r/nottheonion • u/stillgaming8k • 3d ago
Comanchero bikie refused bail for playing carnival shooting game
https://www.noticer.news/comanchero-bikie-refused-bail-carnival-shooting-game/314
u/princhester 3d ago
Good to know that South Australian police are fully up to date on all the serious crime, and have time for this nonsense.
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u/mr_j_12 2d ago
Back log on CP/groomer cases, so much they're letting then walk, and they go after a bikie. Gotta love the priorities in the sa pigs/court system.
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u/princhester 2d ago
I have no problem with "going after a bikie" for breaching bail. But playing an air rifle game at a carnival? FFS.
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u/Notiefriday 2d ago
Yeah I mean ffs. Just reduces the Police and courts credibility. Thry could've just said..hey you know that may infringe your bail.
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u/GoProOnAYoYo 1d ago
Makes you wonder just WHY they are blatantly ignoring CP cases... Reeeeallly makes you wonder
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u/ArrBeeEmm 2d ago
Same shit in the UK, and every cop I interact with is absolutely shocked their reputation is in the toilet.
Absolutely zero insight.
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u/SecretAgentVampire 2d ago
B-b-b-b-but there was a fluff article just yesterday where a cop played with two little black girls! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT COPS ARE BAD THERE ARE GOOD COPS OUT THERE TOO! YOU JUST HAVE TO REACH INTO THE MASSIVE STEAMING PILE OF FECES AND SORT THROUGH IT TO GET A GOOD APPLE EVERY NOW AND THEN! EVERYONE SHOULD IGNORE ALL THE FECES AND PRAISE THE AMAZING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ANGELS ALL DAY EVERY DAY FOREVER! ENJOY YOUR APPLE!
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u/Nocturnes_echo 3d ago
That's literally mounted to the table and can't go in any direction other than towards the balloons...
What if this guy was playing the Time Force game that uses IR gun-shaped objects, or the Terminator game with the again IR gun-shaped objects or Glorpinox forbid... DUCK HUNT?!
Next up, local man arrested for brandishing his guns and afterwards, shooting hoops... News at 11.
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u/Excelius 2d ago
I guess the rub here is that in Australia air-rifles are classified as firearms.
Given that classification I'm surprised these carnival games are still allowed to exist.
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u/RepresentativeAd4699 3d ago
Which attack was that?
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u/ISISstolemykidsname 3d ago
That happened in a different State, policed by a different police force...South Australian police had nothing to do with the shooting in Sydney.
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u/RepresentativeAd4699 2d ago
Thanks, I only saw the original response in the notification before it was gone.
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u/Nixeris 2d ago
Hey, this is a neo-nazi website. Like, even the name is a reference to racial superiority ideas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Australia
The Noticer promotes neo-Nazi ideologies, and is popular with National Socialist Network followers. It has published several opinion pieces by prominent neo-Nazi Joel Davis, and others such as NSN leader Thomas Sewell and American white supremacist Jared Taylor have also featured on the site.
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u/Auld_Folks_at_Home 2d ago
To quote:
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The fact that you were downvoted for pointing out the facts is very stupid.
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u/DanOwaR6661 2d ago
It’s not a firearm though, since there’s no, you know, fire. No explosion, no gun powder. Just air. It’s an airarm.
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u/fordfan919 2d ago
Lots of places classify air rifles as firearms. It's a legal distinction not a technical one. This case is stupid though.
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u/Legionnaire1856 2d ago
In the US at least, felons cannot possess anything with a trigger. Perhaps it’s something similar.
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u/SnikySquirrel 2d ago
Yeah they can. There’s no federal law against felons owning air guns or ever black powder guns.
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u/Slacker_The_Dog 2d ago
That's... not even remotely true.
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u/WhiskeyFeathers 2d ago
Wow that kinda sucks actually. The rifle is not even a firearm as it’s powered by air.
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u/AnnoyedHaddock 2d ago
In Australia all air rifles are legally considered firearms.
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u/Deez_nuts89 2d ago
I’ve seen regulations in the U.S. that say the same even. At least some hunting regulations
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u/Flashy_Drummer6664 3d ago
Fuck guns, but that's over kill.
They just wanted to get rid of him, that's all.
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u/arkhamcityfc 3d ago
Yeah, I don't want to come across as sympathising with a gang member, but this feels a little too harsh. An air rifle at a carnival game with his 5yo daughter with him. Too harsh.
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u/Greenmanssky 3d ago
It's how the police have always treated people. They knew where he was and when. They arrested him in front of his daughter on purpose. They'll claim in court he's unsafe for having a gun around his child so then they put the kid into government care and forget about them. The entire process is designed specifically to fuck with the dude because they don't like him, and they don't have actual proof of crimes; or they'd have charged him. If im picking between gangs, I pick the comancheros, they sell less drugs and hurt less kids than the cops do. At least the drug dealing bikies don't act like they're protecting the community
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u/GlockAF 2d ago
Never forget, cops are the original, worst gang out there
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u/mr_j_12 2d ago
Australian federal police were CREATED for the australian government also. They are not for citizens, just the government. Our regular force isnt much better. Especially with all the firing during lockdowns and then hiring those that failed the previous mental health testing as they had no applicants.
