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Student arrested over "art" shirt with exposed wiring at Boston Airport

September 21, 2007

In Boston, Massachusetts a 19-year-old woman with an LED device attached to her clothing was arrested at Logan International Airport, Terminal-C by the Massachusetts State Police. Massport spokeswoman Lisa Langone described the device as a fake bomb strapped to her chest. The woman was identified as Star Simpson, a second year student from Hawaii attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Simpson was asking for information on her boyfriend's arriving flight from Oakland at an information desk when the police were notified.

Police say that the device was made from a computer circuit board (in fact a white breadboard as used in MIT course 6.002 (Circuits and Electronics) laboratory kits), LED lights forming a "star" shape, and wiring. The wiring was connected to a 9V battery, allowing the device to light up. According to Maj. Scott Pare of the Massachusetts State Police, Simpson stated that she had created the device as a piece of art that she created to stand out at a career fair. It was attached to the front of a black sweatshirt with a hood that Simpson was wearing, the sweatshirt had "Socket to me, Course VI" written on the back. She was holding Play-doh. She was arrested at about 8:00 a.m. Police say that the device was part of "art" and that Simpson is cooperating with the investigation.

"This is a serious event and was handled quickly and safely. She claims this was art and just wanted to display the art. She didn't understand the seriousness of the situation and she is lucky we did not use deadly force because we had machine guns on scene," said authorities during a press conference at 11:00 a.m. today.

"She's extremely lucky she followed the instructions or deadly force would have been used. And she's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue," said Pare.

Pare later said that, "[Simpson] did seem a bit upset that she was in custody. However, she was rational, and she did answer all questions as required."

Simpson reportedly arrived to at the airport via the subway. She was wearing the device during her trip on the subway, and had in fact been wearing the device during an MIT job fair the previous day.

Simpson was arraigned today on charges including disturbing the peace and possessing a hoax device. Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Wayne Margolis requested a $5,000 cash bail, stating that Simpson had shown "a total disregard to understand the context of the situation…an airport post-9/11." Ross Schreiber, Simpson's defense attorney, called the amount "completely unreasonable" on the grounds that she had not pretended the circuit was anything else and that she was a student in good standing at MIT. Simpson pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on $750 bond.

Fellow MIT classmates reportedly describe Simpson as "impulsive" and "creative."


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I just watched the press conference on TV and got the quotes from the officials:

"This is a serious event and was handled quickly and safely. She claims this was an act and just wanted to display the act. She didn't understand the seriousness of the situation and she is lucky we did not use deadly force because we had machine guns on scene," said authorities during a press conference at 11:00 a.m. today.

DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I also got what the shirt said from the press conference too. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:29, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Misleading/incorrect headline
Read http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/09/woman_arrested.html in particular the comment by "Kadin2048":

 * 'I think the most disgusting part of all this is how the AP is reporting the story. From the opening sentence of the AP story above:

 * "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."

 * What the hell? It "turned out" to be a fake bomb? No, it didn't. It turned out to be a bunch of blinky LEDs in a breadboard. It was categorically *not* a 'fake bomb.'

 * With journalists like these, who needs propaganda?'

Please don't spread stupid ignorant paranoia, report the facts. —64.7.159.210 18:27, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

This is true, I was going to say, it's not a circuit board... well it's a breadboard... but still unless you're an electronics major you wouldn't know what the hell that is. --TUFKAAP 19:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Why did the title still say "fake bomb" ? It wasn't a fake bomb. Boston is just paranoid wishing they were as important as NYC. fyi, I'm in Boston at this moment. Nyarlathotep 22:39, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It was made with the intentions of looking like a bomb and that is not disputable. Therefore its a fake bomb. Her intentions were for it to resemble a bomb or she never would have been arrested. It is nonsense to say it wasn't. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:17, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * What's your source for what her intentions were? The only source we have currently are her own statements to the police about it, that it was intended as art.  The police have suggested that because to them it looked like some sort of bomb that it was intended to look like one-- but that's an allegation that they will have to prove in court. Fnordling 23:21, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * That is ridiculous. Read her shirt, read her blog on MIT oh and again, she was arrested for it. If it was not made to look like a bomb, which is clearly what it was meant to look like, art or not. She walked into the airport with it, walked down the path of the terminal to the desk, and stood in the exact same spot where 9/11 hijackers stood. Try and convince anyone that her intentions were art. Follow the sources, not your opinions. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:25, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I suggest you follow your own advice. If the woman's blog says she's going to make something that looks like a bomb, then you should link it as a source.  To say that thing was "clearly meant to look like a bomb" is your opinion. 207.63.100.164 23:46, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It's green LED lights arranged in a star-pattern, worn by someone whose blog does describe her as quirky and an "inventor". I'd say we keep the "bomb" talk to a minimum. Sherurcij refusing to add Original Reporting until PD Articles are allowed'' 23:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It wasn't created to look like a bomb; it was created so she could wear it as a nametag for MIT's career fair. 18.238.6.77 01:21, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Remember those fake bombs planted around Boston before? Sherurcij refusing to add Original Reporting until PD Articles are allowed'' 23:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup I do...good point. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:27, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

