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Stormtrooper Arrested

Posted by Soulskill on from the they'll-be-back-and-in-greater-numbers dept.

Kexel writes: Nope, not an April Fools joke. A forty-year-old man in Massachusetts bought a Stormtrooper outfit, and then walked through a neighborhood near a school to show his friends. The principal saw his fake blaster and called 911. The man was then arrested and charged with disturbing a school and loitering. A police spokesman said the man "used bad judgment." I guess this shows you what not to do when geeking out on Star Wars.

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  1. Maybe we SHOULD fear guns by mangu · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    to familiarize kids with real guns

    Why? Why the fuck should kids be familiar with real guns? I think you grew up in the wrong neighborhood.

    I hope some day the only familiarity kids will have with guns will be in visits to a museum, where they will also see steam engines and whalebone corsets.

  2. Re:Fear of guns by zieroh · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    open carry is allowed everywhere. gun laws are unconstitutional and should not be obeyed.

    Next time I see some dipshit open-carrying his rifle into Chipotle, I'm going to sneak up on him in the parking lot and tackle him. At best, I'll be a hero. At worst, I'll be wrong. But the guy carrying might learn a valuable lesson: even if open carry is illegal, it's still not socially acceptable. And I'll have plausible deniability either way.

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