When did we get so stupid!?

So I'm sure everyone and their mother has heard about this crap in Boston about the ATHF ads. And all I'm wondering is, WHEN DID AMERICA GET ITS HEAD SO FAR UP ITS OWN ASS THAT IT STARTED TO CUT OFF THE OXYGEN TO ITS BRAIN!? I mean it though people, before you shut down a large part of the city, and a huge track of river, and arrest two people, how about you check it out!!! With all the infinite wisdom of the US government, you'd think they wouldn't mistake an ad with a picture of a fake, 2D, moon creature for a TERRORIST PLOT! And the worst part is that they arrested the guys who developed and installed the ads, but the best part is that the guys knew it was BS, so in their post-release press conference they refused to answer any questions about anything other than, "Hairstyles from the 1970's." See America, that is what happens when you let fear-mongering morons run everything, they get outsmarted by guys in their 20's who can not only recite everything that Jim Brewer wanted to eat in Half Baked, but can also explain how the Central Hudson case will completely protect them from government harrasement. If they do end up going to actual prison, I'm going to move to a place with a less judgemental government, like Kyrgystan, Belarus, or possibly Iran. The moral of this whole rant is simple: 'Just because your a dumbass doesn't mean I'm wrong."