Power-up prank lands gamers in trouble
This whole "suspicious package" = ZOMG SOMEBODY SET US UP THE BOMB!!! thing is getting way out of hand.
In the town of Ravenna, Ohio, five teenage girls, ages 16 and 17, crafted some life-sized power-up boxes modeled after those in the NES classic, Super Mario Brothers. The cardboard boxes were covered in shiny, gold wrapping paper and had the black question marks familiar to most gamers. As an April Fools joke, the girls laid 17 of these boxes around the town in public spaces Friday morning.
The humor was lost on some residents, however. After noticing one package on the steps of a church, a concerned citizen reported the "suspicious package" to local authorities, who called in the county's hazardous materials unit and the bomb squad.
The girls face possible criminal charges for their actions. While most in the online community think the authority's actions are a tad extreme, Ravenna Police Chief Randall McCoy defends the proceedings of his department.
"The potential is always present when dealing with a suspicious package that it could be deadly," McCoy told the Record-Courier. "In today's day and age, you just cannot do this kind of stuff."
The humor was lost on some residents, however. After noticing one package on the steps of a church, a concerned citizen reported the "suspicious package" to local authorities, who called in the county's hazardous materials unit and the bomb squad.
The girls face possible criminal charges for their actions. While most in the online community think the authority's actions are a tad extreme, Ravenna Police Chief Randall McCoy defends the proceedings of his department.
"The potential is always present when dealing with a suspicious package that it could be deadly," McCoy told the Record-Courier. "In today's day and age, you just cannot do this kind of stuff."
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