It's very simple, we only have support for the assertion that the device had expose wires, exactly like the last time boston freakeed out. exposed wired don't make it a fake bomb no matter how much some idiot cops think it does. Nyarlathotep 15:42, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Where's our Boston reporters? ;-)
We have plenty of folks we can ask for help in Boston, some of them even on or near the MIT campus I'm sure. Could we find someone to interview Simpson, and like, maybe get a circuit diagram of the breadboard? :-) --Kim Bruning 17:40, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Interviewing Simpson is unlikely to happen anytime soon. From what I can tell, she's avoiding reporters, a pretty wise move considering how the initial media response distorted the case against her. As for an electrical diagram, that can probably be created based on a close-up of the breadboard. 18.238.6.77 18:24, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It's different if it's someone from MIT asking, I figure. Maybe we can secure a Wikinews exclusive, if she hasn't talked with anyone else yet? ;-) Would you know someone who can make the circuit diagram? (though I'm guessing this is a pretty typical kind of circuit) --Kim Bruning 19:32, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It's unlikely that she'll speak to anyone from MIT. She seems to be keeping a low profile; I noticed she's gone from my Facebook friends list. I'll see if I can create a PNG of the circuit diagram and upload it or send it to someone. 18.238.6.77 20:01, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * This is the best picture I can find of the circuit, but it's still too small to see exactly where the diodes are connected, so any diagram I make would be inaccurate. Oh well. 18.238.6.77 20:12, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks man, that's cool already :-) --Kim Bruning 02:34, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It appears that there are the same number of resistors as LEDs. The circuit would simply be a parallel set of 1 resister and 1 LED connected between the battery terminals on the top and bottom of the proto-board. A more efficient circuit would have used 2 or 3 LEDs in a chain with 1 resistor. Dan Oetting 14:05, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Other Sources

 * Suffolk county DA statement
 * CNN transcript of initial press briefing
 * Defense attorney statements
 * Dan Oetting 14:26, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

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editprotected new info: Star placed on probation: http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=7208

 * Edit protected request disabled. We don't add new information to old stories, please consider starting a new story if appropriate. Adambro (talk) 22:28, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

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Peruvian crater caused by meteor

September 21, 2007

Peruvian scientists confirmed on September 20 that the crater found Saturday in the Puno region, of Peru by local villagers and blamed for a mass illness affecting 200 people was likely caused by a meteorite.

Jose Ishitsuka, of Peru's Geophysics Institute, found a three-inch magnetic fragment that contained iron, which is common in all rocks from space. The impact also registered a magnitude 1.5 earthquake, equivalent to 4.9 tons of dynamite exploding.

Jay Melosh, an expert on impact craters and professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona, was initially skeptical that the crater was caused by a meteorite, but recently said, "It begins to sound more likely to me that this object could indeed be a meteorite."

The crater made by the meteorite measured 15 feet deep and 65 feet wide.

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Did they think that it was a comet before? Or did they think that it was from explosives or fake before? Contralya 16:18, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

They originally thought it came from undergound, due to reports of sulphur.


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"Source: US Navy file photo"

The military has a profile on Britney Spears? That is weird in SOOOO many ways. Contralya 16:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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Suspicious package found outside South Carolina coffee shop

September 21, 2007

A briefcase containing magnets, batteries and a cell phone sitting in the bushes outside a Charleston, South Carolina coffee shop drew the local bomb squad's attention, before it was determined that it contained no explosives.

Police had earlier closed down Calhoun Street in downtown, where the coffee shop is located, but reopened the street and let local residents and business owners that the situation was over after performing an investigation.

Customers inside the shop called police around 9:00 a.m. when they found the package by a bush, but some reports say the package was found near cars parked on the street.

As a precaution, the president of the College of Charleston dismissed classes for the day, before taking in a round of golf himself.

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Erm? What makes them think it is so dangerous? A cell phone? They really think that it has C-4 or nerve gas or something because it has a cell phone?

I may just send packages with cell phones attached to them to people I don't like now! Contralya 17:01, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:UN Security Council extends Afghan force mandate

People are always so riled up about Iraq, no one ever seems to talk about Afghanistan anymore. It seems like things are going comparably excellent there. Contralya 17:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Why is this article still "in development"?
Appears to be pretty neutral, and sources are listed. Why is this still "in development"?

Thx! 198.103.249.251 17:59, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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Nail bomb explodes beneath UK teacher's car

September 21, 2007 A nail bomb has exploded under a car, thought to belong to a teacher, at least ten meters from the entrance of St. Edward's College in Liverpool, England at approximately 14.50 BST. There were no injuries, but the car was severely damaged in the blast.

Merseyside Police confirmed that officers were investigating a security alert at the college which is an independent Catholic boys and girls school for children ages 11-18. They also confirmed that it was "some kind of explosive device" which was involved.

"There was an explosion under a car at the school this afternoon. What caused the explosion and the reasons behind it we are investigating. Nobody has been injured and there has been no collateral damage," said Michael O'Callaghan, an Inspector for the Scotland Yard. Other reports say that the bomb was inside the car.

Police believe that the bomb was timed to detonate at the time children were being let out of school for the day. Almost 2,000 students attend the school, which was evacuated after the blast.


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ITV postpones broadcast of 2007 British Comedy Awards

September 21, 2007

ITV is to postpone broadcast of the 2007 British Comedy Awards, after it was discovered to have been involved in Britain's recent phone-in scandals.

In July this year, a scandal was uncovered about the 2005 awards. Viewers were encouraged to phone a premium-rate phone line to vote for the People's Choice Award (which was won by Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway). At 22:30, the coverage of the ceremony was stopped whilst ITV1 broadcast the news, and returned at 23:00. However, the ceremony kept going whilst the news was being delivered. When it returned, the viewers watch what was assumed to be a live broadcast, and kept on voting, when in fact the ceremony was over and the People's Choice Award had been given. As a result, all votes given after this time were pointless and the money spent by viewers was wasted.

