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Man arrested after pointing banana at police
CBS/AP ^
| Nov. 27, 2014
| Crimesider Staff/CBS News/AP/
Posted on 11/27/2014 12:24:52 PM PST by PROCON
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A man is facing a felony menacing charge, because two Colorado sheriff's deputies say they thought a banana he pointed at them was a gun.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: bananalist; banglist; donutwatch
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I’m sure they went ape on him.
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posted on
11/27/2014 12:42:03 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
To: Sasparilla
Too bad he didn’t just split. OK, this is getting lame now.
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posted on
11/27/2014 12:44:51 PM PST
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: Sasparilla
Bananna peel can be danerous. See any cartoon.
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posted on
11/27/2014 12:45:20 PM PST
by
zeugma
(The act of observing disturbs the observed.)
To: PROCON
I can't blame police for shooting a 12 y/o kid who grabbed for a "toy" that looked like a 1911 pistol. It's easy even for an expert to confuse the two.
Fake gun
Real gun
____________________________________________________________
However, I lose my open mind when it comes to confusing a banana and a real gun.
yellow banana
green banana
plantain
real gun
My gut instinct is that someone who has trouble distinguishing any type or color of banana from a firearm may not belong on the streets as a police officer.
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posted on
11/27/2014 12:50:28 PM PST
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: PROCON
Next thing you know, a woman will be arrested for pointing a dildo at a cop.
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posted on
11/27/2014 12:53:11 PM PST
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: PROCON
Was it a 9 mm banana or a .45 banana?
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posted on
11/27/2014 12:56:12 PM PST
by
stboz
To: stboz
Not sure, but it was an automatic "assault" banana..
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:01:03 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: unixfox
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:02:16 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
To: PROCON
The moral of the story is dont point anything at a police officer.
They are not there for your amusement. They are not there to be taunted.
They are there for your protection.
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:02:47 PM PST
by
joshua c
(Please dont feed the liberals)
To: joshua c
Obviously these two cops aren’t here for anyone’s protection. They are just here to make cops look like morons.
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:09:06 PM PST
by
freedomfiter2
(Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
To: joshua c
They are there for your protection. Occasionally
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:11:00 PM PST
by
ChildOfThe60s
((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
To: PROCON
I would love to be on that jury.
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:13:08 PM PST
by
Robert357
(D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:13:23 PM PST
by
BBell
(I'm cynical and sarcastic and therefore I love Ann Coulter)
To: PROCON
Shouldn’t stand up in court, unless it’s a fully automatic banana.
To: PROCON
If you like your banana, you can keep your banana.
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:40:57 PM PST
by
goldbux
(CDO / I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but at least I put the letters in correct sequence.)
To: joshua c
They are not there for your amusement. They are not there to be taunted.
To: PROCON
guns are not difficult to disguise. Mine all have international orange paint on the end of the barrel/slide
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posted on
11/27/2014 1:52:57 PM PST
by
Figment
To: PROCON
Stoopit charge and the cops will be laughed out of the court
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posted on
11/27/2014 2:05:54 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: PROCON
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posted on
11/27/2014 2:08:25 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: joshua c
The moral of the story is dont point anything at a police officer. They are not there for your amusement. They are not there to be taunted. They are there for your protection. No, that's not even remotely the moral of this story.
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posted on
11/27/2014 2:18:09 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
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