When you step into the world of Homeland Security, you may have several opportunities to see and hear about some really strange stuff. And what’s started to become more and more commonplace is that toys are continuing to be considered security risks.

Anyone remember last year when the entire city of Boston was put on hold while police, homeland security agents and bomb squads chased down, removed and “defused” threats that ultimately turned out to be nothing more than an advertisement made on a child’s Lite-Brite toy? Well this year, crime fighters are going about it with a bit more pre-emptive gusto.

A few weeks ago, police seized a board game from homes and store shelves because it contained items that “could be used in a criminal or terrorist act.” What’s the game? Why, “War On Terror,” of course!

When questioned by game owners and the press, the police claim that the ski mask that came with the game could be used in a criminal act.

The game’s creators, Andrew Sheerin and Andy Tompkins, web designers from Cambridge UK, have expressed total shock at the inclusion of their toy among “criminal” items.

Andrew said: “I saw pictures of the board game in papers and was absolutely baffled. Surely no member of the public is going to believe that a board game could be used as a weapon?” Well, actually…

War on Terror, similar to games like Risk, revolves around creating empires that compete and wage war. And of course, someone has to be the bad guy. That person has to wear a balaclava (included in the game) with the word “Evil” stitched on to it.

So in order to keep public order and safety at an optimum, you may not even PRETEND to join the “Axis Of Evil.” So you might as well join the other side and enroll in a Criminal Justice program or Homeland Security program at a nearby college.

True story.