Please be careful of posting these kinds of messages. A quick search with
Google will reveal it is a hoax. these hoaxes rely on uncritical
digestion
of what at first sight appears to be fact but are in fact intrigue or
rumour.
There are in fact several clues in the message itself
1 there is no official contact or website regarding this warning but a
vague assertion it comes throuh an NHS site, a genuine warning can always
be
easily followed up.
2 There is no place actually called "Centres for Disease Control" (sic)
in Birmingham.
3 Hanley is a town not a police station.
4 The English is bogus in places (as in point 3) being unnecessarily
complicated, officialese (eg. "public chairs") or obscure in places
showing
it's provenance to be somewhat dubious.
Here is a sample rebuttal of the hoax:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hiv-cinema-hoax.html
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: OT but could be very serious.
thanks, I took it seriously until reading the other e-mails here.
I mean, if such a thing was to happen, it wouldn't surprise me.
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:57 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: OT but could be very serious.
Hi, This is spam. Do a search in google and you will see.
Yusuf
----- Original Message -----
From: <chairman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: [access-uk] OT but could be very serious.
greetings,
I feel this ought to be passed on, it's not a techy issue but is very
serious for any affected.
Sent by Paul David on Tuesday 18 October 2005 at 05:30:31.
Could you please cascade as quickly as possible as this
came through our NHS web page.
For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in the Odeon cinema,
Festival
Park, 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 Centres for Disease Control in Birmingham, reports similar events
have
taken place in several other cities recently. ALL of the needles tested
HAVE been found positive for HIV. The CDC also reports that needles have
been found in the coin return areas of payphones and coke 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. Further more, they ask that everyone notify their family
members
and friends of the potential dangers, as well.
The previous information was sent from Hanley police station to all of
the
local councils in the Staffs area and was interdepartmentally dispersed.
We
were all asked to pass this to as many people as possible.
Sue Chaston
01344 354030
susan.chaston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
All the best
from:
Colin R. Howard.
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