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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Texas man gets in shootout with a robot, loses and is then arrested in wild video
2024-09-21
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Wild footage showed a Texas man's outrageous attempt to outsmart a police robot that ended with him being tear-gassed and rammed by the droid.

Felix Delarosa, 39, was arrested after he opened fire on police in Lubbock, Texas, with the incident turning into a SWAT standoff, according to local station KCBD.

Delarosa opened fire on anti-gang cops
…from this should we conclude that Mr. Delarosa is a gangster?
who tried to make contact with him at a hotel he was staying at, and repeatedly refused orders from SWAT negotiators.

This prompted police to send in their bomb squad robot, which was also shot at by the wanted man.

As the bot approached Delarosa's room, the former inmate could be seen stepping outside to cover the bot with what appeared to be either a blanket or towel.

Delarosa appeared to think he had bested the machine, but the officer controlling it shook off the fabric and deployed tear gas into his room through an open window.

The convict could then be seen crawling out through the open window and dropping onto the floor.

A disoriented Delarosa covered his face and struggled to get up but the robot then started driving over him, pulling his shorts down and exposing red underwear.

It continue to ram him and eventually pinned him against a wall so that SWAT officers could safely move in and make an arrest.

Delarosa is now charged with aggravated assault against a public servant
…the robot?? That seems a bit excessive…
following a standoff that lasted nearly two hours.

Police had originally gone to look for Delarosa because there was a warrant out for his arrest due to a parole violation for tampering with his electronic monitoring device. In 2017, Delarosa was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance.
He looks like a meth guy
Delarosa was released from prison and placed on parole in April 2022, according to state prison records.
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Posted by:Skidmark

#8  Thank you, claiming Dad Joke Protection Status.

A bit more serious,
Question yesterday about whether a remote monitoring is actually an extension of a human person and therefore counts as a paid government agent:

Delarosa is now charged with aggravated assault against a public servant

Oh, my.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-09-21 14:36  

#7  I laughed.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2024-09-21 11:23  

#6  Azimov, more like took his pants Azimoff, am I right fellows!
-holds hand up for high five-



*crickets*


*everyone walks away*
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-09-21 10:07  

#5  Did the robot say 'You're under arrest, creep!'?
Posted by: Raj   2024-09-21 10:03  

#4  Someone been reading Azimov? Is that you Daneel? Are you following the 3 rules>
Posted by: alanc   2024-09-21 09:49  

#3  Overheard on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise: “ Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a mechanic,” Bones McCoy.


Posted by: USN, Ret.   2024-09-21 08:50  

#2  Should have given the videos the Benny Hill treatment.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-09-21 07:18  

#1  the robot then started driving over him, pulling his shorts down and exposing red underwear

No real cop could get away with that.
Posted by: Glavinter Peacock7962   2024-09-21 00:20  

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