/hot

They'll be hauled back in once someone rereads the report:

"The pipe was approximately 24" long, with a small crack on one side."

A CRACK PIPE? ARREST THAT MAN!

Was it at least a powerful pipe?

The best part seems to be that the guy who was charged is the guy who found the pipe and called the cops.

Report a possible bomb, and *you* get charged with disorderly conduct.

If only there was an internet meme that could properly describe this.

Salisbury police Chief Frank Jones brought the reckless conduct charge against Scott, writing in a criminal complaint dated May 7 that Scott "did possess a device recognized to be consistent with a pipe-bomb . . .

Ya... A pipe.

/What a retard.

RoyBatty: The best part seems to be that the guy who was charged is the guy who found the pipe and called the cops.

Report a possible bomb, and *you* get charged with disorderly conduct.

If only there was an internet meme that could properly describe this.

Yeah...I feel like we're missing something here. At least it's clear the police chief is a dumbass. A pipe bomb made out of PVC pipe? Yeah, that's likely.

I heard the street value was over $5‚000‚000.

Wishes it were so easy-



/oblig

SkittlesAreYum: RoyBatty: The best part seems to be that the guy who was charged is the guy who found the pipe and called the cops.

Report a possible bomb, and *you* get charged with disorderly conduct.

If only there was an internet meme that could properly describe this.

Yeah...I feel like we're missing something here. At least it's clear the police chief is a dumbass. A pipe bomb made out of PVC pipe? Yeah, that's likely.

I dunno the high PSI rates stuff packed with power and shrapnel would probably do some real damage.

The kick in the ass (as mentioned) was that the dude charged actually called the cops because he feared what he found was a bomb.

I realize that an accumulation of anecdotes is not indicative of reality but I swear that anyone who has been a Farker for more than a few weeks would never call the cops for any reason.

In all fairness, I've mistaken a tire thumper for a powerful pipe bomb on at least one occasion.

I was out fishing with a friend one day when we heard a loud "BOOM" and what seemed like every fish in the lake jumped out of the water at the same time. It turns out the police were there doing scuba training for their recovery divers. They found a pipe bomb under the bridge and decided to dispose of it in the water. Sadly, none of the fish fell in our boat.

/riveting tale, chap

Sounds like it was just a pipe dream.

fritopendejo: /hot

FARK, fark fark fark FARK!!!!!

Shakes fists with VIGOR

/ Done in one :)

Why can't cops be intelligent?

The lesson here:

Never call the police/authorities for anything.

And never ever talk to the police (new window)

Well I use Mac/Linux...: I was out fishing with a friend one day when we heard a loud "BOOM" and what seemed like every fish in the lake jumped out of the water at the same time. It turns out the police were there doing scuba training for their recovery divers. They found a pipe bomb under the bridge and decided to dispose of it in the water. Sadly, none of the fish fell in our boat.

/riveting tale, chap

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Fizpez: ...I realize that an accumulation of anecdotes is not indicative of reality...

Glad someone realizes it, now if we could just get government at all levels to quit making sweeping and disruptive changes based on anecdotes and one-offs then maybe we wouldn't have some of these problems.

Kyle Butler: The lesson here:

Never call the police/authorities for anything.

And never ever talk to the police (new window)

And the lesson here is don't be an unthinking ignoramus.

The state police bomb squad destroyed the pipe with a water cannon at the scene, Barnes said

How do you destroy a piece of pipe with a water cannon?

SwiftFox: The state police bomb squad destroyed the pipe with a water cannon at the scene, Barnes said

How do you destroy a piece of pipe with a water cannon?

This occurred to me as well. A water jet can be used to cut metal but I really doubt that a police water cannon would be nearly focused or intense enough for that.

SwiftFox: The state police bomb squad destroyed the pipe with a water cannon at the scene, Barnes said

How do you destroy a piece of pipe with a water cannon?

Aquaram?
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Better than blowing up a pony.

RoyBatty: The best part seems to be that the guy who was charged is the guy who found the pipe and called the cops.

Report a possible bomb, and *you* get charged with disorderly conduct.

If only there was an internet meme that could properly describe this.

Yea that left me scratching my head.

The police can always be counted on for wrong ideas, unsupportable accusations and bad advice.

SwiftFox: The state police bomb squad destroyed the pipe with a water cannon at the scene, Barnes said

How do you destroy a piece of pipe with a water cannon?

Funny enough, it's an explosive device that simply shoots water into another (suspected) explosive device thereby imparting the kinetic enery upon the target in such a way that (should) rip it apart so fast it doesn't have time to detonate.

