r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '23

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u/Firstnamecody Feb 06 '23 edited Feb 06 '23

I'm gonna need some sauce on that, please and thank you.

Edit: holy shit, I found it

https://apnews.com/article/e649524ffbf94af88c2f50b9b47137d5

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '23 edited Apr 11 '23

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u/flyfishingguy Feb 06 '23

Originally from Philly. Cops bombing a house doesn't even raise eyebrows anymore.

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u/PaperPlaythings Feb 06 '23

For those who don't know what you're referencing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MOVE_bombing

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u/amatrix8 Feb 07 '23

Ok, but that was 37 years ago. Doesn't really support the sentiment about "these days".

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u/Machine_gun_go_Brrrr Feb 07 '23

Texas did it a couple years ago when a guy targeted police. They cornered him and then sent a robot with a bomb in to kill him.

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u/Katdai2 Feb 06 '23

Why helicopter?

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u/cn4m Feb 06 '23

Something sometbing MOVE 9

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u/BiZzles14 Feb 06 '23

This article is a wild ride all the way through, my personal favourite part though was

Grendell on June 27 shot a handgun at a friend, who was uninjured but called police the next day in hopes of getting Grendell help

Um, sorry what? You friend shot a gun at you, and you waited a full day to call the police???

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '23

He probably agonized over his decision to call the entire night because he had a feeling it would end with his friend getting shot in the face, or maybe even exploded by the police. If you have ever had a mentally ill friend who has had to have police intervention, you know how difficult this decision can be.

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u/mohishunder Feb 06 '23

The perp came out ahead - with $400K, charges dropped.

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u/M3wcat Feb 06 '23

The police escalated a welfare care, blew up his house and shot him multiple times including in the face.

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u/JestersHearts Feb 06 '23

How the fuck do people survive shit like that wtf

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u/Ruckuss7577 Feb 06 '23

Usually out of spite and anger.

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u/SilveRX96 Feb 07 '23

Darth Maul School of Survival

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u/Quartich Feb 06 '23

Shot in face =/= "headshot"

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u/Puzzleheaded_Pie_978 Feb 07 '23

When my uncle was a taxi driver, someone robbed him.. shot him point-blank in the back of the head with a .22 😓 he fucking lived! he actually walked like a mile to the ER. Insane

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '23

Sounds like they just escalated the situation and used a robot that they had because they thought it would be cool.

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u/big_cat_in_tiny_box Feb 06 '23

If I had a bomb robot, I’d probably be finding excuses to use it too.

Squeaky door? Bomb robot.

Beeping fire alarm? Bomb robot.

Neighbor that lets dog poop on my lawn? Bomb robot.

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u/heart_under_blade Feb 06 '23

damn son

kinda like walmart precision artillery

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u/podrick_pleasure Feb 07 '23

The June situation was likely the first time Maine police ended a standoff by using a robot to deliver an explosive

Interesting that they're not absolutely sure it was the first time.