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ATMs Armed With Pepper Spray

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday July 14, 2009 @03:53AM from the pay-the-spray-recharging-fee dept.

fysdt writes "A South African bank has outfitted its ATMs with pepper spray to prevent criminals from bombing or tampering with the machines. But the system still has some bugs: One of the machines released its stinging payload on three maintenance workers last week."

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Let's add some more heat to the ATMs! by Guru2Newbie · 2009-07-14 05:03 · Score: 2, Funny

How soon until banks combine under-car flamethrowers with the pepper spray module? That way ATM patrons can enjoy barbecued pepper steak while they bank. No, wait...