Your Turn
An alarmed resident of Pompton Plains, N.J., called police to ask about the “missing” posters tacked on phone poles warning of a dangerous missing snake called “Fang”. Officers called the number on the poster; the man who answered said he did not own a snake and had not seen the posters. He told them he suspected his friend Eric Soder had put them up as a prank since they had been having a practical joke war. Soder, 23, was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace. End of the war? “No way!” Soder says. “Why should we stop? We shouldn’t have to stop.” Indeed, the war quickly started up again after Soder was released. (Bergen Record) ...I’ll guess this won’t be the last time police get involved....
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