So the FBI came into work today...

[Simply Red]

So I'm holding this View attachment 313740 in my hand today going down the road with my brother (he was driving) and got beside a local law enforcement officer. My brother said, "Lower that. The cops will think it's a gun or something." and he was serious. I was like "Really?! They'll get over it." I honestly believe LE knows by now what PV's are, but the FBI?? That's bizarre.

Happy vaping!!

 

[Maurice Pudlo]

When I was in the army we used to call the Secret Service people Super Squirrels. You could spot them in a crowd a mile away. They must all get the same training, its kind of funny now, back then it was … interesting.

If you want to get your .... puckered, its the Delta Force guys that'll do the trick. They just always seemed to be in super serious mode, not that being that serious is a bad thing, I see it more as a "it's not normal or likely even healthy to be hyper vigalant 24/7" mad props to those guys.

I'd think an experienced bomb tech / EOD guy would be able to ID the difference between a bomb and vape gear, but it would be cool to document images for training everyone has to start somewhere.

Maurice

 

[syndicate2083]

On my honeymoon last year my wife and I went through a tiny airport in WY, there was probably 15 people in the airport that didnt work there, it was kind of off season.

So I am going through security and the kindly older TSA lady exclaims at my mod (just a simple zmax at the time) and says is that one of thos e-cigy things?

I explained to her that it was indeed, just larger than she likely has seen, to which she agreed. Then she asked if I would mind letting them x-ray it and show the supervisors so they had some good shots of it so they knew what it was and how it should look.

I said sure, no problem, and they brought over the TSA supervisor and a couple leads, went through the bomb residue scanners, and took it into a large x-ray machine and capped some shots of it.

They were very appreciative of it, and thanked me profusely for allowing them to take shots and show it around so it would be easier for them during that summer (this last).

I thought that was really cool. Let them see it, experience it, see how it scans. Hope it helped them see it as business as usual!

 

[winson9988]

they just took the mods away？ leave you any names cards,documents,certificates?

 

[zanedog]

Then she asked if I would mind letting them x-ray it and show the supervisors so they had some good shots of it so they knew what it was and how it should look.

I said sure, no problem, and they brought over the TSA supervisor and a couple leads, went through the bomb residue scanners, and took it into a large x-ray machine and capped some shots of it.

You vaped the X-Ray Juice, Mod is now Radioactive and you have a Super Power developing!

 

[Bramble]

You vaped the X-Ray Juice, Mod is now Radioactive and you have a Super Power developing!

X-Ray Juice would be a great flavor name.

Or the name of my next band

 

[nostinkies]

It was kinda exciting!

Sounds uncalled for, unwarranted, and probably UNLAWFUL on their part. [edited] big brother.

.........and no I didnt take the time to read the entire thread. Sorry. ;-)

 

[syndicate2083]

You vaped the X-Ray Juice, Mod is now Radioactive and you have a Super Power developing!

Maybe the super power will be, let my vapers' gooooo (not taxed insanely, or persecuted or shut down or...)

 

[jersey_emt]

Errrr ... Born and raised in NY, and I have never seen this on a "regular basis" ... And I know Penn station, 7th Ave, and 34th st like the back of my hand. Now, I'm not saying that such things haven't occurred (its to be expected when there are potential terrorist threats present), but this is hardly the norm, and in no way, shape, or form compares to what I experienced in the Middle East ... not even close.

When was this?

I work in NYC and take the train from New Jersey to NY Penn Station. For many years now, there have been National Guard soldiers in combat gear patrolling the station.

 

[Zurd]

I saw them at Penn Stations 2 years ago, soldiers with rifles and sniffing dogs patrolling around you while you wait for the train. It wasn't pleasant at all.

 

[k702]

There's a lot of hate for anything "government" or "federal" here and a lot of those haters have no idea how much law enforcement officers have done to protect us in the past, and how they're working to protect us in the future. I have nothing but the utmost respect for law enforcement, both local, state, and federal. There will always be rouges, bad apples, etc., but that applies to anything in life, not just police or federal law enforcers. And I'm thankful for the work they're doing. Except the NSA. Maybe not the NSA. ;-)

Used to have respect for them. Cell phone videos of people being beat to death, crushed to death, shot, having their dogs shot by cops with no control... all of the victims innocent, and the worst repercussion ive seen is 2 of them losing their job...(thats the last couple years alone) with no uproar from the rest. How many do you think weren't caught on camera? Bleh, they've worn out their respect.

 

[perfectlyflawed]

Hey now don't go grouping all law enforcement together. There are some bad eggs, but the rest are absolutely amazing people. Google my uncle, David Yaney a Trotwood, Ohio police officer. One of the most respected police officers in Ohio. Thousands attended his funeral, even people he arrested. The station even had people he had arrested, calling sending their condolences and respect and telling how he changed their lives.

Anyway...
When I got to the game Saturday, most of the Bomb Squad(and several other agencies) were there. My cousin wouldn't tell me anything, wouldn't even confirm that they were there. He just said that "if" they did, it's probably what you think(seeing how and if they can be used for explosives).



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[k702]

Hey now don't go grouping all law enforcement together. There are some bad eggs, but the rest are absolutely amazing people. Google my uncle, David Yaney a Trotwood, Ohio police officer. One of the most respected police officers in Ohio. Thousands attended his funeral, even people he arrested. The station even had people he had arrested, calling sending their condolences and respect and telling how he changed their lives.

