A peaceful Ohio community was paralyzed with fear this weekend at what appeared to be an attempted terrorist plot. Seventeen suspicious-looking packa...

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I'm going to be extremely blunt on this one, but what a load of horsesh*t.

Certainly we are living in an age where terrorism has taken the forefront of our daily fears. Rest assured, terrorism has existed since the dawn of time in one form or another. However, there is a line that needs to be drawn and that line needs to be drawn really fast.

One look at these boxes and the whole world goes mad. Firemen are called out and so is the bomb squad. People are running in circles, screaming and shouting about the wolf that isn't there.

Well, I've got news for you.

There is a method of operation that terrorist are using today. They do not want to call attention to themselves because of, ironically, the heightened security measures we see in place around our community. I highly doubt that they would wrap the explosives in a container that would be sure to attract the attention because it is out of the ordinary.

What did the London bombers use? Backpacks. What did the Madrid bombers use? Backpacks. The Olympic Games in Atlanta? A pipe bomb dumb in a trash can under some trash. The list could go on and on, but you get the gist. The method of delivery is going to be an average, everyday object that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

Our reaction to terrorism has gone too far. We are crying 'wolf' where no predators are found. We argue that this is indeed serious business, and in my opinion, it certainly is. However, we are acting more like an overprotective mother that will take her 10-year-old child to the emergency room if the kid simply says, "Mom, I don't feel good".

Sorry, extremely tired and I'm babbling. It's just that I'm tired of our society living in fear and screaming "terrorism" at every opportunity. A kid gets bullied at school and it's considered terrorism. A boy and girl in kindergarten get caught playing doctor and now the boy is a sexual offender. Suing McDonald's for emotional distress because you got a fat ass from eating their french fries.

I'm tired, folks. Maybe I should find someone responsible and sue them for it.

Rob