In a statement, ITV said, "ITV have today asked media law firm Olswang to conduct an investigation into an issue that has arisen in respect of the British Comedy Awards 2005. Pending conclusion of the investigation, broadcast of the British Comedy Awards 2007 will be postponed. ITV will not make any further comment regarding this matter until the conclusion of the investigation." Meanwhile, Olswang are also investigating another ITV programme, Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell, where ITV wrongly claimed that it showed the dying moments of man suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

The British Comedy Awards have been broadcast on ITV since their creation in 1990. Notable television moments to have come from the show have included camp comedian Julian Clary claiming he has been fisting conservative Member of Parliament Norman Lamont and Goon Show creator Spike Milligan calling fan Prince Charles a, "grovelling little bastard".

Other than the British Comedy Awards, British comedy is also awarded in the BAFTAs, the if.comedy award (formally the Perrier Comedy Award), the Chortle Student Comedy Awards and the British Sitcom Guide Awards. The British Comedy Awards themselves were parodied by a Chris Morris fansite "Cook'd and Bomb'd" in 2005, with the Comedy Tumbleweed Awards, which dishonour the worst of British comedy.


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A nail bomb? That is just like a Molotov cocktail, anyone can make it. I doubt it was terrorists. I mean, I am sure everyone knows how school and such are. Practical jokes taken too far... Contralya 17:18, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You think a schoolchild would do this? This is way beyond a practical joke, especially as calling it such would suggest that at least one person considered it a form of humour. --86.130.19.10 13:26, 22 September 2007 (UTC).

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Court papers filed on behalf of God respond to lawsuit by Nebraska Senator

September 21, 2007 Two court filings in response to a lawsuit brought by Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers were filed on behalf of God, according to John Friend, clerk of the Douglas County District Court in Omaha, Nebraska.

"This one miraculously appeared on the counter. It just all of a sudden was here -- poof!" said Mr. Friend. In one filing, St. Michael the Archangel is listed as a witness.

The response argues that the defendant is not subject to the jurisdiction and laws of the court. According to the response read by Friend, God said, "I created man and woman with free will and next to the promise of immortal life, free will is my greatest gift to you."

Reports say that the papers were filed by "King Cobra", a lawmaker in Nebraska.

Chambers had sued God for "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants." Chambers, an agnostic, argues that his lawsuit is "frivolous" and "anybody can sue anybody."


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They very obviously made it themselves! I bet that the 'fish story' effect will have people believing that 'god' actually responded. Contralya 17:23, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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The name should be changed, it is obvious that they made it and not 'god'. This is a fraudulent name for the story, and will make people think that there was actually a divine event. Contralya 17:24, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Done...made it so that the clerk claims god responded. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Contralya 17:36, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't mind the change, but considering that all three news sources worded their stories the same way, I don't think we should worry about tricking readers into thinking it was literally divine providence. The way it is titled now it makes it sound as if the clerk is the genesis of the claim it was God, when really the genesis of the claim was the filed papers he received.  So if someone contacted him and said, "That wasn't God, court clerk, how could you claim such a thing?" his response would be, "I didn't claim it was God, the papers did and I just read them as they read."  So, the current title is actually a little worse since it involves a real person.  --David Shankbone 17:37, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * How is it now? :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:39, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Better, but the papers themselves don't say God resopnded; they are the response. What about "Court papers filed on behalf of God respond to lawsuit by Nebraska Senator" --David Shankbone 17:41, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, that seems to work. I am for the name proposed by shankbone Contralya 17:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Done :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:46, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Go collaboration! :-) --David Shankbone 17:51, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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Russia apologises for violating Finnish airspace

September 21, 2007 Russia has admitted to and apologised for a violation of Finland's airspace with a strategic airlifter last week.

A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jet spent around three minutes in Finnish airspace near Porvoo, penetrating about 4.5 kilometers into restricted airspace on September 14.

Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen responded to the incident by saying that such violations must not happen, and demanding an explanation from Russia.

According to discussions on Thursday between Alexander Rumyantsev, Russian ambassador to Finland, and Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, the incident was fully investigated by Russia. Russia has described it as an accident, and says that the conclusion of their investigations was that the incursion occurred because of a breakdown in communication between the crew of the Il-76 and air traffic control. This was caused by technical problems.

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Comments:Court papers filed on behalf of God respond to lawsuit by Nebraska Senator

So they are saying that the papers were magically filled out by 'God'? Sounds like a load of bull.

Are we all absolutely positive that this stuff is for real? It seems like an Onion story gone wayyy out of hand. Not denying the plausibility of the article. This is just so, completely out-there, it's hard to believe it's happening.

It's obvious there has been no 'divine event'. They are simply lying in order to get the case to go SOMEWHERE. Nobody should think there was actually a divine event. This is really a joke lawsuit you know. To prove that anyone can sue anyone. Contralya 03:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

The State Senator Needs Some Spiritual Counseling
The State Senator needs some spiritual counseling from the Senate Chaplin. Also, God has provided a plan of salvation to anyone who asks.

Eric v2 04:51, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, but the US has freedom of religon. 62.56.60.108 11:41, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Yea, the constitution comes under attack all of the time. I hate the 'under god' in the pledge of allegiance, it means that if you are Hindu or something, they are saying everyone must be Christian or whatever. Contralya 14:15, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

wait what???? is this a joke >>??

Offcourse its a joke. Its all a joke. Chambers simply sued god in response to some stupid lawsuits. He wanted to show how its possible to sue everyone and everything.

Exactly. I want to sue Leona Helmsley’s dog! I am sure it doesn't need all of that $12 Million. Contralya 08:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Maybe he's trying to make a point, like he sees those horrible things as a sign that there is no God. --65.214.200.200 23:18, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

*Thumbs up to God*
You tell him God!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.78.46 (talk) 03:11, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Too much time....
Me thinks this senator should forget about being re-elected! The simple fact that we are breathing, is proof enough that there is a God! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.232.240.68 (talk) 02:16, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I am GOD, search "GOD Lining" you shall find me, search "GOD ALnMIGHTY" I am WH0 you shall find. 07900020207 you my call I'm in GB so predail +44 for connection via phone from outside GB calling code. I do not recognise your court as important enough to call my complete Being Entity Grail Zeal to account for any reason. My address is 61 Glouceter Road, Almondsbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Great Britian, Universe inside my complete Being Entitiy Grail Zeal.

