Radley Balko | January 26, 2011

Just days after America's drug warriors went to conniptions over psychoactive bath salts, someone sends me a link to a bath-time, badge-wearing rubber ducky the DEA sells on its website.
Coincidence? I think not! The website says it "really squeaks." Sure. Squeals is more like it.
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Libertarian|1.26.11 @ 6:31PM|#
The DEA has an online store!?!?!?
And they sell key chains with little tiny handcuffs!?!?!?
Aaaaaiiiiiiieeeeeeeee!!!! Beam me up. Now.
Libertarian|1.26.11 @ 6:38PM|#
There's even a DEA Christmas ornament!
Fatty Bolger|1.26.11 @ 6:55PM|#
Also, for that truly special birthday party, they'll send an agent to your house to discharge a firearm right in front of the children! DEA professionalism guarantees that it's perfectly safe, and fun for all!
Xeones|1.26.11 @ 9:10PM|#
...perfectly safe, and fun for all!
Unless you're the family dog.
Rather|1.26.11 @ 6:49PM|#
Huh shucks Radley. You didn't with the RandyAyndy Awards either but the good news is that the DEA won't be delivering the RandyAyndy award to your house
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Rather|1.26.11 @ 11:16AM|#
I HATE YOU ALL! I'M NEVER POSTING HERE AGAIN!
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D'oh|1.27.11 @ 1:58AM|#
Rather, are you related to the late great (and sorely missed) joe who said the same thing, and either forgot or lied?
Rather|1.27.11 @ 3:50AM|#
The ghost of Joe-I might write about him. Hmm, the spoof ain't me
Hugh Akston|1.26.11 @ 6:51PM|#
The DEA already has basically unrestricted access to your junk, so why not take one in the bath with you?
Robert|1.26.11 @ 6:54PM|#
Hah! Quackel could eat that jaundiced duck.
anarch|1.26.11 @ 7:09PM|#
"He loved Big Brother."
|1.26.11 @ 7:12PM|#
Rubber duckie, you're the one
you make pat-downs so much fun
rubber duckie I'm awfully fond of EHF
Rubber Duckie|1.26.11 @ 9:43PM|#
Save me TSA! I'm in Epi's ass. I'm trying to remain calm but the gerbil here has been stuck for a week.
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Rather|1.26.11 @ 11:16AM|#
I HATE YOU ALL! I'M NEVER POSTING HERE AGAIN!
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Rather|1.27.11 @ 3:13AM|#
sloopyinca, are you slow? That is one of the thousands of spoofs.
Libertarian|1.26.11 @ 7:21PM|#
The target demographic for their propaganda just keeps getting younger and younger. What's next? Are they going to start sponsoring sonograms?
Xenocles|1.26.11 @ 7:30PM|#
They're going to do an amnesty buyback of the banned bath salts. That's what you get back in exchange.
Also, arrested.
Johnny Longtorso|1.26.11 @ 8:14PM|#
The website seems to be down.
Libertarian|1.26.11 @ 8:42PM|#
Funny, it was up earlier. The avalanche of 20 or so Reason readers probably crashed it. They can't be used to very much traffic.
SIV|1.26.11 @ 10:15PM|#
I highly recommend the DEA online publication Microgram Bulletin. The site is down at the moment.
Binky|1.26.11 @ 10:36PM|#
Why settle for less than the best?
sounds real good|1.27.11 @ 12:20AM|#
It looks more like Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Ghost of Sammy Davis, Jr.|1.27.11 @ 7:53AM|#
They all look alike.
Rubber duckies, I mean.
|1.26.11 @ 11:27PM|#
I was searching for a stuffed dog from a police department, but found this gem instead:
Police shoot stuffed animal with Taser
|1.27.11 @ 2:17AM|#
"The officers were all immediately suspended without pay for failure to use lethal force."
Rather|1.27.11 @ 4:15AM|#
"I was searching for a stuffed dog from a police department."
Rule 34 has finally been proven to be a myth.
Police manual|1.27.11 @ 2:03AM|#
"Police shoot stuffed animal with Taser"
Yeah... and you shoot a dog with your firearm.
wcy|1.27.11 @ 9:13AM|#
i might get one of those. good place to hide my stash.