Radio stunt causes chaos

[steve2470]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-locstbriefs13081305aug13,0,6362866.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

LAND O'LAKES (,FL) -- A radio-station stunt that had three listeners dressed up like escaped jail inmates went awry Friday when dozens of people called 911 and the resulting ruckus tied up traffic during morning rush hour, authorities said.

The three people, shackled and dressed in what appeared to be jail uniforms, were competing to try to get motorists to give them a ride, Kevin Doll, a spokesman with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, said. The first one back to the studios of Tampa station WXTB-FM would win a trip to Los Angeles in conjunction with a new Fox show called Prison Break.


But after 30 or 40 calls from "terrified" motorists and residents, deputies responded in force and took them into custody for real, Doll said. They were released after about an hour.

No charges were filed, because the bogus inmates didn't forcefully try to get in any of the cars. But deputies still aren't happy about the stunt.

[gizmo1979]

1. they really need to think

before they do these things.

[Journeyman]

2. If the deputies had been thinking, they'd have taken all 3 "escapees"...

back to the radio station together. Let the DJs at WXTB-FM explain to their boss why the station has to send 3 people to Los Angeles instead the 1 he agreed to on Friday afternoon.

[growlypants]

3. now if they'd been shot......

the cops woulda never heard the end of it. personal responsibility no longer exists in this country.

[merh]

4. I guess the stunt was better than the turkeys from the helicopter.

:sarcasm:

Thank God no one was killed in this stupid stunt, they just don't think.

[BrotherBuzz]

7. "As god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

:thumbsup: LOL

[merh]

9. LOL

My favorite comedy episode ever! :rofl:

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

5. now, that was well thought out.

:eyes:

[LuCifer]

6. FIGURES IT'S FloriDUUUUUUH

WHY FLORIDA! WHY MY STATE! GODS HELP US ALL!!!

How STUPID.

I want to save this for another post, but, this reminds me of what my fiend from Grand Rapids MI was just telling me, which involved people calling 911 thanks to some Howard Stern CLONE crap show saying that...well, lemme go do my post on this, here's a linky fo y'all:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3848718

As a retired cop's son, trust me, NOTHING pisses law enforcent *COUGH*POLICESTATE*COUGH* types off more than false reports. The people who cause 'em usually get the book chucked at 'em, or, they used to, since it's been a while...
Y'all will be THRILLED when you see this shit...I'll do it on the LOUNGE section since I don't think it'll fly on General. Just to cover what ass I have left!

Lu

[tanyev]

8. Uh, wasn't Florida where they recently passed a law that

citizens could shoot someone they thought was going to be a threat? Not the best place to try and pull a stunt like that.

[liberaltrucker]

10. "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

The very best episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati":rofl: