10zenmonkeys.com — When a New York professor called 911 for his wife's heart attack, they mistook his science equipment for bioterrorism supplies. He was detained for 22 hours, they cordoned off his block, and searched his house in hazmat suits. When they realized there was nothing harmful there, they decided to prosecute him for "mail fraud" for buying the supplies!
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madscientist420Sep 27, 2007
Even though he wasn't making bio weapons, there is no reason why any scientist (professor or otherwise) should have scientific equipment at their house. That's what their labs are for. There is no reason to have it there unless he was fixing a piece of equipment in his spare time. I'm surprised the university didn't accuse him of stealing.
louiedogSep 27, 2007
No, that is also excessive. How about a society where things make sense instead?
Closed AccountSep 27, 2007
"The government" is not a person. So actually it's the assh**es we elect to the government who can't admit they're wrong.
hplasmSep 27, 2007
Bush should s**t himself then.
damnasteroidsSep 28, 2007
the mail and wire fraud charges are probably payback for attempting to reveal how absurdly ineffective biowarfare has been proven to be for governments that have spent more time and money developing them that any terrorist organization could possibly hope to.
bitorlogicSep 28, 2007
It's on vacation with Habeus Corpus. And by vacation, I mean rotting in a shallow grave.