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Carrying A Gun-Shaped iPhone 'Makes It Much Less Likely You'll Catch Your Plane' (cnet.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the right-to-keep-and-bear-iPhones dept.

HughPickens.com writes: A passenger at London Stansted Airport seemed to think it was a good idea to have a gun-shaped iPhone case in his back pocket as he prepared to board a plane... [T]he police speculated on Twitter that they could proceed with charges against him for either a public order offense or for possession of an imitation firearm in a public place tweeting with the hashtag #dontbedaft that "Bringing this to an airport makes it much less likely you'll catch your plane."

[In 2015] the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey offered this warning on Facebook to potential users: "Please folks -- this cell phone case is not a cool product or a good idea. A police officer's job is hard enough, without having to make a split second decision in the dark of night when someone decides without thinking to pull this out while stopped for a motor vehicle violation..." One Twitter user responded, "On what planet is this a smart thing to do?" But the New Jersey prosecutor has asked their followers on social media to share their own opinions.

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  1. Re:He is lucky he did not get shot on the spot by seoras · · Score: 5, Funny

    He was in London, not Texas.

  2. Re:Whoah by Jhon · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's part of an ans amble. There's a matching vest with wires and color coordinated blocks of clay and smoking shoes.

  3. Re:He is lucky he did not get shot on the spot by haruchai · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sure there are flaming assholes in every country, profession, demographic but UK cops, compared to America's Finest, have shown phenomal restraint under some dangerous situations.

    For example, when 2 Nigerian terrorist knocked down offduty soldier Lee Rigby with a car then beheaded him with a cleaver, the unarmed cops didn't shit themselves but set up a cordon and guided passerbys away until the armed unit showed up and took both assailants alive, only shooting to wound, despite being rushed by both assailants with weapons in hand, performing 1st aid on one and getting them medical aid.

    By contrast , Officer Brelo of the Cleveland PD fired 49 shots ( his fellow cops fired a total of 90 more ) into the car, windshield and bodies of 2 African-Americans. His final 15 bullets were discharged WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON THE HOOD - but he claimed to be afraid for his life???

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  4. Re:He is lucky he did not get shot on the spot by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah but police who don't actually expect get shot by members of the public, during every shift they work.

    Police don't expect to get shot by members of the public during every shift they work. Being a police officer isn't even in the top 10 deadliest jobs. Garbage collectors and truck drivers are much more likely to get killed on the job than police.

    The 10 Deadliest Jobs: Deaths per 100,000

    1. Logging workers: 128.8
    2. Fishers and related fishing workers: 117
    3. Aircraft pilot and flight engineers: 53.4
    4. Roofers: 40.5
    5. Structural iron and steel workers: 37
    6. Refuse and recyclable material collectors: 27.1
    7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers: 23
    8. Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers: 22.1
    9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers: 21.3
    10. Construction laborers: 17.4

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  5. Re:He is lucky he did not get shot on the spot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    lol I have no idea on that, what I do know from training firearms authorised police officers in range marksmanship is that the "normal" armed response (airport cops aren't armed response, they're armed transport police) carry Glock 17s, Heckler & Koch MP5SF carbines, custom H&K G3 DSR (designated sniper rifles), Sig SG 516 AR-15 rifles, HK417 marksmen rifles, and Remington 870 shotguns.

    They must be very muscular and strong to carry around all those guns!

  6. Re:He is lucky he did not get shot on the spot by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Informative

    I call BS on professional airline pilot. Pilot in general, sure, due to general aviation. But no way on commercial aviation.

    You can call BS all you want.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com...

    http://time.com/4326676/danger...

    http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/12...

    These are statistics from three different years. And being a police officer is still less dangerous than being a taxi driver or janitor.

    If you don't like the statistics, you can call and complain to the Washington Post, Time Magazine, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and CNBC.

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