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- September 28, 2009 13:49 PM PST
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Even cops on the job can't resist the allure of a round of Wii Sports Bowling.
It's no joking matter when police conduct raids of criminals houses. However, in the case of the home of this Tampa Bay drug dealer, the joke was apparently on him.
The cops storm into the ex-con's home at the crack of dawn, ready to search for evidence. Suddenly the urge to play video games overcame some of the investigators. They were not more than 20 minutes into the search when the cops became distracted by Wii Sports Bowling.
Nice strike! You're fired.
Even the sheriff detective herself wanted to get a piece of the gaming action as she put down her work and picked up a Wii Remote to bowl. According to the news report, "when she hit two strikes in a row, she raised her arms above her head, jumping and kicking." (seen above)
A local Tampa Bay news team reported that "While some detectives hauled out evidence such as flat screen televisions and shotguns, others threw strikes, [and] gutter balls."
All and all between frames the officers may have done a thorough search of the area, however they failed to see the home security camera the dealer had installed that just so happened to record their every move.
A drug dealer's BFF. Image courtesy Rafael Mizrahi.
It seems like the defendant's lawyer could easily have a field day with this information and question the validity of the search. The sheriff, however vehemently denies that the department had botched any of the findings.
The police chief got his two cents in as well: "Obviously, this is not the kind of behavior we condone. There was a lot of down time, but that does not excuse the fact that we should act as the consummate professionals." Good move, Chief.
Yet in their supposed "down time" the police still managed to find meth, marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia along with weapons and more than $30,000 in stolen property. Do you think they made the most of their spare time by getting spares on the Wii?
I can't believe these cops got busted playing Wii Sports Bowling. Baseball is way better.
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- Sep 28 2009 at 02:02:11:PM PST
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Never trust people with power. One day, they WILL abuse it. And if there is so much "downtime", can I get a tax refund for that. And that folks, is why I'm an anarchist.
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funny shit.hey you cant knock em,it made their jobs a little more fun that day.if the dude wasnt a big drug dealer this wouldnt have happened in the first place.now if they kept any of the stuff they where supposed to confiscate.then i would say they are bad cops.they were just havin a little fun.not like they beat the guy with clubs then continued to play the wii afterwards.
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ChokaDaChicken wrote:
These are the asshole cops NWA made a classic about.
The Wii wasn't out when N.W.A was around lol jk. I thought this was some of the funniest shit ever. I'm confused though: this is an old story by now.
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ninjalegend wrote:
Never trust people with power. One day, they WILL abuse it. And if there is so much "downtime", can I get a tax refund for that. And that folks, is why I'm an anarchist.
Good for you. Maybe one day, you'll grow up.
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This just showes another example of how unprofessional cops can be. Glad to see our tax dollars pay for all this downtime; why don't they get off thier fat asses and do something more productive for the community instead of playing video games on the clock. If they have time to play, maybe they don't need as many freeloaders on the force since there isn't much else they can do.
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TripleO wrote:
ninjalegend wrote:Never trust people with power. One day, they WILL abuse it. And if there is so much "downtime", can I get a tax refund for that. And that folks, is why I'm an anarchist.Good for you. Maybe one day, you'll grow up.
LOL, real mature, dude. Why the venom? And how does being a non conformist make me immature? I will never understand you trolls.
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