New York City - NY artist charged with planting false bombs

Apparently he hung "I heart NY" bags from light poles. The bags were taped to the poles and had LED lights in them.

Judging by the comments, I'm not the only one who thinks this judge is on crack.


The artist who was installing the "I Love NY" bag that caused a bomb scare in Williamsburg on Friday was arrested early Saturday morning while he was installing an identical work in Greenpoint. 50-year-old Takeshi Miyakawa, who lives in Brooklyn, was arrested at the intersection of Bedford, Lorimer, and Nassau, and charged with planting false bombs. At his arraignment this morning, Miyakawa was ordered to be held for an additional 30 days for a mental health evaluation by Judge Martin Murphy, despite the prosecution's request to fix bail.

http://gothamist.com/2012/05/20/nypd_arrest_artist_who_installed_i.php

And really, New Yorkers - a plastic bag with lights inside results in a bomb scare? There's no emoticon that conveys the depths of my disgust.

Apparently he hung "I heart NY" bags from light poles. The bags were taped to the poles and had LED lights in them.

Judging by the comments, I'm not the only one who thinks this judge is on crack.



http://gothamist.com/2012/05/20/nypd_arrest_artist_who_installed_i.php

And really, New Yorkers - a plastic bag with lights inside results in a bomb scare? There's no emoticon that conveys the depths of my disgust.Perhaps a lot of Bostonians have moved here recently. Or at least the judge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare