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1 posted on 09/07/2026 4:22:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Unnecessary.

Once you are within the length of the pole saw it is pretty much useless....


2 posted on 09/07/2026 4:24:23 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: BenLurkin

Couldn’t they have shot the pole saw out of his hands? I see them do that in the movies all the time.


4 posted on 09/07/2026 4:31:14 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: BenLurkin

Sounds like he was trying to use the pole saw as a glaive, a medieval polearm.


5 posted on 09/07/2026 4:40:48 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: BenLurkin

He didn’t hate all cops but he was certainly after the Boyle Heights branch.


6 posted on 09/07/2026 4:45:24 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: BenLurkin

Good shoot...IMHO


8 posted on 09/07/2026 4:52:51 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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9 posted on 09/07/2026 4:53:36 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: BenLurkin

LOL! I’m sure Bass Turd’s LAPD will conduct a thorough and objective investigation.


10 posted on 09/07/2026 4:54:15 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: BenLurkin

Thrilling old Taco Bell “Drop the Chalupa” ads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKO9pf6pxV4&t=23s

Now it’s escalated to drop the pole saw.

Perp: “Huh? What cole slaw?”


13 posted on 09/07/2026 5:09:09 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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RE: ...a large tree trimmer with an approximate 12-inch serrated blade,——...and continued advancing towards officers.

One of three movies with a chainsaw duel. Nicolas Cage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB7If_ijlSI


14 posted on 09/07/2026 5:17:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: BenLurkin

Why not shoot it out of his hands? Joe uses a 12 gage for that. 😡


15 posted on 09/07/2026 6:22:49 PM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ)
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What was the man doing with the tree trimmer which made someone call the cops? The article says he was armed when he was actually carrying the trimmer. I just don't see a trimmer as a serious weapon unless one is hunting for nuts.

Should I keep my tree trimmer under lock and key now?

16 posted on 09/07/2026 7:09:57 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop ( ~~ TRUMP is right about EVERYTHING ! ~~ )
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To: BenLurkin

I believe it would be the type of saw I’ve tried to cut dead palm fronds with.

Pretty damn worthless.


17 posted on 09/07/2026 7:31:45 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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The palm tree-trimming professionals use Stihl chain saw type devices that work rather well.

I hate climbing ladders leaning against palm trees.

My neighbor who trims trees for a living straps the top of his ladder to the palm tree.


18 posted on 09/07/2026 7:37:43 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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Man, that could have been me. I mean I have been using one on my farm for years. Of course, I also have a manual extendable tree lopper that makes my wife smile. I don’t use any of the equipment near law enforcement though. I don’t think that the county law enforcement here in Oklahoma shoots tree trimming farmers, but why take the chance?


20 posted on 09/07/2026 8:41:42 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Keep it clean, keep it loaded, and keep it handy.)
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To: BenLurkin

The cop should have double tapped the dumbass or better yet done a Mozambique drill on him, two shots to center mass and one to the head.

Wackos sometimes don’t go down easily.....


21 posted on 09/07/2026 11:07:36 PM PDT by BFW
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To: BenLurkin

It’s a sling blade... Um Hmmh..


22 posted on 09/08/2026 2:26:38 AM PDT by caddie (Going forward we all need to become Trump, and also Captain Obvious, and Charlie Kirk too. )
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