This is rediculous. How are you going to arrest someone for this?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html
Cliffs: "Peter Berdovsky, 27, a freelance video artist from Arlington, Massachusetts, and Sean Stevens, 28, were facing charges of placing a hoax device in a way that results in panic, as well as one count of disorderly conduct, said Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. The hoax charge is a felony, she said. Both men were arrested Wednesday evening."
Like their intention was to cause public panic, really? If city officials weren't so stupid they wouldn't have shut down half the city over a few flippin' signs. Understandably not everyone knows was ATHF is but still.
"it's all about corporate greed" - Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. As oppose to you stretching your mightly arm of government to arrest 2 guys promoting a cartoon? Citing public terror, yelling fire in a movie theater or something worse, is one thing but clearly this was a grassroots promotional campaign that the city leaders are now embarrassed for blowing out of proportion. BS.