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Man Arrested For Taking Photo of Open ATM

Posted by kdawson on from the i-will-tackle-you dept.

net_shaman writes in with word of a Seattle man who was arrested for taking a photo of an ATM being serviced. "Today I was shopping at the downtown Seattle REI. I was about to buy a Thule hitch mount bike rack. They were out of the piece that locks the bike rack into the hitch. So I was in the customer service line to special order one. It was a long line and while I was waiting, I saw two of guys (employees of Loomis, as I later learned) refilling the ATM. I walked over and took a picture with my iPhone of them and more interestingly of the open ATM. I took the picture because I'm fascinated by the insides of things that we don't normally get to see. ... That was when Officer GE Abed (#6270) spun me around and put handcuffs on me."

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  1. Today... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    FML

  2. Re:Thus proving that well-known proverb.... by squidfood · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that people who are stupid enough to pay Apple's inflated prices for their products really are stupid.

    And that's why they're shopping at REI.

  3. Re:I'm curious by geekoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    oh, you imagine a law...how nice.

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  4. Re:Not Exactly for Taking a Photo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whose the guy that keeps saying "Me"?

  5. "inside of atm" with quotes by doronbc · · Score: 5, Funny

    You would be surprised what comes up when you google image search "inside of atm" with quotes & safe search off.

  6. Re:Not Exactly for Taking a Photo by CarpetShark · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems that he was arrested for being a smart ass.

    That happens a lot.

    Officer: "You're under arrest for driving with only three wheels."

    Driver: "But there are four wheels. Two on the front and two on the back. Two plus two equals four."

    Officer: "Alright smart-ass, out of the car."

  7. Re:I once had one of those guys pull a gun on me. by BluBrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    The better reaction would have been to piss your pants and faint at having had a gun pulled on you. THAT, by the time it got documented by the supermarket and possibly even in ambulance and police records, would provide indisputable proof that something happened.

    Hahaha! Yes, immediately throw your wallet at him, then put your hands in the air and yell "Here, take it, just don't shoot me! I have a family!".

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