stupidest ad.agency??

[flugie]

so yesturday katflugie and i were watching the tube when a special report came on about a bomb scare in downtown Boston.later in the day a few more were reported and more bomb squad activity goes down.this is what is was all about http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2007/02/01/576121.html&cvqh=itn_boston
are people this stupid??
one evening i drove up the street to a little mall to go to cvs.i pull in,there are cops everywhere.have the lot blocked off.state police bomb squad is there.some kid(sr in high school) makes a fake bomb and leaves it on sidewalk in front of a busy store. gets caught. looses scholarship to big name university.jail time...what are they thinking?
city of Boston is ramming it to the guys from yesturday.these idiots even videoed and posted thier actions on the web.

[MWC]

From what I've read, this campaign wasn't only in Boston -- but Boston is the only city where there was an issue.

I can't believe in this day and age that the ad agency or Turner Broadcasting did not have the courtesy/intelligence to go through proper channels to alert the local law enforcement in each city before putting these "signs" up everywhere. First of all, to protect their investment in the campaign and its materials; second, to act as responsible US citizens.

I hope they are hit with a whopping tab for all the expense the city of Boston incurred.

But whatever they end up paying, you cannot buy publicity like that!

[Eileencc]

They said they did it in several other cities in the same way, but Boston was the only one that reacted that way. In post-911 America, I gotta wonder why? I'm happy that Boston scrambled to action right away. I wonder why we never heard anything about the other cities. If I lived in one of those cities, I'd wonder how vigilant my public authorities are about REAL threats to the public safety.

[dartay]

Originally Posted by Eileencc

They said they did it in several other cities in the same way, but Boston was the only one that reacted that way. In post-911 America, I gotta wonder why? I'm happy that Boston scrambled to action right away. I wonder why we never heard anything about the other cities. If I lived in one of those cities, I'd wonder how vigilant my public authorities are about REAL threats to the public safety.

Scrambled to action right away? The devices had been there for 2-3 weeks

[JudyBluEyes]

Originally Posted by dartay

Scrambled to action right away? The devices had been there for 2-3 weeks

We have become such a paranoid society. It will prove to be our downfall I'm afraid.

[mofi]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

We have become such a paranoid society. It will prove to be our downfall I'm afraid.

I was going to say exactly the same thing.

[dartay]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

We have become such a paranoid society. It will prove to be our downfall I'm afraid.

Not without good reason, but sometimes we push it a bit. It certainly will make it easier for someone who tries to exploit that aspect.

[Nerak936]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

We have become such a paranoid society. It will prove to be our downfall I'm afraid.

Paranoid?? No, I don't think so. The planes that hit the towers flew out of Logan, you know.

Whoever planned this "media campaign" is an insensitive a**hole.

[JudyBluEyes]

Originally Posted by dartay

Not without good reason, but sometimes we push it a bit. It certainly will make it easier for someone who tries to exploit that aspect.

So does this mean the terrorist win? I mean if we overreact to a stunt pulled by the Cartoon Channel? I just think the police could have figured out what was going on without all the hoopla.... course if one of these things blow up then I guess I'm wrong..

[dartay]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

So does this mean the terrorist win? I mean if we overreact to a stunt pulled by the Cartoon Channel? I just think the police could have figured out what was going on without all the hoopla.... course if one of these things blow up then I guess I'm wrong..

I hope it doesn't mean that. It just means we have to live with some false alarms.

I'm sure the police did what they thought was right. Was there an over-reaction? Yes.

How do we avoid it? My stance is obvious if you've read some of my other posts.

[kirbyfan]

Originally Posted by mofi

I was going to say exactly the same thing.

I think you two must be related to some people at the church we used to attend, they have been talking about the "end times" for about 20 years now...

[mofi]

No just that if everything little thing is going to spark some controversy then the terrorists have won, because you're no longer living your life, if everytime you see something "electronic" the first thought into your head is it must be a bomb. Just my opinion, if my time comes it comes.

[Mark05]

Just heard on the news that the retribution tab is around $3/4 million and I would imagine Turner Broadcasting has the deepest pockets

[queencityfan]

I think the culprits will get off easy if they'll just go to Re-hab

[dartay]

Originally Posted by Mark05

Just heard on the news that the retribution tab is around $3/4 million and I would imagine Turner Broadcasting has the deepest pockets

Why would they be liable? Because they put up some goofy ads? Because the police overreacted weeks after the fact?

If all the commotion was the day they set the stupid things out thats one thing, but to try and recoop on expenses incurred because someone over reacted. I don't buy it.

Certainly the ads were in poor taste. I'm not defending that.