Comments on: In Massachusetts, garbled fax means bomb scare http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Q http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15915 Q Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:40:56 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15915 they are now the state who cried terrorist, they never learn... they are now the state who cried terrorist, they never learn…

]]> By: Has Stupidity Been Banned in Boston? http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15914 Has Stupidity Been Banned in Boston? Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:13:17 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15914 [...] area seems to be generating more than its fair share recently. One of my favorite sites, Homeland Stupidity, has uncovered yet another fake bomb scare in which city officials have grossly overreacted and [...] [...] area seems to be generating more than its fair share recently. One of my favorite sites, Homeland Stupidity, has uncovered yet another fake bomb scare in which city officials have grossly overreacted and [...]

]]> By: Dok http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15913 Dok Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:38:06 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15913 Bank of America volunteered to cover the town's overtime costs for calling in off-duty cops and firefighters. No dollar figure yet. Bank of America volunteered to cover the town’s overtime costs for calling in off-duty cops and firefighters. No dollar figure yet.

]]> By: Richard Braakman http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15912 Richard Braakman Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:06:32 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15912 I guess in some companies, being bombed by corporate HQ is a reasonable fear. It's the "new downsizing". I guess in some companies, being bombed by corporate HQ is a reasonable fear. It’s the “new downsizing”.

]]> By: Fraud Guy http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15911 Fraud Guy Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:44:22 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15911 So how much is BofA going to be fined for causing disruption and to reimburse the city for its costs? So how much is BofA going to be fined for causing disruption and to reimburse the city for its costs?

]]> By: Fixer http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15910 Fixer Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:11:58 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15910 Well, marketing makes the world go 'round. Well, marketing makes the world go ’round.

]]> By: Ray http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15909 Ray Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:12:05 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/06/05/in-massachusetts-garbled-fax-means-bomb-scare/#comment-15909 It does seem like checking with the source fax sender to find out what was going on would have been logical. In this case it claimed to be from another part of the organization. Now this could be faked. But a quick check of that organization would have found that this was sent from them and why. Now if they claimed no knowledge of this, then it very well could have been a threat and at that point the actions taken would have been logical. On the other hand it was coming from marketing, and after all most marketing and sales departments are scary in the first place, so maybe this was logical after all ;-) It does seem like checking with the source fax sender to find out what was going on would have been logical. In this case it claimed to be from another part of the organization. Now this could be faked. But a quick check of that organization would have found that this was sent from them and why. Now if they claimed no knowledge of this, then it very well could have been a threat and at that point the actions taken would have been logical.

On the other hand it was coming from marketing, and after all most marketing and sales departments are scary in the first place, so maybe this was logical after all ;-)

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