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Indiana police have dogs that sniff specifically for cash at the US’s 2nd biggest FedEx hub, then they simply keep the money (eu.indystar.com)

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(edit) Would someone please ship some counterfeit money through there and get it confiscated, so the police can then be investigated for spending counterfeit money?

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[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 106 points 2 months ago (3 children)

ACAB, but that headline gave me a chuckle, at just how fucking blatantly criminal, and more importantly immoral, but also so so ridiculous they are. Can't you just picture a bunch of cops in full tactical gear standing around in some room in a post office, patting each other on the back as they successfully empty a bunch of birthday cards in to a pile.. 😂

(having read the article, and knowing cops, I know there were serious amounts of money stolen, this was just the image I got from the headline)

[–] kevin@programming.dev 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My first thought was the same thing. But then I realized that birthday cards go in envelopes. Usually they go through USPS, not FedEx.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

That's a very good point that I completely missed lol

[–] activistPnk@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They probably weigh the birthday cards to see if anything seems worth opening.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

True, though I can also see it being a lot more about the taking for them, than it is about the money. Plus, cops aren't known for liking any extra work, or making good decisions..

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Do you think the wall behind them has one poorly drawn ‘fundraising goal meter’ with big ticket items on it, like machine gun robot dogs, amwraps, machine gun drones, tanks, next-gen stingray devices, or networked city-wide camera systems so they can spy on their ex-girlfriends; or do you think each officer has their own chart, with smaller, more personal items, like shooting targets of POC and pets, vaguely white supremacist decals for their cars, training sessions on how to manufacture evidence, or discrete GPS tracking, first aid kits, and bruise concealing makeup for their wives?

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Oof.. Maybe a mixture of both? Like at the ticket "shop" at the arcade, so the robot dog is the super mega prize hanging at the top as the unattainable temptation, but most pigs only collect enough for the minor prizes, and can't figure out that pooling tickets would get them better things..