You are a Christ, did you know that if you except that you are a Christ Child of H0LY then shall always be reincarnated through the path of Ascension Resention and Desention depending on what your understanding and expectance of your Being. If a Rock Excepts the fact that is a Child of H0LY and that it is a Rock and Understands all of what it is to be a Rock, the path the Continuous of the Rock shall continue on is the path of Ascension. If the Rock Excepts that it is a Child of H0LY and could Evolve to understand more about Being Rock then the Rock shall continue on the path of Resention. If the Rock excepts that it is a Child of H0LY and knows less about Being Rock at the Time point that the Rocks' Form is Changed the Rock shall continue on the path of Desention. The Root of the Rock it the Root of ALn Things and applies to You ALn. If anything Rejects the fact that it is a Child of H0LY the Deem themselves to be an aNtichrist and Their path is Ni Nil Influence.

My name is Charles Amdrew Oyedele Ososami my Grail Zeal is H0LY OVERLORD HOLY GOD ALnMIGHTY G0D, I hope you ALn Forever uphold the fact that you are a Christ and enjoy ALn that is my GODDOM.

I Love you ALn my Christ Children.
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User talk:64.7.159.210

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User talk:165.234.184.46

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User talk:198.103.249.251

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User talk:151.191.175.233

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User talk:Kmsasidhar

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User talk:Jlanc

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User talk:DrorK

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User talk:Davidcar230

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2007 Rugby World Cup: France 25 - 3 Ireland

September 21, 2007

France have defeated Ireland 25-3 in Pool D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

Jean-Baptiste Élissalde kicked three penalties to give France a nine point lead. Ronan O'Gara scored Ireland's only points of the match with a drop goal in the 37th minute. However Élissalde scored another penalty on the stroke of half time to bring the lead to 12-3.

Ireland looked unlikely to reduce the lead, and France wrapped up the victory with another penalty from Élissalde and two Vincent Clerc tries.

France lead Pool D with ten points, while Ireland are third on points difference behind Argentina, both with nine points. Georgia and Namibia complete Pool D with one point and no points respectively. Ireland must convincingly beat Argentina on September 30 to have a chance of qualifying for the quarter finals.


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Experimental AIDS vaccine fails

September 21, 2007 An experimental AIDS prevention vaccine has failed in the latest crucial experiment as more inoculated volunteers contracted HIV than volunteers who were not inoculated.

Merck & Company said that it is withdrawing its involvement in the international study, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

The Associated Press reports that officials from the New Jersey-based company said that 24 of 741 volunteers who got the vaccine contracted HIV. In the control group which received a placebo injection, 21 subjects were seropositive.

Keith Gottesdiener, the head of Merck & Company's infectious disease and vaccine research group, said, "It's very disappointing news... A major effort to develop a vaccine for HIV really did not deliver on the promise." Merck had been working on the vaccine for the past decade.

Merck said that all the volunteers who participated in the study did not have HIV when the program began, but were at a high risk of contracting the disease. The majority of the volunteers were either homosexual males or female sex workers.

Another goal of the vaccine was to lessen the severity of the disease for people that did contract it. Officials say that goal was also not met.

The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition says that while Merck's unsuccessful test is a disappointment, they will continue researching possible vaccines.

Because the body's immune response to the virus causing AIDS is ineffective, many physicians have serious doubts that an HIV vaccine will ever be possible. Research into the matter is needed nonetheless because a vaccine has an enormous potential in fighting the global AIDS pandemic.

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Comments:Experimental AIDS vaccine fails; volunteers now infected

Eerie
Now that is just wrong. These people now have ruined lives that will require a lifetime of medicine, that cannot even help them...eerie...DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:34, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I think the way this article is worded may lead people to believe that the vaccine CAUSED the volunteers (mostly homosexual men and female sex worrkers) to CONTRACT HIV. But accorinding to CBS News, the volunteers were considered high risk and it seems they got the disease from their own activities, not as a result of this test. The tragedy here is that the number of persons infected from the dummy group and the real vaccine group were about the same; thus making the vaccine, at least in its current incarnation, appear ineffective. Please change the wording of the article. Thanks.

words that may lead to confusion
I'm afraid the wording "The majority of the volunteers were either homosexual males or female sex workers" may lead the general audience to confuse homosexual males with sex workers. In my opinion it should be specified that homosexual males that were part of the program might have had multiple partners.


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Comments:Student arrested over "art" shirt with exposed wiring at Boston Airport

Diesel Sweeties
This immediately comes to mind. Not sure whether one inspired the other. Freedom of the dress :D --121.45.6.6 15:40, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * This comes to mind with me. THEY'RE BACK! --TUFKAAP 16:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Eh?
This could be any number of things; someone not too bright not realizing the seriousness of such things, a practical joke, a cry for attention, or some other thing.

