Denver Bomb Squad Takes Out Toy Robot

An anonymous reader writes "A robot met its end near Coors Field tonight when the Denver Police Department Bomb Squad detonated the 'suspicious object,' bringing to an end the hours-long standoff between police and the approximately eight-inch tall toy. From the article: "'Are you serious?' asked Denver resident Justin Kent, 26, when police stopped him from proceeding down 20th Street. Kent said that he lived just past the closed area, but was told he would have to go around via Park Avenue.'"

Did it at least have wires and blinking lights

[Qzukk]

and was flipping everyone off [wikipedia.org]?

Mental image

[dorkinson]

I can just see the police standing behind their open car doors with guns drawn while the negotiator takes out the bullhorn and says "What are your demands? Do you come in peace?"

Nuke it from orbit...

[jacks0n]

It's the only way to be sure.

Re:It's official

[sgt scrub]

hmmm maybe what this country needs is an overreaction committee on overreactions. they could even outsource the oversite to the private sector.

Re:Important fact missing from summary.

[Chris Burke]

Sounds like that toy pissed off the Toy Mafia.

Re:It's official

[Quiet_Desperation]

Yeah, but we beat the Machines! Woot! John Conner!