[QUOTE]Washington (CNN) -- An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN.
After the envelope tested positive in a first routine test, it was retested two more times, each time coming up positive, the law enforcement source said. The package was then sent to a Maryland lab for further testing.
The envelope was addressed to a U.S. senator, though the sources would not say which one.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/tainted-letter-intercepted/index.html"]CNN[/URL]
Possibly connected to the bombing?
UPDATE: Letter was addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi
Fucking sake. I bet it has something to do with the bombing..
damnit Jesse this has gone too far
Doubt it has anything to do with the bombing. Media is just looking for any small things to post about to hype the Boston event.
Just because it happened concurrent with the bombing doesn't mean it was connected to them.
It happened in bloody Washington, for goodness' sakes.
Doesn't have to be related to the bombing. I imagine there's more than one person in the United States interested in killing people at any given time.
I came in here to make Breaking Bad jokes
but alas, I was too late
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;40307313]Just because it happened concurrent with the bombing doesn't mean it was connected to them.
It happened in bloody Washington, for goodness' sakes.[/QUOTE]
It was a mailed letter, while the chances are small its still possible it is connected to the bombing
The problem was it wasn't in a watch bearing and fired out of an umbrella zip gun by a Bulgarian.
We have to wait until we know which senator it was mailed to. If it was mailed to Elizabeth Warren, then it becomes more likely that it is connected to the Boston bombings.
Roger Wicker was the senator it got sent to, according to my towns facebook page.
Seems unlikely to be connected then
Breaking Bad created ricin
[QUOTE=Persious;40307290]Fucking sake. I bet it has something to do with the bombing..[/QUOTE]
[quote]mississippi senator[/quote]
Nope. Nothing related here. Mississippi being Mississippi as always. Someone getting pissed off about Wicker voting for gun control apparently.
[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;40307821]Breaking Bad [B]popularized[/B] ricin [B]as a[/B] [B]surreptitious way to kill people[/B][/QUOTE]
ftfy
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;40308413]ftfy[/QUOTE]
I don't think he was being serious.
[QUOTE=Persious;40307290]Fucking sake. I bet it has something to do with the bombing..[/QUOTE]
stop making these asinine connections you fucking reactionary morons
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[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;40308466]stop making these asinine connections you fucking reactionary morons[/QUOTE]
Do you have an off switch or are you ALWAYS MAD AT EVERYTHING EVER EUGHHHHHH. This reaction was really over the top.
OT: The Ricin is probably not connected, but it would be best not to discount it. Sending a letter is a great way to get caught.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;40308504]Do you have an off switch or are you ALWAYS MAD AT EVERYTHING EVER EUGHHHHHH. This reaction was really over the top.
OT: The Ricin is probably not connected, but it would be best not to discount it. Sending a letter is a great way to get caught.[/QUOTE]
I'm thinking zombies.
Amerithrax all over again?
[QUOTE=Zambies!;40308504]Do you have an off switch or are you ALWAYS MAD AT EVERYTHING EVER EUGHHHHHH. This reaction was really over the top.
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it's this subforum really, whenever I'm in it I feel like I'm consistently acting as damage control
I wouldn't call myself amazingly educated but I do think I have a fairly calm and objective viewpoint on world affairs, though probably not such a calm viewpoint on other people's viewpoints as you can see :p. Anyway I was probably a little harsh, though it's quite annoying seeing someone making such huge connections without a shred of proof. I guess we'll see as the story develops though.
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;40308583]it's this subforum really, whenever I'm in it I feel like I'm consistently acting as damage control
I wouldn't call myself amazingly educated but I do think I have a fairly calm and objective viewpoint on world affairs, though probably not such a calm viewpoint on other people's viewpoints as you can see :p. Anyway I was probably a little harsh, though it's quite annoying seeing someone making such huge connections without a shred of proof. I guess we'll see as the story develops though.[/QUOTE]
You sound kinda pretentious, tbh.
[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;40308603]You sound kinda pretentious, tbh.[/QUOTE]
Not really, I didn't say 'I'm not educated enough to be the arbiter of justice for all things' and then go on to say that I was in different wording - essentially all I'm saying is don't panic and make these kind of connections, my only reason being I wouldn't do that.
[QUOTE=QwertySecond;40308964]Imagine if the sender licked the envelope down.[/QUOTE]
I immediately thought of that knife-licking scene from that satirical martial-arts movie.
[QUOTE=QwertySecond;40308964]Imagine if the sender licked the envelope down.[/QUOTE]
Ricin isn't that poisonous if ingested.
It's super deadly if inhaled or injected though.
For anyone who's interested: [url]http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp[/url]
[QUOTE=zacht_180;40309033]For anyone who's interested: [url]http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp[/url][/QUOTE]
great, now they're gonna think I'm a terrorist for looking this up...
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