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[-] Hotdogman@lemmy.world 79 points 8 months ago
[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 52 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Murder is acceptable, but ignoring a robbery and driving recklessly to catch a Pokémon is what really gets cops fired.

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 42 points 8 months ago

On camera. It's not the driving or pokemon catching, it's the embarrassment and extra work they've caused their managers.

Murder is acceptable, ruining the Chief's good mood is not.

Internal Affairs investigation report, which was called “Dishonesty.pdf.”

Also, lol at this detail from the article.

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 41 points 8 months ago

But what star level was it?

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Asking the real questions

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

They don’t have to catch them all.

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Sadly in 2017 there was no star level appraisal system. Third party tools (might have?) existed at that time, but it doesn't sound like they used any.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

A high level!!

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago

So I watched the video and it sounds like they were also using a website to determine where Pokemon were appearing. Reading the Vice article the quote "and that they were only monitoring a tracking application to catch mythical creatures" appears.

I mention this both because I find it interesting. The phone app will show you Pokemon nearby, but if you've caught the Pokemon before you can only see in your immediate area (the immediate area is wider for rural areas, but hardly enough). They also seem to know exactly where each Pokemon who pops up is, with more accuracy than you would get from the phone app and likely further away from where they were.

And the second reason is that, while the video proves plenty, I assume they were using their car computer to check a Pokemon tracking website. I would bet the start of this investigation came from checking the logs on that device.

[-] FrostbyteIX@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

At least tell us if it was a Shiny. Come on man.....don't skimp on the details of this Togetic.

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Shiny Togetic wasn't available in the game at the time. (I had to look it up to be sure.)

Plus when someone gets a shiny, they aren't quiet about it.

[-] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago

Gotta catch ‘em all (thieves)

Cops: I sleep

Gotta catch ‘em all (pokemans)

Cops: real shit

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

Pokemon can't kick you in the nuts. I guess Nintendo removed it from the American version. /jk

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Pieces of shit.

[-] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Can't wait to see this episode of The Rookie.

[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

we love our police don't we folks

this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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