We live in dangerous times. Scientists have just discovered that there is such a thing as an arsenic-based life form -- which can't be good for anybody -- and it's now entirely possible that small toy robots are part of a plot to overthrow our civilization.

Luckily, the police in Denver are hard at work, preventing the latter from happening. After getting the call that an 8-inch figurine, robotic in appearance, had affixed itself to the base of a downtown footbridge, the Denver bomb squad roped off the area for two hours, before detonating the offending toy.

Traffic and pedestrians were detoured during the ordeal, causing Denver resident Justin Kent to exclaim, "Are you serious? I can't believe it. This is ridiculous."

With all due respect to Mr. Kent, we find the reaction of the Denver Police Department downright heroic. For why wouldn't our wannabe robot overlords use the very toys we foolishly glorify them with as stalking horses in their nefarious plot to enslave us all?