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Originally Posted by ntluser
The worrying thing in all this is that given it was reported in the newspapers there is always the danger of the incident being repeated.
Posting in an envelope or a parcel to any large company would cause major problems both for them and the police if say either item contained anthrax spores or some other infectious biological agent or indeed a harmful chemical agent.
It's also possible to post in radioactive materials, which are another deceptive way of infecting people with radiation poisoning. I doubt if any firms even have a geiger-counter built into their vetting of post.
Add to that the possibility of the posting in of explosive devices and it makes you realise how vulnerable we are both at home and work.
I think that Orangebird was right to treat this as a serious issue because it is not one that will go away.
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I am not making light of something that "could" of been a very serious situation, but....
I am suprised that ntl have not suffered more similar situations considering the number of disgruntled customers that they have, I used to work in a building shared by a council department and the bomb scares were a regular occurance. I am also suprised that they have not received similar problems from the disgruntled/poorly treated employees, ex-employees and contractors that they have upset in the past.
I think it's more likely that some disgruntled ex-employees could cause far more serious problems than a disgruntled customer with some harmless white powder!