Crack pipe vending machines appear on New York streets | Daily Mail Online
'Crack pipes are being sold from vending machines in the US as the drug problem in areas of New York spirals. ', "The so-called 'Sketch Pen' vending machines are actually re-purposed after they were once used to sell tampons, police confirmed."
'Between 2009 and 2013 there were 337 heroin-related deaths, more than any other county in New York State. '
'Residents have been shocked by the machines in the county which suffers from huge drug related issues. ', "Suffolk County on the side of the road next to bus stops a crack pipe vending machine really. 'The 'sketch pens' are sold on the streets, outside shopping centres and apartment buildings around Long Island."
[–] 13771480? 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Smart free enterprise right there.
[–] Guy_Justsome 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
How smart is it to go to all the trouble of stealing tampon vending machines, repainting them, stocking with crack pipes, and planting them in public places only to see the police instantly rip them out of the ground and dust them for prints?
This is more of an art project and social commentary, than an "underwear gnome" business model.
[–] Plavonica 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Instantly? Nah. I think that if you keep seeing them crop up then somebody is making enough to keep doing it.
[–] Ajaxofbarbaria 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
There’s no proof that they didn’t turn a profit.