St. Louis kidnaps people in name of tourism

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You know there's an issue with your town when you have to kidnap people just to get them to visit. Apparently unable to find a legal way to lure tourists, St. Louis has resorted to kidnapping folks—in this case, a guy from Chicago—as a way to promote weekend trips to St. Louis. You can play along with this moronic stunt/social-media game by finding out about his torturous ordeals at the microsite, following him on Twitter, and checking in at the locations he's been held at on Foursquare.

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