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HIV Needle-Stick Rumors Still Thriving Online
Dateline: 03/24/99
By David Emery
Word comes to us via the Internet rumor mill that another unsuspecting victim has fallen prey to the deadly sting of an HIV-contaminated needle hidden in a movie theater seat.
The incident, alleged to have occurred in Dallas, is only one of several recently reported, according to the email alert circulating since mid-February. The message itself is merely a rewrite of similar warnings that first appeared nearly a year ago.
It reads as follows:
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Subject: Safety Bulletin
Please Read!!! very important
For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in a Dallas movie theater, a person sat on something sharp in one of the seats. When she stood up to see what it was, a needle was found poking through the seat with an attached note saying, "you have been infected with HIV". The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reports similar events have taken place in several other cities recently. All of the needles tested HAVE been positive for HIV. The CDC also reports that needles have been found in the coin return areas of pay phones and soda machines.
Everyone is asked to use extreme caution when confronted with these types of situations. All public chairs should be thoroughly but safely inspected prior to any use. A thorough visual inspection is considered the bare minimum. Furthermore, they ask that everyone notify their family members and friends of the potential dangers, as well. Thank you.
The previous information was sent from the Dallas Police Department to all of the local governments in the Washington area and was interdepartmentally dispersed. We were all asked to pass this to as many people as possible.
Not so, says the Dallas Police Department.
"It's all false," a spokesman told the Dallas Morning News on Feb. 26. "This has not happened."
Be that as it may, the police switchboard was receiving an average of 10 calls a day about the rumor during February and officials were asking the public to stop forwarding the email.
Responding to the allegation that it had investigated this and similar incidents, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta issued its own
denial earlier this month. "Some reports have falsely indicated that CDC 'confirmed' the presence of HIV in the needles," it said. "CDC has not tested such needles nor has CDC confirmed the presence or absence of HIV in any sample related to these rumors."
The agency notes that the risk of disease transmission from discarded needles is extremely low.
This is especially true in the case of the AIDS virus, which can only survive outside the human body for a few minutes.
Meanwhile in Colorado and Virginia...
Another version of the rumor circulating in February targeted Denver, prompting police there to issue similar denials. The form of the message was basically the same:
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Its a sick world out there. Be careful. This came from the Denver Police Department.
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU GO TO MOVIES THEATERS. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SEATS BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN.
An incident occurred when a women went to sit in a chair and something was poking her. She then got up and found that it was a needle with a little note at the end. It said, "Welcome to the real world, you're HIV positive." Doctors tested the needle and it was HIV positive. BE CAREFUL GOING TO THE MOVIES!!! When you go to the movies, please check your seat.
One of the safest ways is NOT by sticking your hand down in the seat. Move the seat part way up and down a few times and look really good. Most of us just plop down in the seats.
The following is important too. Pay telephone drug users are now taking their used needles and putting them into the coin return slots in public telephones. People are putting their fingers to recover coins or just to check if anyone left change. They are getting stuck by these needles and infected with hepatitis, HIV and other diseases. This message is posted to make everyone aware of this danger. Beware PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
Even as Denver police were debunking these allegations, authorities in rural Pulaski, Virginia were trying to figure out who really did put hypodermic needles in the coin return slots of public telephones near the Walmart there. The Roanoke Times reported that two people were injured by the needles on Feb. 9 the first known cases of this actually occurring. Over the next few days, more needles were discovered in mailbox drop slots and bank deposit boxes in surrounding communities.
While the headlines blared "Urban Myth Is Reality," the Virginia incidents were being called "copycats" by police. The use of hard drugs is not exactly rampant in these small communities, nor could it have been coincidental that the placement of the needles so closely matched the incidents described in the Internet warnings. In fact, the cases in Pulaski were reported less than a week after Roanoke Times columnist Joe Kennedy challenged the veracity of those warnings in a published article.
A more recent story in the Washington Times stated that none of the needles in the Virginia incidents were found to be contaminated with HIV or any other disease. Pulaski police Sgt. David Moye called the copycat pranks "a ploy to make people afraid to live every day" a characterization that applies just as well to the Internet rumors that spawned them.
ODNOSNO:
Look Before You Pump!
Dateline: 06/14/00
By David Emery
As if escalating fuel prices weren't reason enough to shun the pumps, here's a bit of news via forwarded email that's sure to strike terror into the hearts of the gas-guzzling public:
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***********DANGEROUS PRANK:*****************
Please read and forward to anyone you know who drives.
My name is Captain Abraham Sands of the Jacksonville, Florida Police Department. I have been asked by state and local authorities to write this email in order to get the word out to car drivers of a very dangerous prank that is occurring in numerous states.
Some person or persons have been affixing hypodermic needles to the underside of gas pump handles. These needles appear to be infected with HIV positive blood. In the Jacksonville area alone there have been 17 cases of people being stuck by these needles over the past five months.
We have verified reports of at least 12 others in various states around the country. It is believed that these may be copycat incidents due to someone reading about the crimes or seeing them reported on the television. At this point no one has been arrested and catching the perpetrator(s) has become our top priority.
Shockingly, of the 17 people who where stuck, eight have tested HIV positive and because of the nature of the disease, the others could test positive in a couple years.
Evidently the consumers go to fill their car with gas, and when picking up the pump handle get stuck with the infected needle. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO CAREFULLY CHECK THE HANDLE of the gas pump each time you use one. LOOK AT EVERY SURFACE YOUR HAND MAY TOUCH, INCLUDING UNDER THE HANDLE.
If you do find a needle affixed to one, immediately contact your local police department so they can collect the evidence.
