• @[email protected]
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    1222 months ago

    This has actually happened a few times now. Police raiding bitcoin miners homes because they think its a grow house.

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      1202 months ago

      The LAPD did one recently on a medical imaging office because apparently it’s suspicious that an office full of XRAY and MRI machines uses a lot of power.

    • @SkyezOpen
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      My favorite is the cop baiters. It’s illegal to use IR to identify grow houses in whatever state they operate in, so they aluminum foil the heck out of a house and crank the heat so it stands out. When the police come in based off a nonexistent anonymous tip, they’re basically caught breaking the law red handed.

      Can’t find the video but I’ll keep looking.

      Edit: https://youtu.be/uunOZexpHEI

      I’ve seen that they also called in an anonymous tip about the house, which in itself is not enough for a warrant but the cops raided anyway.

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        52 months ago

        Do you mean Barry Cooper with KopBusters?

        Formerly a police officer in Texas, Cooper is best known for KopBusters, a series of online videos in which he attempts to document police misconduct, and Never Get Busted Again, a series of videos aimed at teaching citizens how to evade false arrest by the police.

        You probably meant this Video about it that went viral.

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          42 months ago

          Yes! Just found a news report about it a few minutes ago and added it but thanks for finding a fuller version.

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        32 months ago

        This seems like a terrible idea. Even if you’re not committing any crime why would you want cops to pay attention to you?

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          62 months ago

          They did it to expose the cops performing illegal searches.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      42 months ago

      The big crime here is that the police don’t arrest everyone in the house and do a full team photo-op in front of the racks before they demolish the property.