IMPORTANT - HIV infected needles

Could you please cascade as quickly as possible as this came through our
NHS web page.
For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in the odeon cinema,
Festival Park, a person sat on something sharp in one of the seats. When
she stood up to see what it was, a needle was found poking through the
seat with an attached note saying, "you have been infected with HIV".
The Centres for Disease Control in Birmingham, reports similar events
Have taken place in several other cities recently.
ALL of the needles tested HAVE been found positive for HIV. The CDC also
reports that needles have been found in the coin return areas of pay
phones and coke machines. Everyone is asked to use extreme caution when
confronted with these types of situations. All public chairs should be
thoroughly but safely inspected prior to any use. A thorough visual
inspection is considered the bare minimum. Further more, they ask that
everyone notify their family members and friends of the potential
dangers, as well.
The previous information was sent from Hanley police station to all of
the local councils in the Staffs area and was interdepartmentally
dispersed.
We were all asked to pass this to as many people as possible

Thank you Lttie, but this seems to be an urban legend. See this thread: http://www.dogweb.co.uk/talkdogs/a-s...nfected+needle

sorry SB didn't realise it had already been posted.

It may be a hoax, but I would prefer to be on the safe side

Even if you never find a needle - which I seriously hope I don't, at least you've been safe. it doesn't take two minutes to check and I'd kick myself if I didn't check and was the worse for it!

Just thought I ought to post it anyway - to be on the safe side.

It may be that the email has only just got to me, and was actually sent out a long time ago.