DHS warning in Indiana! Urgent!

[iconoclastic cat]

First, this made me laugh. Then it made me really, really angry.

http://www.in.gov/dhs/press/2006/bulls.pdf

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES WARNING ABOUT MECHANICAL BULLS AT AFTER-PROM PARTIES

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is warning Indiana high schools and others involved in planning after-prom parties to check for the proper certification if a mechanical bull is part of the night’s attractions.

“In recent years, mechanical bulls have become increasingly popular for after-prom parties at Indiana high schools,” said IDHS Executive Director Eric Dietz. “However, a new state law that took effect last July includes additional requirements before the bulls can be approved for use. We want to make sure schools are aware of this new law before they hire a company to provide a mechanical bull that may not be approved.”

During last year’s prom season, state law only required that the companies providing the mechanical bulls be registered with the state. However, the new law now requires mechanical bulls to be inspected and certified in order to be approved for operation by the state.

This certification is the responsibility of the Mechanical Code Enforcement Branch in the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s Division of Fire and Building Safety. As of April 26, 2006, only one company, Snyder Farms, has obtained the necessary certification and is legal to operate in Indiana.

With the prom season here, schools that may wish to include a mechanical bull as part of an after-prom party are being urged to make sure the company providing the bull has obtained the necessary certification and approval. Failure to do so could create a liability risk. The same warning also applies to organizers of upcoming fairs and carnivals in Indiana that may also feature mechanical bulls.

Media Contact:
Andy Zirkle
Senior Public Information Officer Indiana Department of Homeland Security
317-234-4214

Next: Beer bongs threaten our ports!

[MrModerate]

1. Department of Homeland Frackin' Security?

I thought they were going to tell us Al Qaeda members were smuggling themselves into the country inside mechanical bulls.

But no, that would make too much sense.

[IndianaGreen]

2. Those are Al-Qaeda bulls

manufactured in Dubai by Mexicans, no doubt.

[Horse with no Name]

8. ....

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

10. : )

[Botany]

3. So the money that was supposed to protect us from al Qaeda ....

..... is going to inspect mechanical bulls? This has to be a put on.

[iconoclastic cat]

4. Follow the link. It's real.

[Blaze Diem]

5. When will DHS take on Diebold?

Could the corruption of our voting system be given as much attention by Homeland Security as the after-prom mechanical bull certification!

Effed UP!!

[rememberearth]

6. So this is what they are doing with their time!?!

So how about those ports again?!?:grr:

[redqueen]

7. I think they're TRYING to make every federal agency look like a joke

so they can get support for tearing down the New Deal programs.

They've already shrunk the treasury enough to rationalize 'drowning it in a bathtub'... next step, public confidence.

[rman]

11. I think so to -

A few years down the road they'll have all the proof they need to show that the government is ineffective, which can then be used as an argument to privatize all of it.

[redqueen]

19. I doubt they'll wait too many years.

But we can hope that we have more time to fight them.

:hi:

[htuttle]

9. Is that Mechanical Bulls with Frickin Laser Beams on their Heads?

No?

Exploding Mechanical Bulls? No?

Shoddy Carnival Equipment? That's all this is about?

:crazy:

[myrna minx]

12. I hope the good people of Indiana have stocked up on their

cans of tuna and dutifully stored them under their beds, otherwise the mechanical bull menace could get the best of them. WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!11!!

[noamnety]

13. Follow the money

DHS is putting out a memo letting people know that Snyder Farms is the only company allowed to rent mechanical bulls in the entire state, thanks to a new law.

Money changed hands somewhere to make that happen. Who sponsored that law, and who runs Snyder Farms?

[BiggJawn]

14. Uh, this is the INDIANA Dept. of Homeland Insecurity...

Used to be called the Indiana State Emergency Managment Agency until "911 Fever" took hold of the more brainless of bureaucrats.

Mechanical Bulls? I thought those things went out with "50-cent Texas Pride Night" and Mickey Gillie?

[dhill926]

15. awfully embarrassing to live here sometimes...

but thankfully, moving to SoCal soon. And NOT Orange County!

[NaturalHigh]

16. You've got to be kidding me.

This is what Homeland Security has to worry about? I'll make them a deal. After they've rounded up all the terrorists, illegal aliens, axe murderers, rapists, and drug dealers, I'll be willing to listen to a lecture about the dangers of mechanical bulls.

[acmavm]

17. Ok, did anyone send this one to Keith O? It's pretty much right

up his alley.

[suffragette]

18. DHS needs to change its name and acronym to DHA

Department of Homeland Absurdity

[PsychoDad]

20. Nanny government....

I thought Repugs were against the "Nanny State".....

DHS inspecting Mechanical Bulls... not cargo containers. What's next, the kiddie rides outside supermarkets?

Peace.