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Originally posted by kipperfan+Aug 17 2004, 05:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kipperfan @ Aug 17 2004, 05:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Fuzzy McGillicuddy@Aug 17 2004, 11:25 PM
It seems most people view these kinds of journalist capers as an abuse of the process. But I would rather see a reporter exposing security flaws as opposed to someone bent on malice.
It's not just the fake bombs, it's how this guy was able to slip under the radar. His employers didn't perform an adequate background check. It shows that anyone with a little talent could infiltrate the system.
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It would have been real sweet if the security would have found the packages and thought they were explosive. Probably would have shut down half of Athens of a day, completly screwed the olympic program, and would have thrown the city into turmoil, all because this jackass thinks he is the head of WORLDWIDE security.
Why doesnt this moron go plant some fake bombs around his house, see if the wife and kids are ready for terrorist plots................
....."come on hunny 10 minutes, thats f***ing bush league, these could have been real ya know......" [/b][/quote]
So it's OK for some terrorist or nutbar to plant bombs to explose security flaws, but if a reporter does it he's a jackass?
You don't have to like this style of journalism, but it's effective. We're talking about it. And that's what his editors were hoping.