I Was Pulled Over By Cops for carrying an UMBRELLA!

[WOPR]

okay this just happened and I want peoples opinions on this

I was carrying an umbrella with a katana handle
obviously an umbrella

I had 3 cop cars pull me over (which I'm pretty sure is out whole police force... sadly) and they yelled at me that they received reports of me carrying an ASSAULT RIFLE!

Can anyone justify being more or less detained by cops for carrying THAT?!
on the statement "IT'S AN ASSAULT RIFLE"

EDIT: I wasn't detained it just felt like it because I had the throw it down, put my hands on my head, turn my back to them, and not move a muscle until they were done inspecting the umbrella

EDIT 2: I'm not mad at the cops (okay I'm half mad, because of the approach and overkill they took) I'm mad at the idiot that called me in as carrying an assault rifle

EDIT 3: Also when I say "Pulled Over" I just don't know how to explain "Stopped while walking down the sidewalk home (It was supposed to rain today... hence the umbrella... it was a present too)

 

[Quaxar]

Well, look at it. Obviously a very dangerous gun!

Actually I have no idea what crazy people you live around but I feel the need to congratulate you on your fine choice of umbrellas.

 

[dakorok]

Basically, people are dumb. This is something that can be really fun to exploit, especially at conventions.

 

[moretimethansense]

Yet more evidence that people are reactionary short sighted fools, just didn't thnk the short sighted bit was literal.

 

[FamoFunk]

HAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously though, you could of killed someone you idiot, should of been locked up!

No, seriously though, that's bloody funny, do you not get much crime around your place for THREE cop cars to pull you over?!

 

[WOPR]

Well, look at it. Obviously a very dangerous gun!

Actually I have no idea what crazy people you live around but I feel the need to congratulate you on your fine choice of umbrellas.

I live in Humboldt County
...soo I'm surrounded by potheads and schizophrenic... yeah not very fun...

Thank you for the compliment on the umbrella though

 

[Jonluw]

Just don't blame the police. They did what they should have done. After all, they received reports that you carried an assault rifle.

And remember that story about the russian agent who was killed by means of an umbrella with a poisoned tip, huh? Umbrellas are clearly dangerous weapons.

 

[WOPR]

HAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously though, you could of killed someone you idiot, should of been locked up!

No, seriously though, that's bloody funny, do you not get much crime around your place for THREE cop cars to pull you over?!

I don't know our crime rate or anything (cept almost EVERYONE smokes pot) but apparently the phrase "Assault Rifle" is a big thing despite that they have no evidence on it

 

[gigastar]

Obviously the people where you live are shorter sighted than the average earthworm.

Must be said, that is a nice umbrella.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

Dude, put that thing away, you might shoot somebody!

In all seriousness, that is really ridiculous. At least reading that made me lol.

This reminds me of a story I heard on the news a few months back actually. Some man was carrying an umbrella and the police thought that it was rifle and shot him down, killing him.

People are complete idiots.

 

[Howard Kuo]

That's amazingly sad. You should demand an official apology letter from the police force for screwing up this bad.
but the umbrella is pretty win. where can I get it?

 

[PureChaos]

wow, police fail. looks SO much like an assault rifle

 

[Kris015]

Something like that would never happen here..

Man, americans really are stupid and paranoid sometimes (not saying we aren't overe here, but seriously that's just fucked up)

 

[Temah]

Did you get pulled over by three cars or three times?

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Huh. My roommate has one of those. I don't think the cops have gotten on to him for it.

 

[Kris015]

EDIT: whoops, accidental double post.

That's amazingly sad. You should demand an official apology letter from the police force for screwing up this bad.
but the umbrella is pretty win. where can I get it?

The police didn't screw up, the people who reported him did.

 

[Genixma]

Next time they pull you over start off your "Innocent speech" with:

Looooonnnggg ago, I, [your name here] road forth to face Aku Shapeshifting Master of Evil, who had unleashed an UNSPEAKABLE EViL... but before the final blow was struck he tore open a portal and threw me into the future where his evil is law. No I seek to get back to the past and undo the future that is Aku..And that Officers is why I carry this umbrella...

P.S. I couldn't resist.