Justified arrest, or has someone been watching too many bad action movies?
AP story: http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FAKE_BOMB?SITE=RANDOM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-09-21-11-37-49
“Star Simpson, 19, had a computer circuit board and wiring in plain view over a black hooded sweat shirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj. Scott Pare, the commanding officer at the airport.
“She said that it was a piece of art and she wanted to stand out on career day,” Pare said at a news conference. “She claims that it was just art, and that she was proud of the art and she wanted to display it.”
The device had wires connected to a battery, allowing it to light up, he said. Simpson also had Play-Doh in her hands, he said.”
Seriously, do real bombs have blinky lights?
Here’s a picture of the device: http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/F/f0ccb94f-30c1-48a5-bb53-c35e333ee697.html?SITE=RANDOM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
It’s just a breadboard with some LEDs arranged in a star, some wire, and a battery. Doesn’t look very dangerous to me. I’ll bet if she had the exact same device enclosed in a case with just the star of LEDs showing and the rest of its functions hidden and nobody would have given it a second look. Expose the circuit for all to see and somehow that’s *more* scary.