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A suspicious package that turned out to contain horse manure sparked a bomb scare near the Los Angeles home of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, reports say.
The gift-wrapped manure was found at 19:40 (03:40 GMT) at the home next to Mr Mnuchin's in Bel-Air, police said.
Police cleared the package an hour later and the Secret Service is investigating, CBS said.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/12/23/horse-manure-addressed-to-steve-mnuchin/
There were a lot of frustrated neighbors. Including Zsa Zsa Gabor's widower.
"We have $50 million homes and we can't move, we can't get out," Prince Frederick von Anhalt, who was trapped for two hours, said. "That's bad, they have to find another way."
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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without
the supervision of a licensed engineer.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by stretch611 on Monday December 25 2017, @09:31PM (3 children)
This is obviously the political opinion of some people that are not happy with Trump and his administration. Personally, I don't consider these people worthy of horse manure... rat shit would be more appropriate.
Unfortunately, the senders, if caught, will probably face "trumped-up" charges of bio-terrorism by sending bacterial agents through the mail while expressing their first amendment rights.
As for the frustrated neighbors... deal with it... The difference between this and police investigations in inner city neighborhoods is that someone hasn't died and the people here probably will not have to explain to co-workers or anyone else what happened on fear of having their pay docked or worse.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 26 2017, @05:10AM (1 child)
...must be very young.
Jeez, the proper technique is MANY decades old.
First, you use a paper bag, not a box.
Next, you make sure that the subject of your ire is at home.
You put the packaged poop on the porch AND YOU SET THE BAG ON FIRE.
You ring the doorbell and sprint for the hiding place that you picked out (which has a good view of the porch).
Your victim comes to the door, sees the fire, and instinctively stamps it out.
Modern twist: Cellphone video camera and an upload to social media.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 26 2017, @08:48AM
> Your victim comes to the door, sees the fire, and instinctively stamps it out.
*That's* why the bag is set on fire? I always assumed that the fire makes it stink worse or spreads the smell faster. Huh.
Modded +1, Informative.
(Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Thursday January 11 2018, @10:38AM
I don't think you fully understand the seriousness of the situation. As soon as the police are called to somebody's house, there's a chance that the innocent occupier might get shot and killed. This bomb prank put lives at risk, very rich lives.