FTA:
Prosecutors this week dropped a reckless-conduct charge against a Salisbury man after what the police initially described as a powerful pipe bomb at his home turned out to be a "tire thumper" used to check the pressure of truck tires, his lawyer said.

It took them a week to figure this out? Sounds like a police department full of dumbasses.

Isn't it about time we raise the IQ levels for incoming police hires?

Moose23: Isn't it about time we raise the IQ levels for incoming police hires?

Depending on the state your proposal is illegal.

1. Salisbury police Chief Frank Jones brought the reckless conduct charge against Scott, writing in a criminal complaint dated May 7 that Scott "did possess a device recognized to be consistent with a pipe-bomb . . . in his driveway, thereby placing himself" and others in the area "in danger of serious bodily injury."

2. Jones told the Monitor later that month that the device was a powerful bomb and was complete except for a fuse.

3. The state police bomb squad destroyed the pipe with a water cannon at the scene, Barnes said.

So in 1 it is made to sound like he was suspected of having the device and was arrested/charged. OK, I can accept that. Then in 2 it was confirmed that it was a bomb. OK, I can accept that too. But then in 3 we find out that the item was destroyed on the scene. I say the Chief has some splainin to do on his statement about how it was "confirmed" to be complete except for a fuse. An unsatisfactory explanation warrants charges against him either criminal or administrative depending. We don't need cops ram-rodding citizens into jail on trumped up charges.

fritopendejo

Guess I'll just close down The GiMP, and GBTW.

Ron T Davenport: In all fairness, I've mistaken a tire thumper for a powerful pipe bomb on at least one occasion.

I know you, that's slang for something dirty, right?

RoyBatty: The best part seems to be that the guy who was charged is the guy who found the pipe and called the cops.

Report a possible bomb, and *you* get charged with disorderly conduct.

If only there was an internet meme that could properly describe this.

Wasn't there a case in England awhile back where a guy found a gun in his garden, call the cops, and got arrested for possession of the gun?

But you should have seen the pressure inside the thing! And it was at both ends too!

[...] it contained "no powder or explosive or fuse."

Unless I'm mistaken, a 'pipe bomb' that has no powder or explosive or fuse is just a piece of pipe.

/this is not good news for Joe the Plumber

SwiftFox: The state police bomb squad destroyed the pipe with a water cannon at the scene, Barnes said

How do you destroy a piece of pipe with a water cannon?

The water cannons used for dismantling suspected bombs are basically a shotgun with no pellets but with the barrel full of water.

DigitalCoffee: [...] it contained "no powder or explosive or fuse."

Unless I'm mistaken, a 'pipe bomb' that has no powder or explosive or fuse is just a piece of pipe.

/this is not good news for Joe the Plumber

Well, he should know better than to deal in the most critical part of a pipe bomb.

What a powerful pipe bomb might look like:

FTretardedprosecutorinTFA"This could have potentially destroyed a home, easily," Jones said.

Apparently he thought it was a nuclear pipe bomb too. :P

Err, chief of police rather than prosecutor... but dumbassess all around really.

NightOwl2255:

Wasn't there a case in England awhile back where a guy found a gun in his garden, call the cops, and got arrested for possession of the gun?

I believe the case you are talking about was the one where the guy found a gun in his garden, but rather than calling the cops and having them come and dispose of it, he wrapped it up and went into the police station with the then concealed weapon with the intention of turning it in. As I recall he was charged with possession of a concealed weapon.

DigitalCoffee: [...] it contained "no powder or explosive or fuse."

Unless I'm mistaken, a 'pipe bomb' that has no powder or explosive or fuse is just a piece of pipe.

/this is not good news for Joe the Plumber

This actually brings up a subject that really sucks: Constructive possession. You can be charged with constructive possession of a bomb if you have the materials needed to make one, regardless of whether you've actually assembled a bomb or not.

Now, I have a few bits of copper and pvc pipe laying around (mostly for making antennas). I have black powder and black powder substitutes for my muzzleloading guns. I have a drill, wires, batteries, and steel wool. Technically, I probably could be charged with constructive possession of an explosive device without ever taking any steps to actually *BUILD* one.

Scary, huh?

Now consider that just about every home in the US contains enough materials to make a bomb. Things that you wouldn't normally consider to be explosives, like flour or sawdust for example.

Really the only hope you'd have against a malicious prosecutor who wants to nail you because you once parked in his spot would be the jury, and God help you on that one.

FTFA: The misdemeanor charge against Walter Scott Jr., formerly a volunteer fireman, was dropped Tuesday, the day the 59-year-old was scheduled for trial in Franklin District Court.

Having a pipe bomb is only a misdemeanor?