And I Always Thought They Were More Dangerous After Being Eaten

I think zero tolerance is going a little far...

A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.

Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.

The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.

"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.

Well, guacamole is a dangerous weapon, and that salsa is probably of foreign origin. As for laughing or crying, that depends on whether you're a taxpayer or not.