This is a bit outdated, but I still thought it was weird enough to make you shake your head wondering what goes through the minds of some people.
Aldermen fear terrorists could poison gumball machines
by South Jersey News Online
Thursday October 11, 2007, 7:56 AM
DOVER, N.J. (AP) -- Fear that terrorists could poison children has led three Dover aldermen to begin inspecting gumball machines.
They've surveyed 103 machines in the Morris County town and expect to report their results on New Year's Day.
Aldermen Frank Poolas, Jack Delaney and Michael Picciallo have found 100 unlicensed machines filled with gumballs, jawbreakers and other candies. The three feel they're ripe for terrorists to lace with poisoned products.
Police Chief Harold "Butch" Valentine tells The Star-Ledger of Newark the odds are a person would win the lottery before terrorists would use the machines to launch an attack.
Delaney says their goal is to create a registration process to find out where the candy is coming from.
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1 year ago
Right... Yeah, 'cause terrorists have nothing better to do than put poisoned gum balls in those machines.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of paranoid people in this world. Either that or they need some REAL work to keep them occupied.
ReplyDeleteGet out of here! That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a long time!
ReplyDeleteScary I say, the paranoia level, and the smallest of things people have to be leary of now... it's all just so scary!!
ReplyDelete*Looks around fertively*
ReplyDeleteI'm not paranoid delusional, really I'm not! Gotta go, someone's watching me!!!
*puts away the binoculars*
ReplyDeleteI have a good idea where they can send those 103 machines to test the candy in it. Truly, I wont find it any great loss if they find out there was tampering involved if they send it where I have in mind....
ReplyDeletewow...some people just LOOK for things...and you know when these naysayers start hollering...then ppl think "why didn't I do that" and then it DOES happen
ReplyDeleteWhat next? Suicide OCHAs wearing bombs in vests or carrying machine guns?
ReplyDeleteNot that I would personally object to things if "they" made ALL those OCHAs out there register and carry photo IDs.