http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.html
this story brought Boston to a near stand-still today. The mayor along with the police commissioner at their press conference made it clear that whoever was responsible for this hoax would "get 3-5 years in jail for every device found, this is serious".
however, do you think anything will happen to this ad agency and Turner, Inc? Of course not, they will just apologize and go on with business as usual.
This is a good example of how corporate america has more rights (and thus more power) than the average tax-paying individual. If "you", sir, put out a hoax marketing campaign, you'd be shackled and imprisoned indefinitely.
as indicated, the police and emergency services today were strained to the limit. that means less available resources for other "real" emergencies in the city..
let's start treating everyone the same under the law, whether you are a corporation or the average Joe on the street, no matter how much legal counsel you can afford.