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This reminds me of Star Simpson, the (former) MIT student who showed up to Boston's Logan airport in 2007 wearing a sweatshirt with a light-up LED circuit on it
by mhartl 17y ago
This reminds me of Star Simpson, the (former) MIT student who showed up to Boston's Logan airport in 2007 wearing a sweatshirt with a light-up LED circuit on it. She wasn't even flying, just waiting at baggage claim for a friend, when one of the airport employees concluded that a 19-year-old girl with an unusual sweatshirt might be a suicide bomber. 40 (that's right: 40) police showed up, and she was charged with possessing a "hoax device" (http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/09/19/star-simpson-once-mi.html http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/09/19/star-simpson-once-mi.htm...). I'm still pissed at MIT for throwing her under a bus; instead of saying "This is ridiculous, clearly the airport staff and police overreacted", they bent over and supported the authorities 100%.
- neurotech1 17y agoI still think that the girl was stupid for bringing it to an airport of all places. She had putty in her hand, that could be mistaken for plastic explosives. Terrorists have been known to detonate explosives with hand triggers when confronted. A 19yo MIT student should know better IMHO An 11yo school student would be more deserving of the benefit of the doubt on his project, than the girl at MIT
- billswift 17y agoYour response, neurotech, suggests you really shouldn't practice brain-surgery on yourself.
- billswift 17y agoHere's Bruce Schneier's post on the event http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/09/woman_arrested.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/09/woman_arrested...