Justice Department's Bio-terror Mistake

destinyland writes "University professor and artist Steve Kurtz publicizes the history of chemical weapons with performance art pieces. The day his wife died of a heart attack, 911 responders mistook his scientific equipment for bioterrorism supplies. After he was detained for 22 hours, Homeland Security cordoned off his block, and a search was performed on his house in hazmat suits, they found nothing. Now they're prosecuting him for "mail fraud" for the way he obtained $256 of harmless bacteria."

blinking lights, everyday life forms in test tubes

[shbazjinkens]

I'm always scared of the day that someone finds my electronic test equipment and somehow connects it to my egg hatcher then creates a terrorist plot.

I think this one's an incubator sir.
For biological agents?
I believe it's used to hatch eggs, sir.
Eggs can be used to cultivate biological agents, proceed with the anal probe.
He does have several dozen chickens outside...
Damnit, follow orders or the terrorists win!

In the industry...

[Shadow Wrought]

This is known as the "Boston" response.

In Soviet Russia...

[Anonymous Coward]

Remember when we used to make fun of Soviet Russia? Well, in NeoCon America, Soviet Russia makes fun of you!

Re:And then this hits the media...

[fireman sam]

You forgot:

P.S. We are still going to charge you with something.

What a maroon

[MillionthMonkey]

Why would you pay $256 for bacteria? Just buy $1 worth and let each bacterium divide eight times.

Do it again and you've got $65,536 worth of bacteria which is serious money.

Re:Terror is winning

[markov_chain]

Harmless unless you have a specific type of DNA, in which case the bacteria cause a heart attack ;)

Re:What a maroon

[Whatsisname]

I think you mean $100,000

Re:Terror is winning

[JustOK]

"Land of the free"*
*other charges may apply

Re:Terror is winning

[Anonymous Coward]

I was reading your comment in a Don LaFontaine voice.

Re:Terror is winning

[somersault]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hale [reference.com]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hail [reference.com]

If you're going to indulge in political satire, at least learn your fascist salutes please.

Re:Terror is winning

[Anonymous Coward]

Civil rights have been eroded to some extent

Is that like being 'a little bit pregnant'??

Re:Terror is winning

[Vulva R. Thompson, P]

I did the same thing except with Gilbert Godfried's voice.

You definitely made the better choice.

Re:Terror is winning

[polymath69]

Also because Myanmar-Shave just sounds silly.