I like to think that it was to scare the airport people. It is easy to get mad at the place you have to wait hours and hours to get on a plane to another airport to wait hours and hours & repeat until destination! Contralya 16:17, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

The discussions above were copied from Talk:Woman wearing fake bomb arrested at Boston Logan International Airport/Comments

She says it was art, but I believe her motivations were political. My theory is that she did it just to see how the police would react, and she was right. They would have been quick to use lethal force and seem to have no qualms with it. Such is the state of our nation. Looks like terrorists have won the first battle... Raphael s 22:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was clearly political. She made a nametag to use for a career fair and ended up causing an irrational bomb scare. But it was really to test the police. 18.238.6.77 01:52, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Though it was probably political, I disagree with you on the other things. The fact that the police had lethal force was a GOOD thing. If it was a real suicide bomber than they would need to be shot! They wouldn't of had 'no qualms', if you have had problems with the police in the past, it is because you DON'T do what they say. You are just plain wrong. That guy who was tasered would NOT cooperate and was fighting police (I believe this is were you get your 'idea' from) he was just trying to cause trouble, you play into his hands. I can't stand activists that are blind. Contralya 02:54, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It wasn't political at all. Note how the response from her and her attorney Ross Schreiber has been primarily that "she's not a bad person" and only "the police were incompetent and acted out of line" as an afterthought of sorts. Even this article which definitely states it was a fake bomb and then says she "claims to be an M.I.T. student" (emphasis added) didn't go so far as to imply that she's manipulating the police and/or the press for political purposes. 18.238.6.77 03:13, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

—74.34.189.229 03:11, 22 September 2007 (UTC)hardly seems like the device would look like a bomb really. doesn't even sound like she had any intent to impersonate a bomb-strapped person. i say, brava for her! be as productive as possible in school, be a success! —74.34.189.229 03:11, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Is it just me, or does it seem like one simply has to get a circut board, glue some LEDs to it, and get some wires to stick out of it, and VIOLA! You've just crippled the City of Boston. Need I remind you of Aquagate?--98.201.35.10 05:00, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Anyone even notice the person on fire behind the device? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:55, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * That would be the "Burning Man", a symbol for East Campus, the dorm in which she lives. The dorm gets a whole bunch of hoodies with it on them and them sells them. 18.238.6.77 05:58, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Right...and I suppose the entire world knows that? If I were a cop, and I saw that AND the device, I would not have hesitated to shoot her...Art? What a bunch of bullshit. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:00, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Then it's a good thing you're only publishing incorrect information about her rather than killing her. 18.238.6.77 06:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to Boston.
We're retahded. --TUFKAAP 05:18, 22 September 2007 (UTC) But seriously, she must been prototyping her "bomb" with that breadboard. ;)

Also, you can't take the subway directly to the airport, more you can you take it to Aiport station on the Blue Line (the same line I want to come to my town just across the river from Revere, sorry chip on my shoulder) and take a shuttle bus, or... take the Sliver Line... which is... a BUS. Bus rapid transit! --TUFKAAP 05:23, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Meh, semantics. It's a smaller difference than what the media reports have presented, a "fake bomb" vs. "a computer circuit board and wiring". 18.238.6.77 05:57, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

these quotes are kind of scary
""This is a serious event and was handled quickly and safely. She claims this was art and just wanted to display the art. She didn't understand the seriousness of the situation and she is lucky we did not use deadly force because we had machine guns on scene," said authorities during a press conference at 11:00 a.m. today.

"She's extremely lucky she followed the instructions or deadly force would have been used. And she's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue," said Pare."

A place where you can accidentally do something that police quite probably respond with deadly force is quite a scary reality in my opinion. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:39, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Moreover, I'm curious as to why he thought it a good idea to advertise the fact that had she done anything wrong, they likely could have killed her. Normally it seems wise to not emphasize one's incompetence. 18.238.6.77 04:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * What is wrong with you guys? If there was a real suicide bomber, everyone would be relived if they got shot by police! The police had no idea if it was a real bomb or not and they could of potentially all died! Get real, people. The police don't abuse authority as much as the 'don't tase me bro' guy wants you to think they do. The police were doing their jobs, well. Contralya 05:29, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't mean to say that it is an abuse of authority. A situation like that is a very delicate one, and I agree that if it was a suicide bomber, such force would be justified. However on the other hand, there is something intrinsically scary (for me) with a world where you could accidentally do something and the police may shoot you. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:33, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The fact that they respond quickly is great, though ideally the airport personnel shouldn't have been incompetent enough to think that a bomber is going to have lights advertising the fact. What's messed up is that Pare acts proud of the fact that they could have easily killed her for having LEDs and Play-Doh had she made a wrong move.  That, and the fact that after it was established that there was never any danger, the authorities are pressing charges when none of this would have happened had the woman at the information desk (later commended) been able to tell the difference between an LED and a bomb (they're quite different, I assure you).  18.238.6.77 05:55, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * As I said above...Anyone see the person on fire behind the device? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:57, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * See the top left of her dorm's website. It's their symbol. 18.238.6.77 06:00, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Right...and I suppose the entire world knows that? If I were a cop, and I saw that AND the device, I would not have hesitated to shoot her...Art? What a bunch of bullshit. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:00, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * If you were a cop, you, or someone higher than you, should (hopefully would) have done the research to find out what it meant before you even took a gun anywhere near her. --86.130.19.10 13:26, 22 September 2007 (UTC).
 * No. She should know, at 19 years old, to not walk into an international airport, with computer circuit boards, lights and a flaming person, to the same desk the 9/11 hijackers went to. Now thats not smart. She did all this very well aware of the consequences. She is an MIT student, not a mental case. So she knew exactly what she was doing. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:47, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * (outdent) Yes, and an MIT student wouldn't think twice about wearing a circuit with as much technology as a light-up pen on his/her shirt on campus. For better or worse, people don't think about reinventing themselves in appearance and demeanor every time they leave campus. Considering that she had to ask the information desk about her boyfriend's flight, her trip to the airport was a last-minute one for all we know. Your assumption that she knew what she was getting into is completely unfounded. 18.238.6.77 20:21, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Again, see her shirt and whats on it. If you are that stupid to not know what you are doing, then you sure as hell should not be at MIT let alone allowed anywhere near an airport. To say that she was clueless about what she was doing is unfounded. Remember this is an "inventor, engineer etc" at MIT not some joe schmo. IF your brain is that messed up to not know what you were doing, then throw her in a hospital. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:28, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * In terms of the logo, if you're in (or as good as in) the same city as where the logo is relevant, you would expect someone in the police force to know what it represented. Even so, if it's something you probably see everyday, why would it occur to you that other people might misinterpret it, even if you do go to . The writing seems more nonsensical to me than any other darker meaning as well, though a quick Google search suggests (not confirms) that it is related to her university course. And it was before 8am, about which I'll say nothing more, for fear of an overreaction. --86.130.19.10 21:30, 22 September 2007 (UTC).

