# Let's blow up some buildings so they'll relax security

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 13, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-blow-up-some-buildings-so-theyll-relax-security/244952 "2004-05-13T14:10:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-blow-up-some-buildings-so-theyll-relax-security/244952/1 "2004-05-13T14:10:32Z")

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[CNN news story](http://www.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/05/13/athens.blast.reut/index.html)

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> A makeshift bomb exploded outside an Athens bank on Thursday and a Greek fringe group claimed responsibility for three blasts in the city last week, saying they were to protest heavy security measures for the Olympics.

What a great idea! Maybe theyll just keep setting off bombs until the authorities finally realize that they don’t need heavy security measures. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-blow-up-some-buildings-so-theyll-relax-security/244952/2 "2004-05-13T14:20:41Z")

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Ouzo.

Produces this kind of reasoning every time.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-blow-up-some-buildings-so-theyll-relax-security/244952/3 "2004-05-13T15:50:14Z")

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There is really only one possible response: :smack:
