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• Takuan commented on MIT student arrested for entering Boston airport with "fake bomb"
  this keeps coming up. Is there not someone who knows how to organize such a thing in an honourable way and with complete probity? Can BoingBoing take on the heavy administrative burden of collecting for defense funds for those being thrown into the fiery belly furnace of the fascist Moloch? I constantly read of these outrages and become even more enraged at my impotence to DO anything about it....
• jimmerjay commented on MIT student arrested for entering Boston airport with "fake bomb"
  Poor, poor little girl. Does MIT really stand for Moron In Training? She can possibly realize the stupidity of her actions, accept whatever punishment the courts give her, and move on with her life. Or, she can continue with the "woe is me, I'm just an innocent little girl." My bet is on the latter....
• John A Arkansawyer commented on MIT student arrested for entering Boston airport with "fake bomb"
  The story has a not wonderful ending: Instead of going to trial, Simpson accepted the pretrial probation offer on Monday, June 2. If Simpson performs the community service and does not re-offend in the next year, the charge of disorderly conduct will be dropped. I'm glad this will go off her record, but I'm embarrassed for her that she had to apologize. I'm even more sorry this bogus charge didn't get beaten in court....
• ill lich commented on MIT student arrested for entering Boston airport with "fake bomb"
  It is weird to see this post again after a year and notice that moderator Teresa took me to task, especially since she seemed to misunderstand a good amount of what I said. Theresa: I never defended the Boston municipal government, except perhaps in the backhanded way of suggesting that they are as corrupt and clueless as any other city government. I don't see how that constitutes astroturfing for the Boston city government. Maybe I should start an ad campaign: "Boston: our public servants are as stupid as anybody else, let us prove it to you." I never approved of...
• Shelby_Victoria commented on Cop roughs up teenage skateboarder on video
  I definitely think this kid has a right to be angry and to complain to the police force, but a lawsuit? They were skating in a no skating zone, but who's to say that they knew it was? The police are always demanding respect and using violence, but they never show respect, and they use violence before anyone else shows a sign of using it first. Let this be a sign to the police force. As for the cop, I don't think he should be on patrol after this indecent, and he does need anger management classes....