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SWAT Team Raids Innocent Family Over Stolen AirPods Dropped on Their Street (www.riverfronttimes.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Typical clickbait

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Clickbait? These people had their home broken into and ransacked by a bunch of goons pointing rifles at them for absolutely no reason other than incompetence. They didn't even fix the damage they cause as noted at the end of the article.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"Over stolen airpods" lead me to think that there wasn't any other reason for the SWAT presence than that.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it really the article headline that makes you think that or the reputation of policing in America?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Headline made me think it, it does seem to imply that