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Question: How Many Cops Does It Take to Bust a Ring of Cellphone Thieves?

-Core- — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:52:13 EDT

That scene would make me nervous even if I had not done anything wrong. They sure don't look like white knights in shining armor.

But glad they caught the criminals.

-Core-

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archercc — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:24:28 EDT

@Out2gtcha: Either you didnt get my joke or I didnt get yours.

archercc

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skulldriveshaft — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:16:52 EDT

"You're nicked: A suspect is taken away for questioning after the swoop"

It's funny any way you say it.

And on the same page:

"Ouch! Paris Hilton has an icky bunion on her terrifying size 11s"

skulldriveshaft

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xacked — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:24:06 EDT

OMG VERIZON COMMERCIAL GONE BAD

xacked

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TuxRug — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:30:43 EDT

Oh them? That's my network! waitaminnute damnit it's not! RUN COPS!

TuxRug

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maxshanly — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:36:08 EDT

You do realise that forty percent of all phones stolen in London were being used in that street?

maxshanly

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:52:28 EDT

Was this an attempt on most number of "Don't taze me BRO!" at the same time for Guinness Records?

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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ANoel — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:13:48 EDT

@Git Em SteveDave:
Ya man... just like Guy Ritchie told them to do....

ANoel

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Sihanouk-s-Poodle — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:28:36 EDT

After watching the first season of "Shameless" I think I understand why they needed so many bobbies.

@DeadWriter:

HA!

Sihanouk-s-Poodle

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Git Em SteveDave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:57:39 EDT

@ANoel: They walked on their tip toes, and whenever anyone looked at them, they put their finger to their lips and went "shhhhhhh".

Git Em SteveDave

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TheCapt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:36:41 EDT

OK, just because it was too funny, especially considering I have no photochop skills at all....

[i29.tinypic.com]

and

[i30.tinypic.com]

TheCapt

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fastmike — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:57:51 EDT

before we all laugh at this think of this..... in the UK your more likely to get jail for a speeding offence than a burglary...just today two convicted terrorists were released from jail due to over crowding

So far a teenager has been murderd on Londons streets every week of this year
Yes its called Great Britain
Oh and health care has to be fought for

fastmike

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Fierock — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:50:52 EDT

reminds me of scene near end on Blue Brothers movie with all the SWAT members charging up through the halls, up the stairs and repelling down from roof, chanting, "hut, hut, hut"

Honestly though sometimes, just like in RISK, it is more entertaining to deploy all your troops, to overcome the enemy when a couple would do as well.

Fierock

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FThorn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:31:24 EDT

UK is going to hell in a handbasket and they NEED to do this sort of stepping up or risk becoming 3rd world, or at least have a few secessions on their hands.

FThorn

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malcs — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:09:09 EDT

@Git Em SteveDave: we've got plenty of krispy kreme however!! :)

malcs

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SpringAquifer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:07:46 EDT

@OtterKing: One of my professors, who specialized in suicide terrorism (well, the study of), once mentioned that the UK's anti-terrorism efforts in recent years have tended to focus on long-term surveillance. An individual threat could certainly be arrested, but if there's no pressing danger, why not follow him? Over the span of a few months, he's bound to drop clues and reveal contacts, giving the cops an entire network to go after.

Not that that's necessarily the case here, but it's a possible explanation.

SpringAquifer

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SneakerFiend — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:02:33 EDT

@TheCapt: LMFAO!!!!!!!!!
@aznplayer213: True i'd be scared out of my mind if 600 cops came in after 70 men.
They did make a major crime bust tho. Thats a lot of money in electronics and not to mention 70 men is the equivalent of 35 jail cells. (if jail cells house only 2 inmates like on movies, etc.)

SneakerFiend

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nevin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:56:35 EDT

They're stab vests, not bullet proof vests.

nevin

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jburt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:55:05 EDT

I agree with OtterKing. Why in the hell did they not do something earlier?

jburt

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Out2gtcha — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:54:44 EDT

@ANoel:
I think you answered your own question there ANoel.....

".......stupid assholes.."

Out2gtcha

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OtterKing — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:43:15 EDT

Ok so they made themselves look bad-ass rolling in 600 deep - but really, how could they have let the situation get that bad in the first place?

OtterKing

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ANoel — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:39:16 EDT

@nutbastard:
"Some poor kid smoking a joint in an ally up the street, paranoid to the gills, pokes his head out one last time to make sure the coast was clear..."

Rule No. 1 - PAY your help well and NEVER let your "lookout" smoke up on the job.

Just HTF did 600 Big Booted Bobbies in Bloody Riot Gear sneak-up on these stupid assholes anyway?!

ANoel

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YtuMaMaTambien — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:37:33 EDT

Remember remember the 28th of Ma..Wait that sounds awkward.

YtuMaMaTambien

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SomeoneUKno — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:31:46 EDT

"We have the building surrounded....

No, quite literally, there is no place that you can go through to."

SomeoneUKno

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DeadWriter — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:23:33 EDT

But, there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork.

DeadWriter

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92BuickLeSabre — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:23:18 EDT

If I'm collecting the electronic equipment necessary for a large-scale drug/money-laundering/false document, criminal enterprise, which of these things is not like the others:

300 cellphones
120 laptops
110 cameras
20 satnavs
47 forged passports and driving licenses
32 iPods

I mean what, were they pre-loading instructions on the iPods? Or they just liked to kick it while making their plans? Or did 32 lucky cops just get an early Christmas present?

