This is why I get concerned about government having too much power in pursuing 'perceived' threats:
Chocolatier Gets Call From Police After Giving Poop Shaped Candy to City Officials
07-16-2003 02:49:PM (Ventura, CA) -- It's not a good idea to make chocolate candy look like excrement and send it to city hall. The "Ventura County Star" says a Ventura chocolatier found that out the hard way. Brian Lane owns Atelier de Chocolat (ah-tah-lee-ay duh show-koh-lah) on Main Street. Lane says a nearby city construction project is making the floor of his business collapse. He's asked the city for help, but so far it hasn't given any. So, he decided to get the city's attention by sending poop-lookalike chocolate. The trouble is, he also got the attention of Ventura Police. They called him and wanted to know if he was "making a terrorist threat." Lane said no, but he would like his floor fixed.