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investigated whether there were employees who might have diabetes or need to give themselves injections. Regardless of this consideration, Pepsi considered the possibility of sabotage to be quite rare since one would have to place the needle into a can while in motion on a rapidly moving production line.
On Monday, a third assertion of tampering was lodged by a shipyard worker in New Orleans who said that his can of Pepsi contained a bent needle that cut his lip. This raises even greater suspicion of sabotage because it involved regular Pepsi when the other two cases involved Diet Pepsi. The company explained that Pepsi and Diet Pepsi are not bottled on the same day and sometimes not in the same facility. In addition, by this time, the company had tracked the codes on the cans at issue and has determined that they were bottled as much as six months apart. Again, the chances that such events would occur in such disparate time frames, and in different bottling locations and in differing types were nearly zero. By the close of business Monday, PepsiCo stock had lost twenty-five cents per share.
Tuesday, just six days after the first report, brought nationwide attention, and nationwide media coverage to the Pepsi scare. The FDA announced that it was still investigating the matter and because of the discrepancies in the batches and locations, a recall was not warranted. From this point forward, the number of cases reported and the number of locations involved continued to grow rapidly. Some included Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi, some from convenience stores, some from vending machines, some from markets, but the story remained the same: needle and syringe found in a can. In conjunction with the FDA, the company counseled consumers to empty sodas into a glass before drinking, or rattle the can before
Object Description
| Title | An argument for the criminal hoax |
| Author | Pellegrini, Laura A. |
| Author email | user1963@yahoo.com; teachpolsci@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Political Science |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-08-20 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-10-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Renteln, Alison Dundes |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Wong, Janelle S. Newland, Chester A. |
| Abstract | Hoaxes are part of the fabric of history. While many provide humor and lighthearted joy, the criminal hoax does not. To date, researchers have included aspects of the criminal hoax in larger academic works. This is an original typology that sets forth the criminal hoax as a distinct part of the larger field of law and public policy. This work provides newly created definitions including four distinct categories of hoaxes: the monetary hoax, the attention getter hoax, the hate crime hoax and the racial hoax. It further illustrates these types with actual detailed accounts of hoaxes and provides insights to each one. It makes policy recommendations concerning the four categories of needs: 1. legislative action, 2. a nationwide statistical database of hoax events, 3. media involvement, and 4. law enforcement training and action to deal with criminal hoaxes. Finally, it recommends further research to identify the causes and motivations of vipers. The ultimate goal of this project is to find ways to eliminate criminal hoaxes. |
| Keyword | criminal hoax; hoax categories |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1659 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Pellegrini, Laura A. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Pellegrini-2397 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Pellegrini-2397.pdf |
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| Title | Page 41 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 35 investigated whether there were employees who might have diabetes or need to give themselves injections. Regardless of this consideration, Pepsi considered the possibility of sabotage to be quite rare since one would have to place the needle into a can while in motion on a rapidly moving production line. On Monday, a third assertion of tampering was lodged by a shipyard worker in New Orleans who said that his can of Pepsi contained a bent needle that cut his lip. This raises even greater suspicion of sabotage because it involved regular Pepsi when the other two cases involved Diet Pepsi. The company explained that Pepsi and Diet Pepsi are not bottled on the same day and sometimes not in the same facility. In addition, by this time, the company had tracked the codes on the cans at issue and has determined that they were bottled as much as six months apart. Again, the chances that such events would occur in such disparate time frames, and in different bottling locations and in differing types were nearly zero. By the close of business Monday, PepsiCo stock had lost twenty-five cents per share. Tuesday, just six days after the first report, brought nationwide attention, and nationwide media coverage to the Pepsi scare. The FDA announced that it was still investigating the matter and because of the discrepancies in the batches and locations, a recall was not warranted. From this point forward, the number of cases reported and the number of locations involved continued to grow rapidly. Some included Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi, some from convenience stores, some from vending machines, some from markets, but the story remained the same: needle and syringe found in a can. In conjunction with the FDA, the company counseled consumers to empty sodas into a glass before drinking, or rattle the can before |
