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You're going down. Polljacking carries life in some states in America
Hi Al,
A friend of mine works on a local paper here in Swindon, England. He mailed me this short story he's submitted about a group that hijack polls in an attempt to cause trouble. I used to run a website a while ago and I was a victim of their games. Anyway, It seems that your newspaper has been targetted by the group and they have voted in their numbers against stricter boating regulations....I'd be grateful if this info is of interest to you that you omit my name as repurcussions would be likely.
Polljackers Attempt to Cause Boating Anarchy
By Jason Spacey
A local group who refer to themselves as Polljackers have taken their campaign to America, in an attempt to cause mayhem on foreign waters.
The group known as TEF have already caused problems in the UK, by mass voting in a number of polls and email votes. One vote that allowed people to name the stadium of amateur football club, Oxford United, resulted in the ground being named The Complete Bollox Arena.
Group leader Crispin Delmonte, known by internet Anarchists as The King of Tonga defended TEF's actions. "Polls and Email votes do not serve any purpose whatsoever! They are simply designed by people that wish to create the illusion that their opinions are the popular choice."
TEF henchman and local communist troublemaker, Paul Davisovski, agreed. "We find polls that are overwhelmingly in favour of a particular option and then instruct our members to vote the opposite way. One such poll we found was one run by an American Newspaper called The Eagle Tribune, asking ' Is there a need for stricter regulations for boating? The majority said 'yes', we've turned that around dramatically. If we cause anarchy on the water, then so be it!"
Police said that they are powerless to act. "The polls are open to the public and as such anyone can vote, so technically they are not doing anything wrong." confirmed a police spokesman.
