Video Camera Bowls Over Cops Following Bust
Video Camera Bowls Over Cops Following Bust
September 22, 2009
Playing Wii Sports in a suspected drug house following a raid is probably not the best way for police officers to ingratiate themselves with their superiors, especially if the house, as part of the investigation, was previously wired with a video camera.
The Associated Press reports that police in a Polk County, Florida were caught doing exactly that however, with one participant “furiously jumping up and down in celebration” while playing Wii Bowling. Another detective was also witnessed taking “several breaks” from cataloging evidence in order to bowl a few frames.
Some of the officers “could be disciplined.”
Is this better or worse than playing Solitaire while in session?
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ZippyDSMlee: AE:they feeding you well? I am enjoying win7 and heading to bed...uhg I need to get up early and start back to cleaning/paintin
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Andrew Eisen: Just got home from an eight hour recording session at Capitol Records. A lot of fun but damn exhausting.
Andrew Eisen: Just got home from an eight hour recording session at Capitol Records. A lot of fun but damn exhausting.
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Posted 11/22/09 at 09:45am
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ZippyDSMlee: JD:I think doc phill is still sout about the break up with his wife he dose not fill holes as much as make them bigger these day
Posted 11/22/09 at 12:06am
JDKJ: You should get Phil McCraken to help you spackle those banisters.
JDKJ: You should get Phil McCraken to help you spackle those banisters.
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ZippyDSMlee: JD:no I am tried from prepping the banisters for painting , worked on them from 12 to 4 and 6 to 8...after I got back from the store...got up early got ready...blah...been up all day..I need a nap...
ZippyDSMlee: JD:no I am tried from prepping the banisters for painting , worked on them from 12 to 4 and 6 to 8...after I got back from the store...got up early got ready...blah...been up all day..I need a nap...
Posted 11/21/09 at 11:42pm
JDKJ: No. You gonna stay up late tonight soldering?
JDKJ: No. You gonna stay up late tonight soldering?
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Flamespeak: I still think military personell, killing other military personell, on a military complex should be handled by military courts.
Flamespeak: I still think military personell, killing other military personell, on a military complex should be handled by military courts.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:43pm
Flamespeak: I could see this a mixture of the two charges rather than just one or the other.
Flamespeak: I could see this a mixture of the two charges rather than just one or the other.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:43pm
Flamespeak: I think this was mainly a person who snapped, but evidence is showing he definitely had strong inlinations to islamic-extremism.
Flamespeak: I think this was mainly a person who snapped, but evidence is showing he definitely had strong inlinations to islamic-extremism.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:41pm
Flamespeak: People are trying to claim that Hasan's actions were not terrorism. I don't jump on the 'terror train' like others, however
Flamespeak: People are trying to claim that Hasan's actions were not terrorism. I don't jump on the 'terror train' like others, however
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:38pm
mentor07825: Britain certainly does deserve it! And the French! God damn it, it was a hand ball!!!
mentor07825: Britain certainly does deserve it! And the French! God damn it, it was a hand ball!!!
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:34pm
ZippyDSMlee: mentor07825:Well Brittan dose deserve it....
ZippyDSMlee: mentor07825:Well Brittan dose deserve it....
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ZippyDSMlee: Alyric:I don;t hasliburton having to pay back billoins... don;t you love it when the rich roll over the goverment without a care?
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:32pm
mentor07825: I say we nuke the whales, for the benefit of both mankind and the environment.
mentor07825: I say we nuke the whales, for the benefit of both mankind and the environment.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:28pm
Austin_Lewis: I say we try Al Gore too. I always said he was in on the racket.
Austin_Lewis: I say we try Al Gore too. I always said he was in on the racket.
Posted 11/21/09 at 09:16pm
Alyric: The leaked information proves these organizations knowingly defrauded governments (i.e., taxpayers) out of billions of dollars. Yet there will probably never be a trial.
Alyric: The leaked information proves these organizations knowingly defrauded governments (i.e., taxpayers) out of billions of dollars. Yet there will probably never be a trial.
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Nothing wrong here, let's not forget there was an actual criminal there. Actual drug lords/drug addicts are paranoid enough that they have security cameras.
No, actually, if the Wii wasn't listed in the warrant, then using it might invalidate the raid.
true. But seriously... how did this start? I can't imagine being dumb enough to even try that. And the officers probably had their own Wii's (They seem pretty familiar with it)... so why?
I wrote about this on my blog when Gamespot posted it. Are we sure it's real? The video quality seems sketchy.
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The video camera is hidden as a speaker. It's in the crooks house.
It happened in the county just south of me. Here's a link to a news site that is affiliated with the local NBC station as well as a reputable newspaper:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/21/undercover-drug-investigators-em...
The sheriff apologized. It's real.
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The officers will get disciplined (And rightly so, though nothing as strong as them losing their jobs) and everyone will move.
They'll probably get a reprimand from their boss about staying focused while on the job.
And then asked if they know where they still sell Wiis. :3
Yep. At the most, a few days on the beach. But most likely a Reprimand.
Some officers got caught playing the inmates pong/pacman/frogger games in their cells a while ago where I work. They just got an ass chewing. LOL.
While I personally think that slacking off while on the job is wrong no matter what the job is, I'm not *too* upset about this particular waste of tax dollars. As long as the investigation was already done and arrests made, then it shouldn't be able to invalidate the evidence. It could be grounds for suing the police station for stealing/illegally using property, but I don't think that it would invalidate other evidence that was rightfully found with the warrent.
Then again, I don't think that using drugs or selling drugs (especially light drugs like weed) should be illegal. So I'm almost tempted to want the evidence to be thrown out.
As for the punishment, depending on the circumstances I'd say a good reprimand would be in order, but nothing drastic. Obviously a closer eye should be kept on how cops spend their on-the-hour time, but if they weren't in the process of arresting/chasing a criminal, I don't mind too much. If I was the boss I would, but I don't find it a misuse of power like what many cops have.
-If an apple a day keeps the doctor away....what happens when a doctor eats an apple?-
crack should stay illegal.
Is this better or worse than playing Solitaire while in session?
I find this worser then playing Solitaire while on the job. The cops are playing Wii games at a suspect house. That's kinda being lazy and slacking on the job, and you're kinda messing up the crime scene. If the cop wanted to play video game, they should do it when they're not working or doing their job instead of using a criminal's video game system.