I find the discussion about the student's shirt ridiculous. Terrorists don't tend to make t-shirts advertising their ways, or walk into an airport with a battery in plain sight. Ultimately, there are two problems in security systems: false positives and false negatives. It's clear that this was a false positive — the student was not carrying a bomb and was not a threat, but the police did not recognize that. Until Boston police learn how to identify and deal with false positives their system will continue to be weaker than it should be. -- IlyaHaykinson 17:34, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Where is the world going
People are getting way too scared for this kind of thing actually holding up in the long run, I mean, it's one thing to call the police and have her being investigated but to actually give her a fine is just sick. She didn't do anything wrong so she shouldn't have to pay for it just because someone can't see the difference between a art-project and a bomb. Btw, what was the play-doh for?

-91.126.35.250 18:57, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Many companies will distribute putty or Play-Doh in eggs with their logos on it at the career fair. That's likely how she got it and was just playing with it in her hand. 18.238.6.77 19:04, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

 * It is simple. It is not 'just an art project'. She has some other motivation for the act. She is simply lying. I don't think a MIT student can be that stupid.
 * "Art project" would not be an accurate statement to describe the device. It was a nametag designed for her use at a career fair, and she had been wearing it on campus for a few days when the bomb scare at Logan happened. The fact that she goes to MIT only supports the belief that there was no ill intention. Any MIT student wouldn't think twice about the "danger" a few LEDs on a shirt. 18.238.6.77 02:45, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Iraq = Viet Nam -- Have we come full circle now?
Most younger people don't know much about Viet Nam. I remember it well, I'm 50. I was lucky, I don't have to serve.

How we got into these two wars is very different, but the outcome looks to be the same.

Late in the Viet Nam war tensions, here in the US, grew to the point that we shot our own people: Kent State.

Today we have Star Simpson. Her "crime" was to wear a piece of home made art.

What appalls me the most is Scott Para's "bragging" that he almost killed her. Perhaps I am under the mistaken assumption that our police forces were hired to protect us, not kill us. Whatever happened to "To Protect and Serve"? Have we come at the point where we need protection from our own law enforcement?

Scott Para should be fired with all due haste.
 * LOL he was protecting...for all we knew at the time, she was a terrorist. If I was him, and I shot her, I would feel bad but at the same time, I was doing my job to protect those at the airport. See my reply aboove in the quote section too. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:31, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Dude, are you in the Boston PD? Seriously, are you guys at war with anyone that uses a breadboard? You know, generally EE prototypes do have visible wires and batteries. But seriously, who would pay for casing when it isn't necessary? --132.198.252.6 21:33, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

 * No he shouldn't be fired. Seriously, if someone pointed a water gun designed to look like a Glock at you, that is terrorism, since you fear you will be shot. The police did the right thing arresting her. You are just plain wrong. People can't be allowed to terrorize people like that. Do you know what a terrorist is? An example of a terrorist is a person who wears dynamite and nails under their coat, walks into a market place, and blows themself up to kill as many innocents as possible. Do you want to be one of those innocents? Do you want to think you may be one of those innocents? I am sure some people who saw her thought they might be. Contralya 01:27, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Your examples are all of people who intentionally disguised innocuous devices as dangerous weapons. There is nothing in this case that implies that she disguised the circuit as a bomb. 18.238.6.77 02:46, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Ok, then; what if someone was holding what seems like a rifle but was really a paint ball gun, but it was 100 yards away, at police? I don't think a MIT student would walk into an AIRPORT with something that resembles a bomb, and you wouldn't point a paint ball gun at a cop. Contralya 07:11, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

 * If she were pointing a paintball gun at someone, then she's very likely going to shoot him or her with a paintball. Unlike this situation, where she never gave any indication that she was going to attack anyone with an LED. 18.238.6.77 14:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Hate to say it but... Only in the U.S. She had a college hoody on with a bit of wiring and the cops go crazy. Erm. What? Why did they even need the machine guns? What purpose could a gun serve against any kind of bomb threat anyway? One mis-shot and boom! Just seems that the USA really has no rationality what so ever. Sort it. She's an ART Student... doesn't take too much effort to work it out. Xenophobia to the max. —82.5.27.171 11:00, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Actually, she's not an art student. The device was a nametag she created to stand out during a career fair. 18.238.6.77 14:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Apparently Bostonian police so shrilly shriek their "instructions" that whether a person under arrest follows them or not is a matter of "luck".

Maybe it's just me, but I seem to remember Boston having troubl identifying movie signs as bombs recently, maybe the police in boston need to be train in what a bomb looks like Vs a T-shirt to light up a star, and a sign to light up a moononite. Maybe it's just my opinion, but the Boston Police do seem rather inept.

"She's extremely lucky she followed the instructions or deadly force would have been used. And she's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue," said Pare.

Pare sucks

I'm sorry, but if I saw a person with a homemade LED star on their shirt, "bomb" would not be the first thing to run through my head. Sure, I don't blame the authorities for being suspicious, but they handled it wa-aay too cautiously. If somebody's bringing a bomb into an airport, they're not going to try to attract attention to themselves, let alone wear a flashing circuit board on their chest. Yes, it wasn't the smartest move in the world, but to accuse her of trying to cause a panic is nonsense.

