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[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 98 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I am pissed off that I watched that video, and they didn't show the damn dash bong.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Indeed, I wanted to see how the crazy mounted his bong on the dashboard. Adhesive, self-tapping screws, bolts, etc...on a gryo base?

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

bro they said built into the dash!

“custom bong device built into the dash ..."

yeah we GOTTA see this shit

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yeah, i can think of a few rigs that are pretty easy to slap together but like, i'm stealing your rims if you want me to do that. and your distributor. fuck driving inebriated, i'll build you a hotbox but not a rolling one.

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This is the post where I quit thinking you were cool. Now if you'll excuse me it's my rip, can't smoke drive and text. Not enough hands!

knees dude knees

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 3 days ago

Came to say the same. I was looking for inspiration!

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I KNOW RIGHT WHY DO YOU THINK WE EVEN CLICKED ON THIS

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What a great example of why police chases shouldn't be a thing, the cop was more dangerous than Smokey Pete.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Cop tried bumping the truck on a fucking two-lane road with a car coming the opposite way. Holy Cheez-its.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

It's almost as it cops aren't intelligent.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I remember them shooting at a hijacked FedEx truck
It couldn't go fast anyway, had a tracker and was stuck in traffic with cars everywhere.
It was going nowhere.
No negotiating or thinking, the cops just started firing.
They killed everyone in the truck (driver/victim also) and at least 1 (or more if I remember correctly) of the unlucky commuters in the line of fire.

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

From another article:

*Two pursuits. Both were terminated because his driving was so reckless that it was dangerous to keep chasing him. He was blowing through intersections at high speed through downtown Olympia and into Lacey.

That’s how innocent people die. A family heading home. A kid crossing the street. We’re handing the wheel to a driver who’s apparently high on meth and fentanyl and has no intention of stopping.*

[–] potate@lemmy.ca 111 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But, but, I need a photo of this performance mod...

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 76 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Inside the truck officers found a “custom bong device built into the dash of the truck so he could comfortably smoke drugs while driving”. Meth, heroin, and fentanyl were also discovered, as well as the stolen items.

The driver of the truck had 97 prior arrests. He is facing charges of DUI, eluding, and possession of narcotics. The passenger was turned over to Centralia PD for organized retail theft.

Goddamn dude

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

97 prior arrests sounds like police harrassment, not illegal behavior.

logic this through with me. if he'd been convicted, there would be a hell of a lot fewer arrests.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Under other circumstances, I might agree with you, but the guy built a bong into his dashboard.

That's an impressive level of commitment to DUI.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's not convictions, it's arrests. after i'd been arrested (not convicted) 60 times, fuck obeying the law. the social contract broke.

[–] Mesophar@pawb.social 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Fuck endangering other people

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Extremely unresponsible to be driving under the influence of hard drugs. If someone is going to be smoking meth and fentanyl, they should at least have the reason to not be driving.

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I mean… it didn’t say he was smoking anything but weed out of the bong… probably but FFS, how about the 99 priors??? How was this asshole even behind the wheel of a vehicle? This stinks of a CI.

[–] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you shouldn’t be driving while smoking weed either

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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He definitely needs to get arrested 2 more times now

[–] Lupo@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

Two more and he'll get a free ice cream

[–] Slovene85@sh.itjust.works 68 points 3 days ago

"high" speed chase indeed

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Reminds me of a story I heard like 20-30 years ago. Some German dude wrecked his Merc on the autobahn… the cops get there and he just wreaks of schnapps but they find no bottles, no means of consumption. The car gets towed to a police station to be examined and they found that he had diverted the window washing tank into the cabin, dude wants a pug of schnapps and he hits his window washer button.

[–] Pauce@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That is a level of ingenuity that I love to see in people. Application of it is nooot great but he's got the spirit.

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago

Don’t you mean spirits?

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 38 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Dumbass cop was about to pitt maneuver this truck into an innocent car.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, high speed chases are monumentally stupid. Just use the radio to set up a road block.

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Or, as is commonly done elsewhere, get their plates and a photo, and drop by their house later (unless they're an active threat to public safety of course).

This is literally the SOP in a lot of other countries: You don't chase someone in a vehicle unless you absolutely have to. You rather just identify them and apprehend them at a later point.

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[–] dotCody@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank god I am not the only one to immediately catch that. What that pig attempted was FUCKING DANGEROUS.

And then another pig on the radio is heard giving clear instructions to not attempt unless below 70(mph). Still with plenty of other vehicles on the roads...

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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have been living my whole life wrong.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago (14 children)

Why was he let go with so many priors?

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

What? Is he too small?

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

A high speed chase, or a high speed chase?

Also: wtf was with the pit maneuver when oncoming traffic was like less than a 100 feet ahead? Dumbass shit.

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[–] GhostFish@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago

Someone pardon this man. 

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do I smell a late night talk show?!

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