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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by y0ghur7_xxx on Saturday August 17, 2013 @09:03AM (#6228979)
Because outside of the US people are not paranoid.
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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by k-mcgrady on Saturday August 17, 2013 @10:57AM (#6229240)
There are countries in the world where this would rightly trigger a bomb scare. It's nothing to do with paranoia - in some places mail bombs are a reality.
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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by Sprint on Saturday August 17, 2013 @12:00PM (#6229418)
Which places would that be?
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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by k-mcgrady on Saturday August 17, 2013 @12:12PM (#6229453)
Here is one example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Cooper_letter_bomb_campai...
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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by will118 on Saturday August 17, 2013 @09:13AM (#6229000)
Sadly England seems to be.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-23727511

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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by rjsw on Saturday August 17, 2013 @11:38AM (#6229363)
That isn't paranoia.

A rather large bomb was set off by the IRA in 1996 within walking distance of the sorting office in the article. There have been multiple bombs planted recently in NI itself.

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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by Sprint on Saturday August 17, 2013 @12:02PM (#6229426)
NI?
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Re:Hacker sends this through the mail to record a video of t... by k-mcgrady on Saturday August 17, 2013 @12:12PM (#6229452)
Northern Ireland.
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