Apparently we can add Mooninites to the federal terror watch lists.
From Time:
Some legal experts say prosecutors will have a hard time proving that two men intended to cause a scare when they planted blinking electronic devices around Boston in a publicity stunt for a cartoon show.
They say the key difficulties prosecutors face are demonstrating that the men intended to cause fear, and that the devices, which depict a cartoon character, looked dangerous. The state must prove both to win felony convictions for placing a hoax device, the experts said.
“Their intent was to place these devices as part of an admittedly idiotic advertising campaign,” said defense attorney Edward P. Ryan Jr., a former president of the Massachusetts Bar Association. “Just because people got scared doesn’t mean there was intent.”
Yes, that’s right. A bunch of ads for Aqua Teen Hunger Force, with the show’s villain giving Boston the finger, resulted in the Department of Homeland Security shitting itself and closing down the city. The best part, though, was the public reaction of the two guys who put these ads up. They didn’t get pinned down for shit else but 70s hairstyles. Well, here, just watch for yourself.
“we smoke while we flip the bird”