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Standoff Climaxes When Suspect Shoots Bomb-Squad Robot In Face
Posted by Wilson Rothman at 2:43 AM on October 30, 2007
While the Gulf Coast of Florida has no shortage of angry old coots living in trailers, this Saturday was the first time one of them shot a bomb-sniffing robot in the face (or well, the lens).
Over the weekend, a SWAT team, K-9 Units, and Special Ops Negotiators were called into a North Fort Myers trailer park where an unidentified 60- to 70-year-old man was allegedly menacing his neighbour with a gun. When the man saw the cops, he threatened to kill himself. The scariest moment was robot free, actually, but very very Hollywood:
At one point, a deputy and the subject confronted one another face to face, both holding a gun. Fortunately the two walked away without firing a shot.Johnny Five inevitably stepped in and, as it happens, took one for the (SWAT) team:
As night was beginning to fall, deputies stepped up their tactics by using a bomb robot to assist. The subject shot at the robot, breaking the robot's lens, and then deputies subdued the man.No word yet whether Johnny Five is dead... or alive. [WINK via The Raw Feed]
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mtopper
Posted 2:15 PM 29/10/07
whats a policy officer?
mtopper
Oro
Posted 2:10 PM 29/10/07
He just had three more days until retirement, too :(
Oro
CruJones
Posted 1:55 PM 29/10/07
@cobbe1:
That's a good question. If he shot a police K-9 I believe he would be charged with the same as shooting a police officer. But since the robot is just a machine I would assume the charges would be something like destruction of government property.
CruJones
cobbe1
Posted 1:41 PM 29/10/07
would he be charged for assualting a policy officer wiht deadly force?
cobbe1
demonwolf
Posted 1:22 PM 29/10/07
Looks like johnny five finally found the input he was looking for.
demonwolf
mwalker05
Posted 1:17 PM 29/10/07
johny is... alive
mwalker05
decerbo
Posted 12:52 PM 29/10/07
BOOOOM! HEADSHOT!!
decerbo
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 12:51 PM 29/10/07
When the Pleo's take over, this will be one of the many martyrs credited to their cause.
Hiphopopotamus
wlcrm
Posted 3:23 PM 29/10/07
Well duh. When the robots come for us, aim for their sensors!
First its johnny five-o, next its SKYNET!
wlcrm
wlcrm
Posted 3:19 PM 29/10/07
Well duh. When the robots come for us, aim for their sensors!
wlcrm
Namster
Posted 2:49 PM 29/10/07
Was there confetti and children cheering?
Namster
Namster
Posted 2:48 PM 29/10/07
did anyone see the confetti and hear the children cheering?
Namster
decerbo
Posted 2:36 PM 29/10/07
@Oro:
He was gettin' too old for that shit, Riggs.
decerbo
zenpoet
Posted 4:32 PM 29/10/07
@cobbe1: Felony Intentional Damage to Property, Unauthorized Use of Firearm, Disorderly Conduct, the choices are myriad.
zenpoet
mpercy
Posted 4:23 PM 29/10/07
The question is when does the robot start to shoot back?
mpercy
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 6:09 PM 29/10/07
Practical case of Deus Ex Machina.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
soldstatic
Posted 6:49 PM 29/10/07
he- he- he- he- headshot
soldstatic
jeblis
Posted 12:46 AM 30/10/07
Did he hit it in the face or did it end up in its hair?
jeblis