New Jersey Officials Fear Terrorists Could Poison Gumball Machines

[Coexist]

No, this is not from The Onion - this is 'real' news.

I just saw it on MSNBC and Googled gumball - here is an article re: this:

DOVER, N.J. — 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.

[hobbit709]

1. These bozos have WAAYY too much time on their hands.

[tech3149]

2. Morris County is highly Republican

Just goes to show they're afraid of their own shadows.

[Coexist]

3. I have come to learn that they are indeed a cowardly lot

"build fences, give me guns, gate my community, put the brown people in prison... I'm scaaaa-aaared!!"

[Cerridwen]

4. "100 unlicensed machines"

Okay, which one of these guys (or a family member of these guys) gets the licensing concession?

[Devlzown]

5. It's time for a good candy scare for Halloween.

Your neighbors might be terrorists, after all. Better go to the mall and get your candy so it can be x-rayed by the police. Or better yet, go to your church's Hell House.

[partylessinOhio]

6. Fear 9-11 Fear 9-11 Fear 9-11 Fear 9-11 Fear 9-11 Fear 9-11

Fear the "fearmongers."

[madinmaryland]

7. Sounds like the Giuliani GOTV effort.

:scared: