>> Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he'll seek to punish those
>> responsible, and indicated that the penalty could be two to five years
>> in prison per count.
> What Mumbles didn't mention was that, in order to convict someone
> under the state's "hoax device" law, prosecutors must prove "intent to
> cause anxiety, unrest, fear or personal discomfort to any person or
> group of persons" (M.G.L. chap. 266, sec. 102a1/2(a)), which seems to
> this untrained eye rather unlikely.
Perhaps they can turn it over to the feds and prosecute under some Homeland Security statue.