Terrorists 1, the Irrationally Fearful 0
The residents of Whisper Glen Court, Florida can sleep soundly again, now that local police have blown up a stuffed 5″ My Little Pony toy horse that somebody was just pretty darned sure had been rigged by terrorists to explode. Evidently someone saw things “hanging” from the horse, and that sparked the panic. The less alert among us might have wondered if they were toy stirrups, but in the age of all-fear, all-the-time, it’s best to assume that such things are wires leading to explosives.
The video is below. (If you can’t see it, click here to watch it directly on YouTube.)
I think the town council should make this book required reading.