UPI.com: Parade-goers in New York City say they found shredded police documents mixed in with confetti at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The documents contained confidential information, including detectives' Social Security numbers, bank information and unveiled undercover officers' identities, WPIX-TV, New York, reported.
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This article almost seems like it was written and made up by someone trying to ramp up a bad reputation for the Nassau County Police Department, or maybe even for the organizers of the Parade. It seems so unlikely that important, confidential documents would be found as confetti after being discarded, and if this is true which I do believe, then it's rather worrisome. It's also interesting that Macy's statement is in obvious contradiction with the possibility of them being the ones using police documents as confetti, which does make a lot of sense.
This sounds like part of the plot of a television show, like a rouge police officer need to get rid of evidence and decides to hide it in plain sight, but in this case was in too plain of sight. This is such an odd occurrence, and I would be interested to hear what their investigation yields. It doesnt seem like there would be too many people that have access to both the files and to where ever the parade confetti comes from. It kind of make you wonder if there is something bigger going on here that someone is trying to cover up.
This is a good example though of how just one or two people can really make a difference just by speaking up.
I completely agree with April, this seems like an episode of Lie To Me or Law and Order or another one of those cop shows that takes place in NYC. This doesn't sound like real life which makes me agree with Camille about it being a ploy to make the police look bad. I wonder how the documents got in the confetti and why they were there. It's almost impossible not to make up a back story, or at least theorize about one. I hope hey find something.
It seems odd to me that even if there were these confidential documents mixed in with the confetti, how apparently they all got spread next to these few people who found them. If these documents were shredded in with the confetti, it seems like it would have got mixed in more and spread out everywhere... Why are these kids the only ones that found them? Something doesn't quite seem right about their story. I am also interested in following this investigation and seeing what comes of it.
I'm more curious as to who decided to pick up confetti and begin piecing it together to determine the police information. Sounds like we need some detective work here...where's Holmes when you need him - and not the ABC version.
Imagine how much money was saved from recycling paper, though! Budget cuts equal using your shredded documents for Thanksgiving confetti.
I cant wait to see what conspiracy theorist come up with to explain this one. Along with being worrisome its also kind of un real. Did this really happen or is just some elaborate scheme to stir up some controversy. Who knows? cant wait to see the follow up on this article.
Part of me is laughing because this just seems so ridiculous on so many levels. It just doesn't make sense. Macy says they use their own multi-colored confetti so how did these shredded documents even become part of it? Was there someone on the inside of the department that needed to get rid of documents and this was the perfect way? It may have been, except that the shredding wasn't very efficient! This, I'm sure will be a big investigation to see if something is trying to be covered up. It would also make a good Movie!
I spent about 5 minutes extra browsing the web to see if this story was true. Unfortunately, it seems to be so. Whomever is to blame for this should really be embarrassed by the whole fiasco. And if this was done on purpose, then those responsible need to realize that this could be considered a felony. If there ever is information that is withheld for the public and someone believes that it should be known, I don't think shredding the documents and littering NYC with them is the best way to get that message across.
So while watching the Parade they looked at a piece of confetti and started to read it? Then continued to pick up large amounts of confetti and piece them together? Really? Maybe they are just a little too observant. As interesting as this is and as much as I would love to know the circumstances behind those files ending up amongst the regular coloured confetti; I am still stuck on the fact that these people actually started piecing this together. Who does that? It is nevertheless a great opportunity to get rid of shredded files that you just want to disappear.. or so someone thought!
Why yes, I do believe that you should take a close look at how you are disposing of your documents. I doubt that the current policy says please shred and use as confetti in a very populated area. This does sound a little suspicious, but chances are that this police department uses a company that shreds their documents for them and that company sold the shredded documents to use for confetti.
I think this is absolutely ridiculous on several levels... Firstly any important documents that are shredded have to be disposed of in a certain manner. Any important documents that are shredded have to be disposed of in black trash bags or incinerated they cannot be thrown away in white bags to begin with. So if the documents were not thrown away properly or incinerated for that matter why would Macy's even have access to them? I think this could or will be a huge issue if identities were compromised...
So after rolling around on the floor for a little bit laughing I am still having trouble composing this due to giggling. Conspiracy theorists are gonna love this. It sounds like the paper must have come from the company that makes the little strips. I wonder what paper company employees are doing with that kind of information, and I can't even imagine how they got it. And why would anyone who could get a hold of that kind of information dispose of it by turning it into confetti? I call spy games no other explanation. I hope Jon Stewart picks up on this article....
Woah! That's so crazy. As others have said it really does seem like the perfect television plot. A rogue officer wants to get rid of the evidence and plans the perfect crime! I'll definitely stay tuned to see what happens with this investigation... possibly including influencing one of NBC's (the broadcaster of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) future crime show storylines? Veeeery interesting...
I actually cant believe that this has happened. It seems like there is no possible way any of this can be real. im really hoping that these documents were forged just to look like this and are not real documents. It seems like something straight from a movie. Its also interesting that no one is coming forward about this because i feel like it would be very hard to get past the not only the police and into there files but to go through the parade which is highly highly watched and guarded at all times. it almost seems as if a police officer would be the only person capable of having access to both things.
I guess that’s one way of disposing shredded documents. LOL
But seriously, how did those end up in the confetti? And more importantly, why wasn’t it properly disposed of? Those were personal and confidential information, and yet it was still readily available, since someone was able to deduce the contents of the “information confetti”.
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