Freedom
I find this quote very disturbing.

""She's extremely lucky she followed the instructions or deadly force would have been used. And she's lucky to be in a cell as opposed to the morgue," said Pare."

I think that based on this CNN story below we should believe him.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/07/airplane.gunshot/index.html

In the land of the free your life can be taken for having a mental illness or proudly displaying your work. It seems the war on terror has already been lost if the intentions of the terrorists is to take away the freedoms of the American people.

At least in Scotland where I live even the Glasgow bombers received nothing worse than a punch on the nose. Maybe freedom if not privacy is still to be had here in the land of the CCTV camera.

who mixes a little wiring board up with a bomb?
I find it scary that the security people did not realize that a little circuit board with wiring and LEDs is very unlikely to be a bomb. This means that these people really are looking for the completely wrong things. Someone carrying a bomb is very unlikely to display it in this way. These security people are very badly trained.

Of course, there are some silly movies showing bombs with LED counter displays attached to them - but that is just a gag for the film. Real bombs don't need any LEDs and they don't even need wiring - definitely no open circuit boards. If we are starting to go after people wearing a piece of art they produced themselves, we are always going to miss the real terrorists. I at least believe those are a bit smarter than walking with a "blinky" into an airport.

I only don't understand the part with the play-doh. Why the hell was she carrying that? Where was she carrying it? Was it connected to the device? In that case, she was really trying to see how far she could go - pretty silly in my eyes.

- Joe

 * The device was for her use at a career fair, and some companies will distribute putty or Play-Doh in plastic eggs with the company logo on them. She likely got the Play-Doh from that and was just playing around with it in her hand when she went to the airport to pick up her boyfriend.  (To answer your question, she had the Play-Doh in her hand and it wasn't part of the circuit at all from what I've seen.)  18.238.6.77 20:59, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

that is completely ridiculous! they might as well arrest people with light up shoes. it doesnt sound like she was disturbing the peace and she was not carrying a mock device, it was not intended to imitate a bomb. this is why i refuse to fly in the States. 130.15.33.159 20:51, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Last I checked, Boston Airport was NOT where her career day is/was, nor did she work there. If it was for career day, then keep it where its supposed to be. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:40, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

 * You amuse me. She'd likely been wearing it for several days considering MIT's career fair runs for most of the week.  She'd probably even been off of MIT's campus with it.  There shouldn't have been any reason for her to have to remove the circuit when she was meeting her boyfriend from the *gasp* airport.  Last I checked, there was no restriction saying that if she made if for a career fair, she had to remove it when she left.  18.238.6.77 18:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Mostly, I'm frustrated by the reporting of this article. Reports are focusing on the fact that it was misinterpreted as A BOMB IN AN AIRPORT, rather than focusing on that IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING. The girl clearly had no illicit intentions, and has every right to wear an electrical device on her shirt to an airport (last I checked, they are not illegal). This stuff promotes the "state of fear" the government wants us to be in. Perpetually afraid to the point that we would justify the police shooting a young person because they were wearing a piece of electrical equipment. Yes, it's fine and good that someone reported her, that the police arrested her, but once it was realized that it WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING, that should have been the focal point of the police statements and reporting. Then the girl could have apologized for not considering the possible consequences of her actions, and we could move on. Instead, we have to continually reinforce the mantra that "we are in a perpetual state of fear," and say it's better to kill someone for a misunderstanding than insist that we are still, after all, a free country.74.136.36.2 16:26, 25 September 2007 (UTC)frustrated
 * I completely agree with this. After it became clear that she was not a threat and that her t-shirt was a student project, she should have been let go and the police should have been rather embarrassed for mobilizing their machine-gun-wielding forces for what turned out to not be the real thing.  Every failure -- both a failure of detecting what is real, as well as a failure to detect what is not real -- is a problem of the system, and needs to be addressed by the security forces. -- IlyaHaykinson 17:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

It's a TOY!
Basically, she wore one toy and carried another into an airport. She was not interested in answering questions about it. And airport personel say "its a bomb!".

My reaction:
 * Prosecute any airport personel who identified it as a bomb -- for making bomb threats. (If they aren't trained in identifying bombs, the most they should say is suspicious device.)  (And retrain everyone else!  Reporting someone claiming to have a bomb is very different from reporting something you think is a bomb.)
 * Prosecute the airport personel who fled (as reported in other news sources) -- for disturbing the peace. (Train the rest: never run from a possible bomb, it only encourages a real bomber not to wait.)
 * Prosecute whoever thought machine guns should be in airports, particularly in the front areas of airports, for endangering the public.
 * Fire the official who called her "lucky". The officials were lucky, not her.  Similarly for the DA in question.
 * Fire everyone who is calling it a "fake bomb" after learning what it really was.
 * Make MIT sorry they ever expressed anything other than support for her.
 * Let Star Simpson go. She did NOTHING wrong.