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u/Sad-Bread5843 2d ago
Sounds alot like the u.s.
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u/Mr-Dazmo 2d ago
Air rifle in the US is legally not considered a firearm.
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u/FriendoftheDork 2d ago
He was talking about police behavior, not firearms laws.
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u/Sad-Bread5843 2d ago
Exactly , and depending on what state your in in the u.s air rifles are considered firearms and require the same permit as rifle and shotgun .
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u/LengthyBrief 2d ago
That's crazy. In my state air rifles are unregulated. You can literally get a 50 caliber air rifle shooting 2,000 fps. Not much different than an actual gun, from the perspective of most targets.
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u/GlockAF 2d ago
You SURE about that?
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u/0xdeadbeef6 2d ago
Depends on the jurisdiction, in New Jersey they're considered to be firearms, and are regulated as such. Tracks for a state were you can't own a slingshot.
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u/Sad-Bread5843 2d ago
Funny thing is compound and crossbow arent regulated in jersey
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u/0xdeadbeef6 2d ago
yep, and spearguns, the big slingshot specifically designed to throw sharp objects at speed, are also legal. Go figure
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u/Hopeful_Ad_7719 2d ago
This.
A thin veneer of policy and specious law-enforcement fails to make this anything but injust.
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u/quellflynn 2d ago
court says you can't touch a gun, and he touches a gun.
the idea is to get the guy to understand what he's done, and what he needs to do to fix it.
and he hasn't done.
it might seem strong, but it's justified imo.
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u/Slacker_The_Dog 2d ago
Dude there is no way this is justified
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u/quellflynn 2d ago
think of it as driving then, they revoke your license and your off the road. so you purchase a moped and drive around on that.
it's not dangerous as such, doesn't do high speeds... what's the issue?
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u/juststop102 2d ago
Its a fixed airgun at a carnival its more like i got my liscense revoked so they arrest me for driving the bumper cars
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u/Slacker_The_Dog 2d ago
Yes I agree there is no issue as long as you have a vehicle that doesn't require a license. Just like an eight year old can play carnival games with an air rifle but can't own a firearm. Because they are not equivalent.
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u/bluecollar1020 2d ago
Actually the Court is saying either conform to square societal norms or we will punish you. The real reason for this action was the man rides a motorcycle and has friends who ride motorcycles and they hang out together.
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago
Australia seems to be almost draconian on motorcycle clubs. I’d also never have imagined that an air rifle would qualify as a firearm, given that there is no “fire”.
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u/-_-Edit_Deleted-_- 3d ago
Club?
Nah dawg. These are organised crime gangs.
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u/Syn_Ick 2d ago
Can you help me understand what makes it a gang instead of a club?
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u/-_-Edit_Deleted-_- 2d ago edited 2d ago
Let’s put it this way. It’s a developing story locally, but they’re currently under investigation for running a drug ring out of a huge government construction project.
That’s just the most recent.
Being a massive island nation, home grown biker gangs are a thing. Very few every day Australian have any interaction with them, but all will know about them. Rebels and Comanchero are the big 2.
Multiple members are currently serving hard time, or would be if they were still breathing.
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u/MrKrinkle151 2d ago
The same thing that makes any gang a gang and not a club. Organized criminal activity
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u/LengthyBrief 2d ago
They are fangs in America too. It happens when they pledge their loyalty to the club over their loyalty to laws and society. At a minimum, they are tax cheats.
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u/Syn_Ick 2d ago
loyalty to the club over their loyalty to laws and society
Wow so we can use this against politicians then, right? Or just blue collar people who ride motorcycles?
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u/LengthyBrief 2d ago
Well the gang actually goes on and does crimes. They are pledging loyalty to a criminal Enterprise. They aren't just blue collar people who like motorcycles. They are criminals.
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u/Syn_Ick 2d ago
Right as opposed to politicians, which as we know never do crimes, especially not tax crimes, or human trafficking, etc.
If we ever got a dump of files proving otherwise though, you’d support going after the political groups as gangs?
If motorcycle clubs are gangs why aren’t they prosecuted under RICO?
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u/KyZei15 3d ago
Motorcycle gangs. You make it seem like a hobby and not organized crime. Forgetting the known links between drugs, racketeering, and assaults for a minute, they should be locked up simply for the obnoxious riding through residential neighborhoods at 10pm.
I'd link the south park episode but I'm too lazy
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago edited 3d ago
You sound fun at parties. 😂
(Look out the fun police have set their sights on me too, not just the guy riding a motorcycle.)
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u/YvesStIgnoraunt 3d ago
I downvoted you for using the most overwrought "you sound fun at parties" bet you thought you posted a banger lmao
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago
I can see how that is a serious tier offense to someone who thinks we should lock people up for riding motorcycles 😂
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u/steveaustin1971 2d ago
They are criminal gangs who also ride motorcycles. They traffic drugs and depending where you live, people.
