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The Germs' Drummer Arrested For Carrying Soap

Posted by kdawson on from the keeping-his-nose-clean dept.

dwrugh writes "The drummer for the seminal punk band The Germs, Don Bolles, was arrested in Orange County because a field-test kit indicated his bottle of Dr. Bronner's soap contained GHB, the date-rape drug. (Here is an interview with Bolles.) Using the same test kit, available on the web for $20 for a pack of 10, according to Bolles' attorney on NBC this morning, other soaps tested positive for GHB. But of course since it's just soap, when you test it in a real crime lab it comes back negative. Makes you wonder what other common household products also test positive, and how many others have been arrested based on faulty test kits who didn't have the resources to defend themselves."

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  1. Careful... by reset_button · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't drop the soap!

  2. Cheap drug test kits... by Landshark17 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I went to high school with a guy who complained one day about how his dad had given him a drug test from a kit that he'd bought at the local Rite Aid. According to the kit, the guy tested positive for marijuana, LSD, heroin and cocaine use.

    The guy protested furiously, as he had only used marijauna and cocaine, with the occasional Aderol.

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