So...sheriff's deputies run undercover sting operation to pester people at carnivals.
Because we all want to make sure that no one actually wins any prizes.
Anthony Dewayne Ellis, 32, of Locust Grove, and Kenneth Lea McLeod, 50, of Ashland, Va., agreed to change the rules of a game for undercover Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies, according to an arrest report.
The carnival workers were operating a game involving throwing darts into star-shaped holes when they gave a discounted price to the deputies, who later asked “what it would take to win the big prize,” the report says.
The workers awarded the prize — a stuffed character from the game Angry Birds — after letting the deputies play for $20 regardless of the outcome.
The game’s posted rules required paying $5 to throw darts into the holes for prizes of escalating value, the report says.
State law requires that rules for carnival games be posted at all times. Contradicting the posted rules is a misdemeanor.
(Nod to Jackie Blue, who never cheats)
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