),’ the mayor of Boston is trying to foist the blame for his own stupidity or cowardice (take your pick) to these two men. Have we been attacked since 9/11? Before 9/11, were we attacked after 1995 (which was by American anti-government white supremacists)? This idea that evil brown people lurk around every corner waiting to attack us every week is a horrible hybrid of narcissism and paranoia.
And, really, these guys are great. That press conference was the funniest thing I read all day, and perfectly reflects how fucking stupid and drunk on fear so many people in this country seem to be.
BTW, the American media has been selling fear and fascism by the bushel everyday since 9/11, and are completely complicit in this as well.
What’s next? Etch-a-Sketch nuclear devices?
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