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 veggie
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#28965674 - 09/28/24 07:20 PM (4 days, 21 hours ago) |
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US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid
September 26, 2024 - France24
Los Angeles (AFP) – Bumbling US cops who raided a medical diagnostics center thinking it was a cannabis farm got a gun stuck to the powerful magnets of an MRI machine, a California lawsuit has alleged.
The owners of the facility are claiming damages against the Los Angeles Police Department for an operation their lawyers describe as "nothing short of a disorganized circus."
Their lawsuit details how a SWAT team swarmed Noho Diagnostic Center after the squad's leader persuaded a magistrate to issue a search warrant.
Officer Kenneth Franco drew on his "twelve hours of narcotics training" and discovered the facility was using more electricity than nearby stores, the lawsuit said.
"Officer Franco, therefore, concluded (the facility) was cultivating cannabis, disregarding the fact that it is a diagnostic facility utilizing an MRI machine, X-ray machine and other heavy medical equipment -- unlike the surrounding businesses selling flowers, chocolates and children's merchandise," the suit said.
After bursting into the diagnostics center in October last year, the SWAT team found only offices, a single employee and medical devices, including a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine, a diagnostic tool that uses high-powered magnets to create detailed scans of a patient's body.
Disregarding a sign warning that metal objects should be kept well away, one officer wandered near the machine "dangling a rifle in his right hand," the lawsuit said.
"Expectedly, the magnetic force of the MRI machine attracted the LAPD officer's loose rifle, securing it to the machine," the suit said.
Instead of seeking expert advice on how to retrieve the weapon, one officer decided to activate the emergency shutdown button.
"This action caused the MRI's magnet to rapidly lose superconductivity, leading to the evaporation of approximately 2,000 liters of helium gas and resulting in extensive damage to the MRI machine," the suit said.
The officer then retrieved his gun, but left a magazine full of bullets on the floor of the MRI office, the suit says.
The suit, which was filed in California last week, seeks unspecified damages and costs.
A spokesman for LAPD told AFP the department does not comment on open or pending litigation.
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 Re: US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid [Re: veggie]
#28965716 - 09/28/24 08:03 PM (4 days, 21 hours ago) |
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Re: US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid [Re: Holybullshit]
#28965774 - 09/28/24 09:07 PM (4 days, 20 hours ago) |
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Re: US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid [Re: CapSlinger]
#28966926 - 09/29/24 09:16 PM (3 days, 20 hours ago) |
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Quote:
approximately 2,000 liters of helium gas
Parts of the machine are apparently chilled to near absolute zero, creating an unusual hazard.
(Sci-fi for visual interest only.)
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Re: US cops get gun stuck to MRI machine in bungled cannabis raid [Re: veggie]
#28968029 - 09/30/24 06:35 PM (2 days, 22 hours ago) |
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