92BuickLeSabre

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bosskev — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:22:16 EDT

@scarbrtj: And it looks like there's a couple on the left from the Young and the Restless force.

bosskev

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dleins — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:21:21 EDT

Raiding a Muslim area. Won't see that in any stories though.
They need all the cops.

dleins

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mcowan3 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:11 EDT

@JacquesAss: Nice catch, I didn't see it until I went back and looked at the photo again. Either they are probationary (i.e. newbies) or just didn't get in line fast enough, which isn't bad as they will likely stay in the back if they aren't "quick." I can't imagine looking out my window and seeing something like that.

mcowan3

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Out2gtcha — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:38 EDT

@archercc:
Also a great place for "Bangers & Mash" as well as fish and chips with mashed peas.

If you like fish & chips with you're green baby food. Or if you're a Brit.

Out2gtcha

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AGROS — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:03:25 EDT

Well it depends where in London you go mate, times are changing.... But I have to say my favorite show is "The Bill"

AGROS

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Git Em SteveDave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:03:09 EDT

@alienhead: It's England, where when you play bobbies and nickers, you say "Club Club, you're bruised" as opposed to us who say "Bang, Bang, you're dead".

Git Em SteveDave

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Git Em SteveDave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:02:13 EDT

@discounteggroll: 99 Luft Red Balloons?

Git Em SteveDave

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alienhead — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:57:33 EDT

Do they get to have guns?

alienhead

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The Duke of Windsor Knot — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:52:13 EDT

To be fair, the bobbys in England dont carry guns, so you need like 10x as many of them.

The Duke of Windsor Knot

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Evangelion — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:50:07 EDT

@aznplayer213: TSFU!

Evangelion

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riqgeez — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:47:12 EDT

I think here in Philly, the cops would be outnumbered! LOL.

riqgeez

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JacquesAss — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:46:22 EDT

So they predicted a riot and sent a whole regiment. Nice show of force.

That said, sucks for those 3 guys in the back - looks like they didn't have a whole regiment of bulletproof vests...

JacquesAss

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DCGaymer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:44:16 EDT

Hmmmm, there's a few places in DC where that kind of thing could be a good thing.

DCGaymer

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discounteggroll — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:43:15 EDT

it all started in a little toy shop buying a bag of balloons with the money we got...

[i26.tinypic.com]

discounteggroll

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LittleJon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:42:52 EDT

@nutbastard: Jaywalking's not illegal in the UK.

I know you were joking anyway, but I just had to say that!

LittleJon

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scarbrtj — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:34:21 EDT

according to the backs of the helmets some are from the Quick Kill force, others from the God Damn force... I think.

scarbrtj

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nutbastard — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:32:06 EDT

I would have started handing them all jaywalking tickets...

nutbastard

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nutbastard — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:30:26 EDT

Some poor kid smoking a joint in an ally up the street, paranoid to the gills, pokes his head out one last time to make sure the coast was clear...

OH SHIT. THEY FOUND ME!

nutbastard

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Jurisprudence — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:29:45 EDT

The London Marathon is gettin freaky these days

Jurisprudence

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thegadgeteer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:29:40 EDT

I thought they were auditioning for the blueman group. Maybe this is filming for Matrix 4 and these are all of the Agent "Smythes".

"Hello Neo"

thegadgeteer

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TheCapt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:28:47 EDT

"Don't taze me Bro's"

"The brits go marching 6 by 6.. hurRAH, hurRAH..."

"The Rainbow Coalition meets their match... The Blue Ball Coalition"

"The Dark Helmet drones are on the way sir!"

TheCapt

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getz76 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:27:18 EDT

@Git Em SteveDave: DD did indeed fail in London. They had locations that ended up closing.

Starbucks does a brisk business throughout London, though. Mmm... triple espresso.

getz76

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discounteggroll — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:26:43 EDT

Blu-Ray has stumbled upon an unprecedented way to advertise their campaign

discounteggroll

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FatTony925 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:25:20 EDT

Can you hear me now?

FatTony925

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TJ — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:21:22 EDT

@LittleJon: Seconded.

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Mayor McRib — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:20:03 EDT

Are they pretending to be members of the Verizon network?

Mayor McRib

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LittleJon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:15:44 EDT

This calls for a caption competition!

LittleJon

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Migo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:14:19 EDT

We could make more jokes about it if only they had 300.

Migo

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Git Em SteveDave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:14:01 EDT

@TheCapt: They're Brits. Fish and Chips, maybe Tea and Scones. Not D&D. D&D couldn't survive in the UK, as you can't burn tea like they burn coffee.

Git Em SteveDave

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vagrant — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:12:27 EDT

I thought it was the RIAA sending in the troops at first.

vagrant

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TehBoj — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:11:49 EDT

@TheCapt: ROFL

TehBoj

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Git Em SteveDave — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:11:21 EDT

5....GOLD.....RINGS!!

Git Em SteveDave

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aznplayer213 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:48 EDT

wow that is one major sausage feast.....

good luck crooks in trying to out run 600 police officers ^___^!

aznplayer213

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TheCapt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:09:51 EDT

QUICK!! Someone photoshop a Dunkin Donuts at the end of the street!

TheCapt

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archercc — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:09:31 EDT

I bet its a good place to get a curry....

(j/p)

archercc