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Zippy W. Pinhead's avatar

Waiting for the planted gun to surface in 5,4,3...

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SullivanSt's avatar

It's almost enough to make one wish Bill Kristol still had a column there, isn't it?

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π”…π”’π”’π”©π”·π”’π”Ÿπ”²π”Ÿπ”Ÿπ”ž's avatar

You need digital, because the cops are very skilled at the "accidentally-opening-the-back-of the-camera" move. (Part of police academy training, judging from the fact that they all know how to do it.)

Note: Modern police forces have largely upgraded to the "SD-card-must-have-fallen-out" routine.

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Vienna Woods's avatar

Ok, took me a sec, and then <a href="http:\/\/www.metacafe.com\/watch\/2726955\/big_lebowski_dude_do_you_see_what_happens_do_you\/" target="_blank">I remembered</a>

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SullivanSt's avatar

Yeah, nothing improves a photo like a massive smudge of sweaty cop face-grease on the lens.

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schmannity's avatar

At least he didn't get a Louima enema.

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Mahousu's avatar

Stolarik just has to invite the officers over for a beer and a little chat, and then everything will be all right.

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SullivanSt's avatar

LAPD just <em>wishes</em> they had a Mayor with a Napoleon complex.

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fuflans's avatar

well, the second amendment is more important than the first.

duh.

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SullivanSt's avatar

You scumbag, you maggot.

BTW, wikipedia drolly notes:

<blockquote>Twice MacGowan and MacColl sing, "The boys of the NYPD choir still singing "Galway Bay". The New York Police Department (NYPD) does not have a choir, but it does have a Pipes and Drums unit that is featured in the video for the song. The NYPD Pipes and Drums did not know "Galway Bay" and so played a different song for the music video, and the editor put it in slow motion to fit the beat.</blockquote>

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Joshua Norton's avatar

<i>Perhaps he accidentally smashed his camera into his OWN face, handed it to the police officers, and then fell on the ground?</i>

Yeah. I know I hate it when that happens to me. So embarassing.

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