Woman Arrested For Fake Bomb at Airport

[Rhino]

Police Arrest Woman Allegedly Wearing Fake Bomb at Boston Airport
Friday, September 21, 2007

BOSTON — An MIT student wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport and later claimed it was artwork, officials said.

Star Simpson, 19, had a computer circuit board and wiring in plain view over a black hooded sweatshirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj. Scott Pare, the commanding officer at the airport.

"She said that it was a piece of art and she wanted to stand out on career day," Pare said at a news conference. "She claims that it was just art, and that she was proud of the art and she wanted to display it."

Simpson was charged with disturbing the peace and possessing a hoax device. A not guilty plea was entered for her and she was released on $750 bail.

During the hearing, Simpson smiled as she entered wearing a T-shirt and sandals. After she posted bail, she left in a taxi with a man who identified himself as her boyfriend, but neither would answer more questions from reporters.

Prosecutor Wayne Margolis had requested $5,000 bail, saying Simpson showed a total disregard for the situation she was in — an airport after the 2001 terrorist attacks....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297593,00.html

[DoctorDoom]

MIT is notorious for pranking, but there are appropriate places for it, and Logan isn't one of them.

[Beowulf]

Besides the initial crime, I see a few of things wrong here.
I thought guns were all but banned in Boston. How did she get arrested at gunpoint? *snicker*

Second, this is a college student, a person that one day that will be given a leadership role solely because of a degree.

Third, she COULD be charged with terrorism even if it is a joking scheme. I see that Liberals watered things down again even though she had a lousy attitude about the whole thing, especially when they most likely had to shut down security for a time and disrupt people.

[DoctorDoom]

I thought guns were all but banned in Boston. How did she get arrested at gunpoint? *snicker*Boston is a Liberal Gun Utopia: only cops and criminals own them.

[Beowulf]

And in a related story:

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=7110683


Burlington Airport, Vermont - September 21, 2007
A bomb scare Friday at the Burlington International Airport.


Turns out it was a stink bomb!

[Incident_command]

Boston is a Liberal Gun Utopia: only cops and criminals own them.

Yep and my bet is she gets a little slap on the wrist.

[Timberwolf]

She can thank her lucky stars I'M not the judge...I'd be directing the DA to charge her with terrorizing and for the book to be thrown at her. She'd be held without bail and I'd set her trial date for...hmmmm...6 months from now.

[DeclinetoState]

http://www.moonbattery.com/Star_Simpson.jpg
Star Simpson: Apparently MIT is now accepting idiots

Pic from http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2007/09/star_simpson_ar.html

Wonder if she's related to O.J.