Man with umbrella prompts citywide manhunt, multi-school lockdown - Olympia WA

[rambone]

A guy walking home on his usual daily route caused a citywide manhunt because he had an umbrella in his hands. Somebody thought that they spotted a citizen bearing arms in the USA and called the police.

A manhunt ensued. Police on foot, in vehicles, with dogs, in airplanes, and in helicopters scoured the city. Three schools were locked down.

This poor guy didn't even know he was the target of the manhunt, as helicopters circled overhead, and ironically, lots of guys with rifles looked for him.

The only people allowed to open carry weapons are super-citizens with government clearance.

Man carrying umbrella, not rifle, was on his usual route - Olympia, Washington

 

[drillsgt]

Ridiculous, I think we need to regulate umbrellas now, they can only be made in bright neon colors.

 

[Westside]

He had a "UA-15"

 

[Expat]

Wow. WHen he shook the umbrella at the helicopter, he is lucky they didn't open up on him...

 

[jbombelli]

I hope that fiasco cost the city millions of unrecoverable dollars.

 

[TRWXXA]

Police stymied by a man with an umbrella.

I'm not sure what bothers me more -- the fact that our country has become a nation of pu**ies, frightened by an umbrella, or that the police spent hours hunting for a man that wasn't even trying to elude them.

Can anyone find the stats on how many thefts, robberies, assaults, and drug deals took place during the time this rediculous manhunt was going on?

I'd look myself, but a guy with a rolled up newspaper just walked past the house. I have to call 911 and go hide in my basement.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

How is it that everyone has an awesome AOW except me? Where's my umbrella gun?!

 

[Mark 1911]

Did you ever see the episode of The Three Stooges where Moe, Larry, and Curly are granted control of the city of Olympia, WA? No? Well, not to worry. You just watched the 2013 remake. And it's even more ridiculous than what Moe, Larry, and Curly could have ever imagined in their wildest dreams. How sad.

 

[jwh20]

Thankfully we're saved again by the overwhelming police response. Someone might have got their eye poked out by that dangerous umbrella!

The scary thing is that one of these days there is going to be an incident caused by the LE response and innocent people are going to be murdered by police officers for doing nothing but being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I hate to be a conspiracy-theorist but this could be part of the overall "plan" for these things. I'm sure that the next step after that happens will be a call for MORE police powers to "protect innocent lives".

 

[TRWXXA]

Thankfully we're saved again by the overwhelming police response. Someone might have got their eye poked out by that dangerous umbrella!

It's all in good fun until someone loses an eye.


Then everyone has fun looking for the eye.

 

[printcraft]

THEY WERE AFTER THE PENGUIN!!!!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=brfj0KVlPG4

Thank god they caught him!

 

[Project972]

you can't fix stupid.

 

[sepe]

Is this an update of March 12th, when it happened? Or have news outlets just been getting around to talking about it? I get confused easily.

 

[Caleb]

Just watch, they'll try to charge the guy with an umbrella with disturbing the peace or inciting panic

 

[Cemetery-man]

SNAFU

 

[cobber]

If he had only had a US Marine to hold the umbrella for him!

 

[Car Ramrod]

What about the guy who was carrying an umbrella that looked like a Samurai sword?

Man carrying umbrella that looked like sword arrested - Connecticut Post

 

[rambone]

What about the guy who was carrying an umbrella that looked like a Samurai sword?

Man carrying umbrella that looked like sword arrested - Connecticut Post

They hate us for our freedom.