Calmly dealing with suspicious packages in Copley Square

Teddy Kokoros has photographic proof that Boston police don't just blow up every single suspicious package - he describes what happened when a police officer asked him to move while he was waiting for the bus:

... There were suspicious packages placed near the fire hydrant with no one around it. A few seconds later, more police officers arrived and began inspecting the packages. The police officers looked at the packages for about 5 minutes and I assume they determined the packages were harmless because the police officers soon all left the scene. ...