***********PLEASE HELP US BY MAINTAINING A VIGILANCE AND BY FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED WE CAN ALL BE. ***********
Jacksonville Sheriff: 'It's a hoax'
Not to worry. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Department says it's a hoax. Not only have no such incidents been reported, there is no such officer as "Captain Abraham Sands" on the force. Whoever authored this email made every word of it up.
It does add an entertaining new wrinkle to the HIV needle-stick legend circulating in various forms since 1997. Previous variants warned of tainted syringes planted in movie theater seats and pay phone coin return slots, not to mention random stealth prickings in night clubs and other crowded public places. And now we've got tainted needles on the handles of gas pumps.
All of the stories have been labeled false or unsubstantiated by authorities, with one exception a brief spate of copycat pranks that occurred in Virginia in 1999. According to police, hypodermic needles were found in the coin slots of public phones and in bank night deposit slots in a couple of small towns in the area, but none were contaminated with HIV. The rumors had already been circulating for months when the incidents took place.
False though it may be, the belief that people are intentionally spreading AIDS by hiding contaminated needles remains popular, especially on the email forwarding circuit. One reason is that these tales and other urban legends like them provide an outlet for our fears of strangers, of the motives of some of the more marginal members of society, and of AIDS itself. They're presented as cautionary tales, but they certainly don't function as such at least, not on a literal level because they fail to address the primary way HIV is actually transmitted: unsafe sex.
Curiously, though, some of the made-up scenarios function quite well as metaphors for sexual acts. All of them, by virtue of the fact that a needle-prick is involved, associate AIDS with penetration. But consider the symbolic charm of the idea that you can get AIDS by inserting your finger into the coin slot of a much-used public phone.
Now we're being warned to be careful at the gas pump. Take special precautions, they say, before sliding the nozzle into the tank.
Good advice? In a manner of speaking... yes
Tacnije na "trulom" zapadu postoji citava praksa mail-bombinga sa kvazimedicinskim i slicnim podacima ili informacijama. Pa da bi se u iste uverili upoznajem Vas sa razlicitim scam-ovima
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Antiperspirants Cause Breast Cancer
This false rumor has been thoroughly trounced by medical professionals.
Asbestos in Crayons
The email rumors are based on an actual news story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. (Coverage by About.com's Art for Kids Guide.)
Asbestos in Tampons
Toxic tampons? Two versions of this email alert are circulating, one more fraudulent than the other.
Aspartame Warning
Overblown email flyer dating from 1995, alleging that NutraSweet causes just about every malady known to humankind. Scientists balk.
Bananas Spread Flesh-Eating Disease
Necrotizing fasciitis, a rare and deadly disease, allegedly infects an entire crop of Costa Rican fruit.
The 'Blue Star' LSD Tattoo
Email alert claims that colorful cartoon stickers laced with LSD pose a threat to children everywhere.
Breast Ogling Makes Men Live Longer
Tabloid journalism and email rumormongering intersect once again.
Canola Oil Is Hazardous to Your Health!
Here we go again! Net rumormongers claim that canola, usually touted as one of the healthier food oils, is actually very toxic to human beings.
Cell Phones Cause Gas Station Explosions
Still unsubstantiated, but 'tis better to be safe than sorry.
Cockroach Eggs on Envelopes
Postal Service worker's tongue gives birth to live cockroach!
Cockroach Egg Tacos at Taco Bell
A fast-food horror story, as told in six different locations around the U.S.
'Cough CPR' for Heart Attacks
According to the American Heart Association, the "live-saving" technique advocated in this email is not recommended in the absence of medical supervision.
Febreze Warning
An email warning in circulation since January warns that the fabric deodorizer Febreze is toxic to pets.
Heroin Needle Kills Child in McDonald's Ball Pit
The "Kevin Archer" story, curiously similar to 1998's tall tale about snakes in a Burger King ball pit.
HIV Needles on Gas Pumps
More needle-stick incidents, this time centered in Jacksonville, Florida.
HIV Needles in Movie Theater Seats
"Welcome to the world of AIDS." The latest round of needle-stick incidents.
HIV Needles in Pay Phone Coin Slots
Are drug addicts everywhere trying to kill us all with their dirty syringes?
Is a Dog's Mouth Cleaner Than a Human's? New
We've heard this ever since we were children and finally got around to checking up on the facts.
The Klingerman Virus
Not your ordinary bogus virus alert. This one's about a real, live bug that is fatal to human beings!
LSD & Strychnine on Pay Phone Buttons
More pay phone hysteria, courtesy of the Internet.
Microwaved Water Explodes in Man's Face
Email warns of a little-known hazard of using microwave ovens.
Ovarian Cancer and CA-125 Screening
Rumor makes misleading claims about "primary peritoneal cancer" and the value of the CA-125 tumor marker as a screen.
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Safety Warnings
The email rumors are basically accurate -- the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has issued safety warnings about PPA, a drug commonly found in non-prescription cold and diet medicines.
Rat Droppings/Urine Cause Hawaiian Man's Death
A plausible scenario, but did this incident really happen?
Rat Urine on Soda Pop Cans Is Lethal
Three variations of a cautionary tale making the email rounds since 1998.
Shampoo Cancer Warning
This chain letter falsely claims that sodium laureth sulfate, an ingredient found in some brand-name shampoos, is carcinogenic.
Snakes Kill Child in Burger King Ball Pit
Email warns of baby rattlesnakes hiding in restaurant playgrounds.
'Toilet Spiders' Kill 5 in Chicago Airport
The deadly "arachnius gluteus" rears its ugly head across the U.S.
Waterproof Sunscreen Causes Blindness in Children
Recycled 1998 warning alleges that children have gone blind due to exposure to waterproof sunscreens.....................
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