Marshmallow fan stuck in jail

[emad]

Gary Younge in New York
Friday June 25, 2004
The Guardian

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A teaching assistant who forgot to put away her marshmallows and hot chocolate at Yellowstone National Park a year ago was taken from a cruise ship in handcuffs last week after a spot security check at the Port of Miami.

Hope Clarke, 32, was camping at Yellowstone last year when she failed to pack away a bag of marshmallows and was fined for "improper food storage at a national park" under a law to stop people enticing animals with food.

She paid the $50 fine by credit card.

Last Friday, she was returning from Mexico to Miami on the cruise ship Fascination when there was a security check aimed at finding drugs, illegal immigrants and contraband. A check of the passenger list against a federal law enforcement database suggested Ms Clarke had not paid the Yellowstone fine. She was woken at dawn, handcuffed and imprisoned.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1246894,00.html

[underpants]

1. Let's see how much has it cost to recover the $50 fine?

Geez you have to be kidding. Nope your not. :eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

2. OK...this is going WAY too far.

Taken from the ship in handcuffs for f-ing marshmallows?!?! Never mind that she'd already paid the fine!!

Man...false imprisonment lawsuit, anyone?

[sus]

3. what a load of crap.

i really hate these people.