August 17, 2008

Balaclava of evil

The Independent reports that the "War on Terror" boardgame has been "branded criminal by police":-
Following a series of raids on the climate change camp near Kingsnorth power station, officers displayed an array of supposed weapons snatched from demonstrators: knives, chisels, bolt cutters, a throwing star – and a copy of the satirical game, which lampoons Washington's "war on terror".
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Kent police said they had confiscated the game because the balaclava [which comes packed with the game] "could be used to conceal someone's identity or could be used in the course of a criminal act".
The balaclava in use (from Cockaigne's flikr page):-


Kent police in action:-