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"War On Terror" Board Game Confiscated In UK

Posted by kdawson on from the security-theater-as-low-comedy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The board game The War On Terror is a satirical game in which George Bush's 'Axis of Evil' is reduced to a spinner in the middle of the board, which determines which player is designated a terrorist state. That person then has to wear a balaclava (included in the box set) with the word 'Evil' stitched onto it. Kent police said they had confiscated the game because the balaclava 'could be used to conceal someone's identity or could be used in the course of a criminal act.' Balaclavas are freely sold all over the place in the area." Schneier has blogged this stupidity, of course.

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  1. Free Publicity by Nathan+Boley · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder how much did the board game creators paid the police 'confiscate' the game? Talk about cheap advertising.

  2. I don't understand? by UberHoser · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would you wear a dessert on your head? I mean I can see it if the game was like "Spin the bottle" or something of that ilk...

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  3. fashion statement by Chief_Wiggum · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because when I think 'hijacking an airplane', I think about wearing a balaclava with the word EVIL stitched to my head.

  4. Also there are restrictions on the spinner device by dilvish_the_damned · · Score: 4, Funny

    Technically the spinner is a munition, developed specifically for US intelligence.

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  5. Re:Make a list by gstoddart · · Score: 3, Funny

    But, um, a balaclava is a ski mask.

    Shhhh ... he hasn't figured that out yet. :-P

    Cheers

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  7. Re:Police thugs by Deadplant · · Score: 3, Funny

    coastguard?

    -homer

  8. Re:Police thugs by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like the beginning of a MOnthy Python scetch:
    We have nothing to fear but the state itself.
    -And fear.
    What?
    -We have to fear fear itself.
    Oh yes. We have nothing to fear but the state itself and fear.
    -And terrorists.
    We have nothing to fear but the state itself and fear and terrorists.
    -And ...

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  9. Re:Police thugs by ozamosi · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'll use the slashdot moderation system and let the public police the police that police the police.

    What's great about this is that we already have a metamoderation system, so we can police the public that police the police that police the police.