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I know a police officer who said the department got rid of their detector after it flooded them in noise, either from completely false reports, bad isolation of

I know a police officer who said the department got rid of their detector after it flooded them in noise, either from completely false reports, bad isolation of places like shooting ranges, or just pointless stuff like some redneck plinking cans in his trailer park

thelastparadise 3y ago
> or just pointless stuff like some redneck plinking cans in his trailer park This is rather offensive to a large subset of people, btw.
- Spastche 3y ago
  anyone offended by that isn't worth listening to
- sdfghswe 3y ago
  >> or just pointless stuff like some redneck plinking cans in his trailer park > This is rather offensive to a large subset of people, btw. Is that offensive to rednecks or to people plinking cans?
  - amanaplanacanal 3y ago
    Maybe people living in trailer parks? Not a redneck, but I have lived in a trailer park and shot a can or two in my day.
- Kerb_ 3y ago
  Is it? All the rednecks I know love plinking cans in the trailer park or state land behind where they live. Join them plinking for an afternoon, you'll realize they aren't that uptight as long as you're respectful
- thefurdrake 3y ago
  > large subset of people [citation needed]
- red-iron-pine 3y ago
  we prefer the term "Mullet-American"
injb 3y ago
This doesn't surprise me. I would say I hear things that sound like gunshots (maybe 50% certain) multiple times per day. Of the times when I'm 100% sure they're gunshots, it's very very rare that a crime ends up being reported, at least going by the local police incident maps.
- red-iron-pine 3y ago
  local thieves in the big Canadian city where I live often set off fireworks, which, if timed well, sound quite similar to gun shots, as a way of causing distractions. set off a few "gun battles" on the other side of a suburb and then boost the cars or break into the stores. there was speculation there actual shootings happening, but the stats don't back that up -- lots of calls and disturbances, but few actual attacks.
SCSIfloppy 3y ago
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thelastparadise 3y ago

> or just pointless stuff like some redneck plinking cans in his trailer park This is rather offensive to a large subset of people, btw.

Spastche 3y ago
anyone offended by that isn't worth listening to
sdfghswe 3y ago
>> or just pointless stuff like some redneck plinking cans in his trailer park > This is rather offensive to a large subset of people, btw. Is that offensive to rednecks or to people plinking cans?
- amanaplanacanal 3y ago
  Maybe people living in trailer parks? Not a redneck, but I have lived in a trailer park and shot a can or two in my day.
Kerb_ 3y ago
Is it? All the rednecks I know love plinking cans in the trailer park or state land behind where they live. Join them plinking for an afternoon, you'll realize they aren't that uptight as long as you're respectful
thefurdrake 3y ago
> large subset of people [citation needed]
red-iron-pine 3y ago
we prefer the term "Mullet-American"

injb 3y ago

This doesn't surprise me. I would say I hear things that sound like gunshots (maybe 50% certain) multiple times per day. Of the times when I'm 100% sure they're gunshots, it's very very rare that a crime ends up being reported, at least going by the local police incident maps.

red-iron-pine 3y ago
local thieves in the big Canadian city where I live often set off fireworks, which, if timed well, sound quite similar to gun shots, as a way of causing distractions. set off a few "gun battles" on the other side of a suburb and then boost the cars or break into the stores. there was speculation there actual shootings happening, but the stats don't back that up -- lots of calls and disturbances, but few actual attacks.

SCSIfloppy 3y ago

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