remember when that guy got an 8 foot long prop rifle confused with the most popular gun in the world?
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**Halo Sniper Rifle Replica Alarms Civilians, Police Swarm Bungie Offices** https://www.coolthings.com/halo-sniper-rifle-replica-alarms-civilians-police-swarm-bungie-offices/
Way to go, geeks. Cops reportedly swarmed the offices of Bungie Studios yesterday afternoon, after a concerned citizen phoned in the sighting of a man toting an AK-47. When they got to the location of the erstwhile makers of Halo, it turned out to not be an AK-47 at all. Instead, it was a large sniper rifle. **A stupidly excessive and ridiculously large one, in fact – the kind you build as a life-size version of what the soldiers use in the game.**
The Karen who called had to have known it was a costume, yet risked getting the cosplayer killed by police anyway due to her mentally ill cravings to be at the center of drama.
Hopefully the 911 operators are trained to ask “could it be a toy, prop, or costume?”. Depending on the recorded answer, the judge can find them guilt of recklessly risking a lethal response level by willful negligence and fraud.
Remember the teenager killed in a Walmart because they were carrying a toy from the bb gun section, and the 911 caller claimed all kinds of lies when they called? The didn’t even prosecute him, despite security video proving his 911 claims were lies that got someone killed. [https://www.wcbe.org/news/2016-04-19/911-caller-in-john-crawford-case-will-not-be-prosecuted](https://www.wcbe.org/news/2016-04-19/911-caller-in-john-crawford-case-will-not-be-prosecuted)
ratchet7 says
This is the way
Hi_Im_Dadbot says
Awkward when the cops ask him to take off his mask and identify himself.
reddit455 says
remember when that guy got an 8 foot long prop rifle confused with the most popular gun in the world?
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**Halo Sniper Rifle Replica Alarms Civilians, Police Swarm Bungie Offices**
https://www.coolthings.com/halo-sniper-rifle-replica-alarms-civilians-police-swarm-bungie-offices/
Way to go, geeks. Cops reportedly swarmed the offices of Bungie Studios yesterday afternoon, after a concerned citizen phoned in the sighting of a man toting an AK-47. When they got to the location of the erstwhile makers of Halo, it turned out to not be an AK-47 at all. Instead, it was a large sniper rifle. **A stupidly excessive and ridiculously large one, in fact – the kind you build as a life-size version of what the soldiers use in the game.**
Fetlocks_Glistening says
I mean, whether Star Wars, furry or Pikachu, that does look like a firearm
joekamelhome says
But weapons are part of his religion.
NeatlyCritical says
What kinda of people can’t recognize Boba Fett?
Shopworn_Soul says
Pedantry: That isn’t Boba Fett.
But regardless, I could totally see anyone who didn’t recognize prop armor also thinking his prop blaster was real.
razloric says
So they didn’t just shoot him and ask questions later as usual ?
wakka55 says
The Karen who called had to have known it was a costume, yet risked getting the cosplayer killed by police anyway due to her mentally ill cravings to be at the center of drama.
Hopefully the 911 operators are trained to ask “could it be a toy, prop, or costume?”. Depending on the recorded answer, the judge can find them guilt of recklessly risking a lethal response level by willful negligence and fraud.
Remember the teenager killed in a Walmart because they were carrying a toy from the bb gun section, and the 911 caller claimed all kinds of lies when they called? The didn’t even prosecute him, despite security video proving his 911 claims were lies that got someone killed. [https://www.wcbe.org/news/2016-04-19/911-caller-in-john-crawford-case-will-not-be-prosecuted](https://www.wcbe.org/news/2016-04-19/911-caller-in-john-crawford-case-will-not-be-prosecuted)
redddcrow says
that’s how you get shot.