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Model railroad locomotive stops Pennsylvania traffic
At least the bomb squad did not blow it up.
Ha ha…sheezzzz, this is funny though I doubt the cops would think that.
sad that the cops nowadays have such a knee jerk reaction to every little thing that has batteries instead of just common sense anymore. guess this proves that they along with america spend to much time sitting on there common sense. sad state america has become
This story shows that we are still traumatized by events in the last 15 years. We see that a simple case of inadequate packaging and stowing can trigger a panic. Sad.
All of the over-reactions deplete resources such as time and money. Thus I see these things as ironic rather than funny.
These days, a dropped teddy bear could trigger a SWAT & EOD response.
The Conway, Arkansas police bomb squad blew up two suspicious containers about 6 years ago. That was their introduction to Geocaching.
It wouldn’t be any worst for ware if they had blown it up!
Next time, we’ll invite all you “the cops over reacted” folks to come on down and kick the object around for a few minutes first. Mr. Benham from New York is correct.
LOL! Paranoia is live & well!
I wonder if it was an O!!! gauge unit.
I knew the responses would be good for a chuckle.
This may be the only time a car has bested a locomotive.
dumbass cops !!!
And what would the reaction have been if the “dumbass cops” had done nothing and the suspicious package had exploded and killed someone? Cops cant win. Always being second guessed after the fact by the public and a “dumbass” internal affairs board.
I agree that the current necessity of worst-case knee-jerk reactions is sad, but snickering at a perhaps over-cautious response is easy in hindsight. How concerned would any of the skeptics in this thread have been about noticing a cooking pot in a backpack on the sidewalk at a road race?
poor thomas.he was just trying to be a useful engine…
poor thomas.he was just trying to be a useful engine…
During my RR career, it was consistently drummed into our heads, “When in doubt, take the safe course”. It saved many of us from making some serious mistakes because we assumed the track was clear, the switch was lined correctly, the pin dropped after making a hook, or whatever. Same applies to these situations.
Over reaction? I’ll bet some of the vets of Irag and Afganistan could tell you how supposedly “harmless” objects turned out to be deadly IEDs. I know it’s popular to bash anyone who is employed by the government (in any occupation), but we hire these folks to put their lives on the line for US. (A job many of us are unwilling or incapable of doing ourselves. Let’s show a little respect for these brave individuals, folks.
Although I have to admit the NSA keeping tabs on everyone’s phone calls and e-mails is a bit of an overreach. (Are you listening NSA?)