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Aqua Teen Stunt Costs Turner and Agency $2M

Posted by Zonk on from the can-you-say-extortion dept.

evw writes "The NYTimes reports that the Turner Broadcasting System and the ad agency responsible have reached a $2M settlement with the city of Boston and state and federal agencies that treated the light boards placed around the city as an act of terrorism (as covered earlier on /.) Half of the money is to cover direct costs associated with the response. The other $1M goes to 'goodwill funds' that will be used for response training and public outreach."

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  1. An actual bomb scare in Boston = No Charges! by NFN_NLN · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Put up flashing lights == Charges

    Plant a fake bomb (made to look like a bomb) == No Charges

    "In the hospital incident, investigators believe a former hospital employee planted the phony bomb in an office at 185 Harrison Ave. He has been identified but has not been charged, the sources said."

    http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg ?articleid=180349
    Same city, same cops, same time period... what gives???