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wasn't intending to offend or insult. I am aware that not all police are made the same just as with any other group. But through guilt by association I just can't trust or respect any law enforcement officer that I haven't personally seen stand up against the crap that is going on within their group. Cops can be as good as possible, do everything by the book and right down the middle, but if they sit back and watch fellow cops murder, harass and rob people while militarizing without speaking up and saying "hey, something isn't right here." then they are just as guilty as the ones murdering, harassing and robbing people. They should be standing up in droves to complain and scream at the top of their lungs that they won't work with people that do those things mentioned above. They should be concerned about the image it leaves them. But they really aren't. If you ask most, or listen to most speak on the subject you could be convinced that everything police related is 100% peachy keen and nothing ever goes wrong on their end as far as them screwing up.

what's the phrase everyone likes around here? That's just my two cents

 

[patkin]

I'm an old gal and I will say that the attitudes I've seen in law enforcement (highway patrol, local cops and sherrif's dept) has changed over my lifetime and, yes, we've had discussions in our home about how its changed and how we're at least starting to loose respect and actually already have for some. This is not because of anything on TV but from personal experience like how Hubby was treated when pulled over in the middle of the night in a dark area between Tucson and Phoenix. He, to this day, has no idea why and was treated like a criminal is all I'll say and then let go because he did nothing wrong... but the way he was treated scared him and he doesn't scare easily. Law enforcement used to at least speak respectfully and we've experienced multiple occasions where they just don't do that anymore. As I said, I've always respected LE and still do the older ones because they are more like cops used to be but the younger ones.. not so much. I won't even call the sherrif (rural) now in situations where I would have before.... like someone shooting at night. We just try to handle it ourselves. I know... that's dangerous but should tell you how we feel. I still would call if it was a really dire situation though. I could go on talking about the many instances that have brought us to this point but will just say that we're both veterans and that should say what our respect level for LE has been but no longer. When you reach the point of strongly feeling like you might be causing yourself a problem instead of being protected if you call... well, that's sad and says a lot.

Edit: I read this and it just doesn't sound right so I'll give just one example of when our respect level began to change. A drug/human trafficker/chop shop operator with Mexican mafia ties moved in next door. I was alone with my infant grand child during the day and couldn't go outside without being "mad dogged" by half a dozen or more of them. One drove a butcher knife in my yard (where I watered flowers daily so I would see it) as a warning I guess after I called the cops because they tried to hang my dog over the fence. Long story short... when the cops came, they, basically, said we were on our own and, hard to explain without a lot of words, but left us feeling blamed somehow. That was the beginning of our loss of respect and why we moved to a rural area.

 

[Racehorse]

it is disheartening to see so many people to be fully acceptive of a militarized police force as being completely normal.

Yeah, I used to say that about homeless people sleeping in their cars, streets, etc.

That is disheartening, too.

 

[Racehorse]

That was the beginning of our loss of respect and why we moved to a rural area.

Well I live in remote rural setting.

Somebody tried to start a group here a few years ago to discuss comparitive religions, like Buddhism for instance.

He woke up to crosses burning on his front lawn.

2 years ago, some white supremecists moved in the property next to me. It was so disturbing to see them working in the yard with full swastica signs tatooed all across their backs. A lot of survivalists, supremecists, etc. move to remote areas because they are "hiding" in a sense. Anyway, thank goodness they sold the property. I have a 5 acre buffer but they creeped me out!

Believe me, wierdos are everywhere now. What it is is people going to extremes, out onto outer edges of thought.

I stay away from ANYONE, even if their belief systems are similar to mine, if they are overly-extremist about it. That has always proved to be a non-stable type of place to be emotionally and mentally...people who get "totally bent" about stuff always send up alarm flags for me. Most people aren't that way, and can take things into stride and take mature paths to their goals. Exremists want to beat everybody over the head w/their belief system.

 

[ScandaLeX]

Not lying. (If this is against TOS, delete this thread!) I work in a B&M and they asked if they could take several mods (ed: both regulated and mechanical) and ego batteries to have them x-rayed. I can't go further than that, but wow, the FBI! It was kinda exciting! It was like the movies and T.V. shows! They really DO all look like that, with the suits and everything!

It was the Dayton bomb squad. They still have the equipment. They didn't need a warrant because the owners are fully cooperating. The info will be given to the rest of the country, and eventually the TSA. I will keep everyone updated.

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I'm so confused. So are you saying the Dayton Bomb Squad originally identified themselves as FBI?
I've seen one bomb squad my entire life- they looked more like swat. Definitely no suits.
One last thing- the badge.... I'm confused by that as well.

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[p0rnst4r]

 

[Rocketpunk]

I'm so confused. So are you saying the Dayton Bomb Squad originally identified themselves as FBI?
I've seen one bomb squad my entire life- they looked more like swat. Definitely no suits.
One last thing- the badge.... I'm confused by that as well.

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I thought they were FBI, and it was my mistake. Anyway, the mystery has been solved and it turned out to be the bomb squad. I saw a shield and some acronyms and in my exuberance I and the rest of the staff were calling them FBI. So, anyway, yep, that's that. Kinda anti-climatic, but it was still a pretty cool experience.

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[Drymouth2lung]

Wow that's wierd, I wonder what they're doing?