https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/13/us/new-york-arrest-weapons-nypd/index.html

  • Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Wtf is the blow torch for? Were they gonna solder some copper pipes on their rampage?

    Edit: ALSO WHY A HIGH-VIS???

    • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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      5 months ago

      there's a bit about wearing a hi vis vest, generally professional attire, a hardhat and carrying a clipboard will let someone maneuver around restricted access places unchallenged.

      sort of a hide-in-plain-site thing.

      I guess this is the fake cop/whacker equivalent.

        • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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          5 months ago

          i assumed they found all this crap in his car, not equipped all at once. though that would be much cooler to see.

          EDIT:
          i looked up his arrest photo. his shirt is like something i would expect on someone who sells apple butter at a farmers market to be wearing to a pottery class at the annex.

          • Diuretic_Materialism [he/him]
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            5 months ago

            Yes but it's funny to image him trying to sneak into a power plant with a high vis and a GF mask

    • Jew [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      With this setup I'm guessing blow torch is for taking dabs

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      5 months ago

      The police and high vis vests are likely to blend in, either pre or post attack. The Nova Scotia killer wore a police uniform and drove a police car and pulled people over before shooting them