June 18, 2004

Priorities Amuck: The Feds' Marshmallow Bust

Greetings. It's good to know that all of our federal law enforcement officers are out there protecting us from criminals and terrorists -- or are they?

Apparently at least some of them have too much spare time on their hands -- like the ones who arrested, shackled, and removed a teacher's aide from her cruise ship and tossed her into jail.

A bank robber on the run? An al-Qaeda operative? Nope. The big bust was over a $50 fine for not cleaning up her marshmallows and chocolate at Yellowstone national park -- a fine she had in fact already paid.

Lucky for her that she didn't make any sudden moves, like reaching for a pack of chewing gum, or there's no telling what might have happened.

--Lauren--

Posted by Lauren at June 18, 2004 11:26 PM | Permalink
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