US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid
US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid
Bumbling US cops who raided a medical diagnostics center thinking it was a cannabis farm got a gun stuck to the powerful magnets of an MRI machine, a California lawsuit has alleged.After bursting into the diagnostics center in October last year, the SWAT team found only offices, a single employee an...
Officer Kenneth Franco drew on his "twelve hours of narcotics training" and discovered the facility was using more electricity than nearby stores, the lawsuit said.
"Officer Franco, therefore, concluded (the facility) was cultivating cannabis, disregarding the fact that it is a diagnostic facility utilizing an MRI machine, X-ray machine and other heavy medical equipment -- unlike the surrounding businesses selling flowers, chocolates and children's merchandise," the suit said.
Disregarding a sign warning that metal objects should be kept well away, one officer wandered near the machine "dangling a rifle in his right hand," the lawsuit said.
"Expectedly, the magnetic force of the MRI machine attracted the LAPD officer's loose rifle, securing it to the machine," the suit said.
Instead of seeking expert advice on how to retrieve the weapon, one officer decided to activate the emergency shutdown button.
"This action caused the MRI's magnet to rapidly lose superconductivity, leading to the evaporation of approximately 2,000 liters of helium gas and resulting in extensive damage to the MRI machine," the suit said.
The officer then retrieved his gun, but left a magazine full of bullets on the floor of the MRI office, the suit says.
What a fuckwit, too bad he won't be fired or face any meaningful consequences.
Also, fuck the magistrate judge who signed off on this. Nobody ever expected the police to be anything more than children looking to throw rocks, but the system was made so that the judicial branch has to approve things and be the adults.
I know the main story is about the depressingly baffling incompetence of the cops, but my main takeaway is once again that the war on drugs sure was a huge fucking mistake leading to immeasurable pain, suffering and wasted resources.
I imagine someone is noting this down for a future Police Academy film.
I suspect he’s also going to become a training example for a lot of other people in various professions as well
Taaaaackleberry!
That sounds costly!
Next the police will start raiding AI centers, because they're using so much power, they have to be growing the devils lettuce.