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Citizen Wal-Mart
So a kid places a tack through a picture of George Bush and photographs his hand making the "thumbs down" sign next to the picture, then sends the film to be developed at Wal-Mart. You may be able to guess what happens next. Wal-Mart flags the photo and calls the police. And the police contact the Secret Service, who show up at school asking questions.
Full story at The Progressive.
(Via Radar)
Posted by carrie on 10/07/2005 | Permalink
Comments
There was a story like this on the radio about a couple months ago. A mother took a photo of the father giving their baby a zrbrt (a kiss where you make that fart noise with your mouth- the name is from the Cosby Show) on the stomach. Somebody at the photo lab who thought the picture looked funny reported the guy and he spent months in jail before being exonerated. I wish I could find the specifics on this case.
In any case, it's disturbing that the photo lab has so much power. I would think most terrorists and sexual predators would go digital and develop their stuff at home.
Posted by: Jearold | Oct 7, 2005 11:08:00 AM
I'm not surprised that the truth is illegal.
Posted by: Charles Star | Oct 7, 2005 11:10:18 AM
Really, it's no wonder the US can't stop terrorism. We focus our energy going after a high school student's dumb art project when we should be doing, well, anything else. The next terrorist strike is unavoidable with the massive incompetence displayed by government agencies such as the secret service. I fear for our nation. I even fear for our president.
Posted by: rp | Oct 7, 2005 8:37:16 PM
Just add this to the list of wacky customer service stories from NC:
Lebanese immigrant facing sexual assault charges
Customer uses $200 bill at Roanoke Rapids Food Lion
I'm awfully proud of my state.
Skip
Posted by: Skip | Oct 8, 2005 11:22:28 AM
The ridiculousness of this is amazing. I really blame Wal-Mart the most though. The Secret Service has to investigate everything that is brought to their attention, and to their credit, the investigation ended after the initial questioning. But now it seems Wal-Mart has added "tattle-telling" to its list of offences.
Posted by: Eric Hart | Oct 8, 2005 11:54:29 PM
