Homeland Security raids small toy store in St Helens.....

[JohnnyRingo]

Demands handover of "Rubic's Cube" knock offs.
Our tax dollars at work....Feel safer yet?

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/109896512934940.xml

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The next day, two men arrived at the store and showed Cox their badges. The lead agent asked Cox whether she carried a toy called the Magic Cube. She said yes. The Magic Cube, he said, was an illegal copy of the Rubik's Cube, one of the most popular toys of all time. He told her to remove the Magic Cube from her shelves, and he watched to make sure she complied.

The whole thing took about 10 minutes.

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"One of the things that our agency's responsible for doing is protecting the integrity of the economy and our nation's financial systems and obviously trademark infringement does have significant economic implications," she said.

After gaining assurances from Toysmith officials, Cox put the Magic Cube back on the shelf soon after the agents left.

Six weeks after her brush with Homeland Security, Cox is still scratching her head.

"Aren't there any terrorists out there?" she said.

[mmonk]

1. Keeping us safe

from "pirates" no less.

[aldian159]

2. This is real?

What the hell is wrong with these inept bastards!?

[DuctapeFatwa]

3. Did Magic Cube play "Peace Train" if you solved it?

[smirkymonkey]

4. Thank God!

There is nothing more dangerous than a Magic Cube in the hands of a terrorist!

[Daisey Mae]

5. I feel safer already......Zeig Heil !!!!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Oy!

[ClintonTyree]

7. This just in.....................

360 tons of Magic Cubes are feared missing In Iraq. President Bush is blaming the soldiers for not guarding the cubes after the toy chest they were stored in broke open. Film at 6:00 PM

[eauclaireliberal]

8. RE:"Homeland Security raids small toy store in St Helens....."

"Aren't there any terrorists out there?" she said.

Sure, but they're on the campaign trail right now and won't be available for normal terrorist ops until after the election.