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[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

bring the strangest objects you can find into public spaces.

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Based compliance

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Could've been killed :( (Since they had guns drawn out)

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They are awefully brave when there is no active shooting

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Thankfully there were no loud noises around. Like a falling acorn or something.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Student afraid to return to school after AI sends police after him

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

We are taking orders from machines? At whose behest?

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago

I, and most everyone I know, would 100% be crumpling up chip bags into vague shapes of guns and making it a pain in the ass for them to keep checking.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I faintly recall there was a news article about someone who was gunned down by cops mistaking a foil-wrapped sandwich for a gun.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 14 points 3 days ago

I mean the ARE pretty spicy. /s Sez the guy who just started a batch of habanero hot sauce. smh

[–] mang0@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Made me think of the beginning of the movie Brazil.

[–] CleoCommunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

The ai was actually a Blue dorito bag

[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I once mistook a bag of Doritos for the president of the USA…no, wait…it was a bag of Cheetos…wait, no, actually it was one Cheeto, one GIGANTIC Cheeto (I think?!)

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Pretty sure that's just feces - don't let the color fool you.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago

Have they said sorry once?

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The Doritos apocalypse has begun. I new this day would come.

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