Has it really been more than 20 years since “Dateline NBC” showed us how to blow up a pickup truck using a simple model rocket engine? These days we have the Internet to show us how to build explosives, but it’s nice to know TV news is still there for us. How easy is it to make one of those pressure cooker bombs like those used in the Boston Marathon terrorist attack? It’s so simple, even CNN can do it. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
https://twitter.com/OutFrontCNN/status/326483268629303296
"Up next, CNN goes inside pressure cooker bombs, what we can do to prevent them, and how they're made." #uhh
— (((balrogs online))) (@sthrmsy) April 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/AlexF_1/status/326480792308023296
https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/326483163998203905
Yes CNN, please educate us ALL on how to make pressure cooker bombs, seems appropriate. #notsmart #idiots
— Kendra (@KendraJeanB) April 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/manmantis/status/326483203865059328
How nice of @CNN to teach us all and emphasize how easy it is to make a pressure cooker bomb I hope no one gets influenced…
— Lu Izi Vert (@letsLU_thIS) April 22, 2013
@CNN I don't think its such a good idea to show the public how easy it is to make a pressure cooker bomb. #justsaying
— Y'all Know What (@YallKnowWhat) April 22, 2013
Hey CNN maybe you should keep telling everyone how easy and cheap it is to make a pressure cooker bomb. Smart idea
— Sixers2020champs (@TheRealTebow3) April 22, 2013
Dear CNN please stop telling the country how to make pressure cooker bombs..not the best idea
— Connor Anthony (@ConnorM6692) April 22, 2013
CNN showing a "test" detonation of pressure cooker! Very scary! But why are we showing possible terrorists how to do this?
— David Benjamin (@thetoyman1) April 22, 2013
We’re sure CNN has a very good reason for showing how easy it is to build a weapon of mass destruction. We don’t know what that reason is, though. Kermit Gosnell’s trial was postponed today because the defense attorney called in sick, so they must have had some extra time to fill.
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@CNN Why not just provide step by step instructions on how to build a pressure-cooker bomb? Might be faster for copycats. #irresponsible
— Sara Shake (@saracshake) April 22, 2013
So that's how easy it is to make a pressure cooker bomb? Thanks for showing all the would-be terrorists CNN!
— Don (@Tvlman) April 22, 2013
https://twitter.com/faceone/status/326486755081596928
Lol cnn says they're worried about copycats, then go to segment showing u how easy it is to build pressure cooker bomb #anothercnnfail
— Kat (@Vandalkat11) April 23, 2013
Hey @CNN, no one needs to see a story on how cheap/easy/deadly pressure cooker bombs are. We just lived it. Report real news
— Jared Pavey (@CallmePaves) April 22, 2013
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