Glendora police nearly open fire on amateur crew filming fake robbery

CaptainMattJ. · 08-02-13, 02:10 PM

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...0,968156.story

Not particularly sensational news but this happens to have happened in my town. I go to that coffee shop all the time, i know this small city like the back of my hand. Glendora is a very nowhere, in-between town, known mostly for its good school system but not much else. This could've ended very, very badly for everybody involved.

In a way its ironic because my dad did the exact same thing way back when he was in college, while he lived in Tucson. He and his buddies decided to film a fake robbery at a convenience store complete with blanks and i guess nobody informed the police. It wasn't long before the cops showed up and almost shot my dad and his classmates. Both incidents were completely the student's faults. Both could've rendered a couple people dead or injured.

Construction Workers working on a billboard got trapped 130 ft in the air after their mech lift failed today too in Glendora. Not the best day for this town i guess. Its sad that this is about as much crazy as this town can handle, nothing ever happens here because this town has little to offer besides its schools and quiet suburbia.

Edit: A baskin robbins 150 yards away got plowed into by a porsche. This is the second time that exact baskin robbins got hit by an expensive sports car driven by a teenager.

Platapus · 08-02-13, 04:31 PM

Perhaps this is a good reason to apply for a permit. One good purpose of a permit is that it lets the right people know what is going on.

What a bunch of maroons.

Sailor Steve · 08-02-13, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

What a bunch of maroons.

Really.

Many years ago our old tourist steam train, the "Heber Creeper" was forced to an emergency stop by an idiot lying on the ties with a video camera in his hands. "I just wanted to get a shot like you see in the movies. You know, the one where the train rolls over the camera?"

I just finished watching a bunch of extra goodies from a movie, showing how streets are blocked off for chase and action scenes, so nobody gets hurt and nobody has any doubts what's going on. Of course permits are applied for and money spent. Some people need to learn how to do what they want to do before actually trying it.

Jimbuna · 08-03-13, 08:51 AM

The moral being....notify the necessary authorities and get a permit.

Quite simple really.

Wolferz · 08-03-13, 10:34 AM

Oh those crazy Christians putting their guardian angels through the wringer.

08-02-13, 02:10 PM	#1
CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Glendora police nearly open fire on amateur crew filming fake robbery http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...0,968156.story Not particularly sensational news but this happens to have happened in my town. I go to that coffee shop all the time, i know this small city like the back of my hand. Glendora is a very nowhere, in-between town, known mostly for its good school system but not much else. This could've ended very, very badly for everybody involved. In a way its ironic because my dad did the exact same thing way back when he was in college, while he lived in Tucson. He and his buddies decided to film a fake robbery at a convenience store complete with blanks and i guess nobody informed the police. It wasn't long before the cops showed up and almost shot my dad and his classmates. Both incidents were completely the student's faults. Both could've rendered a couple people dead or injured. Construction Workers working on a billboard got trapped 130 ft in the air after their mech lift failed today too in Glendora. Not the best day for this town i guess. Its sad that this is about as much crazy as this town can handle, nothing ever happens here because this town has little to offer besides its schools and quiet suburbia. Edit: A baskin robbins 150 yards away got plowed into by a porsche. This is the second time that exact baskin robbins got hit by an expensive sports car driven by a teenager. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison Last edited by CaptainMattJ.; 08-02-13 at 07:03 PM.

08-02-13, 04:31 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Perhaps this is a good reason to apply for a permit. One good purpose of a permit is that it lets the right people know what is going on. What a bunch of maroons. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-03-13, 08:51 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The moral being....notify the necessary authorities and get a permit. Quite simple really. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-03-13, 10:34 AM	#5
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Oh those crazy Christians putting their guardian angels through the wringer. __________________ Tomorrow never comes