Rodent Regatta

WOULDN’T YOU LOVE TO BE ONE OF THEIR PATIENTS?

Idiots one and all. These morons deserve 100% of all they get and more for simply being lunatics.

WELL, I’LL BET THEY WON’T DO THIS AGAIN:

Three medical students of Middle Eastern descent who were stopped as suspected terrorists on Alligator Alley early Friday morning remained detained after they were overheard in a Georgia restaurant vowing to make America ``cry on 9/13.’’
Federal sources involved in the investigation said they believe the three men – all U.S. citizens – were playing a stupid joke on another restaurant patron who gave them a suspicious look.
All three were on their way from Illinois to take medical training in Miami.
Federal sources said the men could be released as early as today with a ticket for blowing the I-75 toll booth near Naples.

The sad thing is it was entirely credible. If Mohammed Atta, et al., could spill their guts to lap dancers, this kind of talk seemed to fit. I just hope this won’t stop someone who encounters something similar in the future from calling it in. [InstaPundit]

UPDATE: Some are now backtracking on parts of this story. However, it seems that these were indeed three medical students who were ”joking” in a way that would arouse suspicion. It also seems that they were ”uncooperative” with police and the highway patrol officers. Finally, it appears all were of middle eastern ancestry. I’d rather have errors on the side of caution and take steps the instant we suspect something. As George Will indicates in today’s (9-15-2002) column, ”too soon is better than too late.”