You’re 38 years old and you live in an age of terrorism. You were alive and presumably sentient during such incidents as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing and, of course, the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Yet you think it’s a good idea to plant a fake bomb at Tropicana Field before a Rays-Red Sox game?
Well, yes you do if your name is William L. Jordan and you work as a mechanic for the Tampa Bay baseball team.
The device, which had wires sticking out and emitted a “beeping” sound, was found about 2 p.m. Tuesday by maintenance workers who, not having Jordan’s sense of humor, called police.
When the police arrived, Jordan came forward and explained the “bomb” was a hoax. Police, also not sharing Jordan’s sense of humor, arrested him.
In an e-mail notable mainly for its corporate stiffness, Rays vice president Rick Vaughn wrote, "His actions were in very poor taste and do not reflect the values of the organization.”
(Well, that’s a relief.)
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