KFC Shenanigans

This is the funniest thing I have ever heard on the radio. It is also an example of gullibility, failure to follow manufacturers instruction and blind faith.

In Manchester New Hampshire, a call was received at the local KFC. The caller identified themselves as a senior operations vice president and instructed the manager of the restaurant to discharge the dry chemical fixed fire fighting system as a drill. The manager of the store proceeded to follow the callers instructions. Next, the caller instructed the manager to evacuate the store and proceed to strip naked in the parking lot. The workers and patrons complied. (Early March in NH, got to be cold.) Next the caller instructed the manager to have the patrons and workers urinate on each other to detox after the dry-chemical dusting. This is where reports get fuzzy. Some reports say that the individuals peed on each other, and other reports say that this is where the jig was up. I choose to believe the former. 

Police and firefighters arrived on the scene and the workers were taken to the hospital for treatment. Needless to say, the victims of the prank were unavailable for comment. 

Now, exposing people to hazardous chemicals is a terrible thing to do, but honestly folks, there are warning labels on the fixed fire fighting apparatus that say to only discharge in an emergency. They are there for a reason. Also, when someone asks you to do something dangerous and possibly illegal, one ought to ask a few questions. This is a case of someone doing something clearly wrong (the caller) and a lack of moral courage to question a seriously stupid directive.  Did any bells ring when the caller asked to dump the fire extinguishers, did it come into any one's mind that those systems are inspected and tested periodically by licensed individuals? I feel bad for the people that were injured, and I think the prank caller is a dick, but this should teach us all a lesson. Verify identity before you do something you will regret.