Why Did the U.S. Government Recently Purchase 30,000 Guillotines?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/guillotines.asp

This article is specifically linked to in the actual snopes article about how this news is fake - http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/guillotines.asp

I never knew Chanel made guillotines.

Whenever I buy one of their cosmetics for a girlfriend my wallet definitely feels beheaded after that. So they have nailed the experience.

But ... I really feel insulted by that kind of conspiracy theories. If the government turns evil, it does not mean it will be stupid. There are much more efficient ways to kill people en masse.