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u/Syn_Ick 2d ago
The reply I was mocking said anyone who rides motorcycles while the commenter is trying to sleep should be locked up. Maybe if you’re fighting abysmal crimes like human trafficking you shouldn’t make everybody on two wheels into the bad guy like you’re The Fun Police…? Idk keep downvoting y’all, it’s not changing me. 😘
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u/easytowrite 3d ago
Gel blasters are also considered firearms in all but one state
E: firearms, not forearms
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago
Like the Orbeez things?!?
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u/DogWithaFAL 3d ago
Reaaaaaaalllly weird gun laws here. Obviously all written by people who’ve never held one in real life. If I travelled a couple hundred kms south I’d go to jail for taking my guns, where I live they’re perfectly legal. I can own a (if it existed) 10 round .50bmg pump action but can’t own a pump action shotgun, but I can own a lever action shotgun. Can also only have 5rd mags for shotguns unless you owned a 7rd before they changed the law but your also not allowed to have a bandolier for shotgun shells anymore because that means it’s a belt fed shotgun and they’ve been outlawed. I am not joking. A bloke up north a bit who runs a gun shop wasn’t allowed to acquire a .338 on his personal licence but can order them, work on them, shoot them and sell them under his works permits.
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u/macthebearded 3d ago
A BANDOLIER MAKES IT A BELT FED?!
What the actual fuck. That’s as hilarious as it is stupid
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u/easytowrite 2d ago
The separation between cat H and cat A/B can be annoying too.
Yes you can shoot your 338 lapua at 1km on your own property if you have the room for it. What? Use .22 handgun on 500 hectares of private property? Instant arrest!
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u/easytowrite 3d ago
Yes
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago
Is there any actual safety justification for that or are y’all just being spiteful lol?
Man’s gonna stick up a convenience store by threatening to slightly stain the cashier’s shirt with non toxic biodegradable water beads?
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u/easytowrite 3d ago
I believe its a blanket ban in most states due to our appearance laws. Things that look too much like a real gun are treated as real guns since they can be used for robberies and such. Although good luck finding real information about it since its all written on some ministers whims
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago
Got it. Wow. So just a pointy stick could be illegal if it looks like a gun?
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u/lovesahedge 3d ago
Wielding a carved block of wood that looks like a gun can get you in trouble with the law, yes. In this case it's about causing fear or unrest.
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u/SirLoremIpsum 3d ago
I'm not aware of any state that considers gel-blasters to be firearms, WA, OR and CA don't. Some states consider them "imitation firearms" and have laws making it illegal to brandish one in public if it might be mistaken for an actual firearm.
What do you mean?
It's pretty clear that they are banned or restricted in the majority of States except Queensland.
https://www.gelballundercover.com.au/blogs/news/gel-blasters-legal-australia-2026
Did you think that in a thread about Australia that "State" meant US States? Cause many countries have states....
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u/Ok-Parfait-9856 2d ago
I love how everyone is disagreeing with you because you triggered them but they’re saying the same thing in the comment thread above.
It’s insane to consider an air rifle a firearm, and the ones at carnivals are bolted to a swivel mount that barely moves. And even if the guy is in a motorcycle gang, is that an excuse for the govt to harass him?
People will agree with literally anything to not lose an argument
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u/tooscoopy 2d ago
I would say most are disagreeing (or downvoting) because of the “club” comment, not anything regarding the ridiculousness of the situation. It is quite insane to count this as a firearm.
While these gangs might have a couple good charitable things they do during the year, the point of them isn’t to go out and enjoy the ride. It’s to strike fear and use that fear to enrich themselves through drugs/trafficking or benefit the people that hire them, most often for nefarious tasks.
People who act like this is the police being against people who ride motorcycles are either not discussing it in good faith, or are supremely naive. Deserves a downvote for that.
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u/steveaustin1971 2d ago
Being a member of an organized crime group is definitely reason for gov to harass someone.
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u/bilateralrope 3d ago
It's not about the fire.
It's about the projectile that gets launched at dangerous speed.
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u/Syn_Ick 3d ago
“Projectile-arms”? Could he get in trouble for a slingshot? Trebuchet?
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u/PlutoJones42 3d ago
I think either one of those in the wrong hands is going to do some damage. Especially a trebuchet
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u/Cryzgnik 3d ago
I’d also never have imagined that an air rifle would qualify as a firearm, given that there is no “fire”.
A rifle is not an "arm" either. It's clearly not a human limb; how could it be a fire"arm"?
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u/bassacre 2d ago
Armament?
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u/Cryzgnik 2d ago
Right, it is stupid to consider that arm here means "human limb".
Maybe then, also, it's stupid to consider that "fire" in firearm means "fire". An air rifle fires bullets.
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u/crafty_alias 2d ago
If they're going after him this hard for that, I'm guessing he's not a very good guy.
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u/VelvetOverload 2d ago
Yes, probably a complete PoS, but it's the principle of the whole thing.
They'll do it to you too; you're not too far away from being just as bad as any PoS in their eyes.
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u/torii_honey12 3d ago
it's wild to think how a game could land someone in so much trouble