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Police officer's gun sucked away by powerful magnets in lab raid (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 108 points 3 months ago (26 children)

It's better than the title implies. They also broke the MRI machine because they hit emergency stop buttons instead of stopping for a couple seconds to ask how to safely handle removing the gun.

(I'm not sure the cost difference between a graceful shutdown and an e-stop and can't find information, but if it's 250k worth of fix, I'm betting it's significant.)

[–] Pronell 116 points 3 months ago (10 children)

And they were there because the energy use of the MRI made them suspect it was a pot farm... in a legal state.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I agree with the legal state part, but it was not the energy use of the MRI; it was BS'd from the following:

"Franco conducted surveillance on multiple dates in 2023, reporting the 'distinct odor of live cannabis plant and not the odor of dried cannabis being smoked,' tinted windows–which he attributed to efforts to conceal cannabis cultivation, security cameras– which he associated with locations where cannabis is grown to prevent theft, and two individuals in similar attire at the premises – whom he concluded were performing maintenance or expanding the cultivation operation," the lawsuit alleges.

[–] DharkStare 39 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Tinted windows, security cameras, and uniforms...rock solid proof of a weed farm. /s

That describes 90% of the businesses I shop at.

[–] Omgpwnies 18 points 3 months ago

Tinted windows, security cameras, and uniforms

[–] Lost_My_Mind 14 points 3 months ago

Why do you shop at so many weed farms???

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Sounds like you buy a lot of weed.

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