I don’t think that anybody with an ounce of intelligence would mistake those things for real bombs. This is just outrage for the sport of it.
(Yes, other people could disguise fake “art” bombs as real bombs. They could also disguise garbage cans or flower pots. I think that’s a bogus concern).
SANTA CLARITA, California (AP) – A newspaper promotion for Tom Cruise’s upcoming “Mission: Impossible III” got off to an explosive start when a county arson squad blew up a news rack, thinking it contained a bomb. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/29/mistaken.bomb.ap/index.html