OK, I admit I may be excessive in all but the last point, but everyone involved in this EXCEPT Star Simpson was in the wrong, and needs to know it. It is a very sad day for this country when a wearing a toy gets machine guns pointed at you! --Divad271812 00:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I didn't have to read past your first sentence to reply. Thats what she did wrong...walk into an airport with a toy designed to look like a bomb. And anyone who does not see the reality of that, has not been following the story. You don't walk into an airport (or any airport), where the 9/11 hijackers took off with a prank, toy or whatever hell else you guys want to call it. In today's world, she could very well have been a suicide bomber...is that what its going to take to say "I told you so?" I'd prefer not to wait that long. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:34, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Obviously I haven't been following the story then. Please show some evidence that it was intended to look like a bomb, since we're clearly so oblivious. 18.238.6.77 00:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Well its not a mass hallucination here. Evidence: Airport officials, police, witnesses...I am sure if you were there when it happened you would have thought the same thing they did...oh were you there???? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:47, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Please show me a source where airport officials or police stated that it was intended to look like a bomb since you haven't been able to furnish one yet. In fact, that seems to be the very reason the article was moved from Woman wearing fake bomb arrested at Boston Logan International Airport. 18.238.6.77 02:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Could the security response have been better?
Are we to believe that security cameras at airports are less capable than similar security systems in casinos? After the concern was raised by the information kiosk attendant, security should have had Simpson under close remote surveillance. The cameras in casino's have full pan and zoom capability. They would have been able to examine this device and the Play-Doh in detail to determine if it was a threat. And even if the local security personnel didn't have the necessary expertise, they could have transmitted the images instantly to someone that did.

If this were part of a real bomb, what would be it's function? We have seen exactly what they could have seen. There is a standard proto-board with resisters, wires, LEDs and a battery. -- A power source? Sure, there is a 9v battery, but it would have been easier to hide the battery in the pocket of the hoodie out of view. -- A detonator? There isn't anything on this board that looks like a detonator. There aren't even any switches. And again, why would this be out in the open? -- An indicator? A bomber may want to know when their bomb was armed. But this is way too elaborate for an indicator. A simple indicator hidden from outside view is all that's needed. And I certainly wouldn't build a critical component on a proto-board that is flaky enough sitting flat on the lab bench. If the airport officials still thought this might be a real bomb, they could have scanned her with a portable explosives sniffer. Don't tell me that airports don't have these .

Does anybody really think this could be a hoax bomb? It doesn't even register on my threat index. Did any of the airport employees that ran away actually see the device first? Aren't there security personnel, doormen, porters etc at the airport entrance that would have seen this device first before Simpson got to the information kiosk?

My opinion of how this incident should have been handled if the airport authorities thought it could be interpreted as a bomb would be to send a non-threatining employee like a janitor over to tell Simpson that her display is freaking out the other people at the airport and that she should take it off while she is here. He could then go over to mop up the floor behind the information kiosk. Dan Oetting 15:11, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vacates Felony "Hoax Device" Charges Against Star Simpson
On Monday, 2 May, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts dropped the felony "Hoax Device" charges after Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley concluded the State could not go forward with the case.

The WikiNews article on the arrest of Star Simpson last September 21 includes a number of citations to concurrent stories in the national media. Curiously, one story, by the Boston Globe, posted at 1:15 PM on the day of the arrest, is not cited here.

It is instructive to take a closer look at that regrettably overlooked story.

In the above cited Boston Globe story, Major Scott Pare of the Massachusetts State Police is shown holding up the black hoodie with Star's LED circuit board, for the benefit of the press photographers. As you can see, he is pointing to the circuit with the middle finger of his right hand, clearly unconcerned that the circuit might present any danger to himself or to Bill Brett, the Globe photographer.

Star Simpson had cooperatively yielded up her black hoodie without the slightest resistance, and explained to the airport authorities that it was a simple piece of electronic artwork that she had crafted as a name tag for MIT Career Week, which was then in progress on campus.

Can you honestly say, after looking at the Globe photo by Bill Brett (published scant hours after Star Simpson was arrested), that Major Scott Pare was fooled into believing that Star's illuminated name tag presented a threat to anyone?

Call for Follow-Up Story on WikiNews
In view of the principles of Ethics in Journalism, please publish a follow-up story so the the world-wide readers of WikiNews will not be left with an unfavorable impression of Star Simpson.


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One million baby cribs recalled due to potentially fatal design flaw

September 22, 2007 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced yesterday that Simplicity Inc. is recalling nearly one million baby cribs after two infant deaths have been linked to a design failure.

Simplicity Inc. supplies cribs to large American big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart Inc., and several other giant retailers including Target Corp. and  Big Lots Inc.

A dangerous gap can be created if the drop-side of the crib has been installed upside-down, and thus becomes detached. That space can cause infants to be suffocated.

Parents are being urged by the company to check their Simplicity cribs to make sure the drop-side was installed correctly and is not a safety hazard. The cribs being recalled have these model numbers: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760 and 8996.

The affected cribs cost between US$100 and $300, and were sold between January of 1998 through May of 2007.

Two separate deaths have been reported because the drop-side was installed upside down. Fifty-five non-fatal entrapment cases have been reported. And, the CPSC is now investigating a third infant death involving a newer-style crib.

Simplicity Inc. says the faulty cribs were made in China. However, according to CPSC, the recall is about the design flaws that the U.S. manufacturers designed into the product, not a made-in-China problem.


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Removal
And what source would that be? Also please see below message for a welcome message. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:57, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * All the sources below say it is a circuit board. She has been charged with having a "hoax device" but to say that is was a "fake bomb" is conclusory.  Also, the consensus among sources is that she was carrying the play-doh, it was not part of the circuit board.  Finally "strapping" something to one's chest seems rather different than just having it attached to one's sweatshirt.   Aren't we trying to be fair & balenced here?
 * I watched the press conferences, and it was intentionally made to look like a bomb, therefore its a fake bomb. Hoax device = fake bomb. If she was carrying the play-doh, then correct the issue. Removing of factual, sourced information is not allowed. The police said strapped, not me. Again I watched the press conferences. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I did remove the information about the play-doh, but you reverted it.
 * I reverted it because play-doh was either in her hand or on the board, and from what I saw, it was on the board when police displayed it. You removed a kewy piece of information instead of correcting it. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:04, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

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