$200 Bush Currency

[Evil_Dewers]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/doc_o_day/doc_o_day.html?yhnws

SEPTEMBER 12--North Carolina cops are searching for a guy who successfully passed a $200 bill bearing George W. Bush's portrait and a drawing of the White House complete with lawn signs reading "We like ice cream" and "USA deserves a tax cut." The phony Bush bill--a copy of which you'll find below--was presented to a cashier at a Food Lion in Roanoke Rapids on September 6 by an unidentified male who was seeking to pay for $150 in groceries. Remarkably, the cashier accepted the counterfeit note and gave the man $50 change. In a separate incident involving a different perp, Roanoke Rapids cops Tuesday arrested Michael Harris, 24, for attempting last month to pass an identical $200 Bush bill at a convenience store.

[rocktivity]

1. The person who ACCEPTED the bill

is the one who's a menace to society!


rocknation

[Bandit]

2. I think this is funny as hell

Moral Reserve Note ~~ It doesn't surprise me a bit that an American thought it was legal. Some Democrat had some fun and I hope the judge looks at it that way. If only he hadn't tried to cash one of them.

[Arkady]

3. Not too smart, though...

Counterfeiting involves some real serious federal jail time. Not a very bright thing to do. I doubt any judge will be lenient with this guy.

[newyawker99]

5. Hi Arkady!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[pansypoo53219]

4. dammit

i STILL can't read the little signs on the WH lawn.
and it ain't conterfitting, cause we ain't got $200 bills.

[DoNotRefill]

6. this isn't the first time....

IIRC, there was a case where one was passed at a Dairy Queen a few years back...