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[–] Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world 286 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (14 children)

The title looks like it's trying to imply that the thiefs specifically targeted her, when the article makes it more clear that they likely just tried to steal the car not knowing it was from the Secret Service.

Gotta add that clickbait for the views 🙄

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It could be just breaking in and it's a coincidence, could be that they thought they were in the car or were trying to threaten Biden's family. The fact that they got away from the secret service, who don't fuck around, is wild too.

Edit: I took out the part about d's being targeted in the article. I read the description.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 86 points 2 years ago

smaller detail has to stay on task--protecting their charge, not chasing down suspects that are no longer an immediate threat. others will do the hunting.

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

The immediate goal is to protect. They aren't going to chase them down. MPD is going to find these guys almost certainly.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sad thing is, it probably would have generated as many hits if the headline was more open. I mean that’s freaking hilarious in a morbid way - that the would be thieves just happened to pick the wrong car to try and steal.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The new and improved bait car with active defenses!

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 168 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Imagine just trying to break into a car and you fucking pick the presidents daughter.

Bad fucking luck there.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Imagine being an idiot in DC and not knowing how government cars/ protected cars look like.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yeah if you see a black SUV with tinted windows in DC it should be pretty self explanatory not to fuck with it

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[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Tiktok has emboldened a new generation of idiots.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You've got to pretty unobservant in reality. Like hey this car has a police radio and extra antennas. I should definitely keep going, this won't go bad at all.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do they have any obvious identifying marks anymore? My understanding was that they are intentionally pretty non-descript vehicles, not drawing attention

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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've spent enough time in arcades to know that's just the plot to a kickass beat-em-up side scroller.

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[–] silverbax@lemmy.world 104 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FTA:

Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden’s granddaughter opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in the nation’s capital, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Awesome that they were trying to break into a car, and it turned out to be an unmarked Secret Service vehicle.

[–] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

That is some seriously bad situational awareness combined with some terribly bad luck for those thieves.

One of the agents opened fire, but no one was struck by the gunfire, the Secret Service said in a statement. The three people were seen fleeing in a red car

Then there is the fortune that they were allowed to flee the scene.... unharmed....

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[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 28 points 2 years ago

Note to self: Don't fuck with Naomi's car

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

As illegal and unlawful as it would be, I think it would have been infinitely funnier if they had succeeded in car jacking a Secret Service SUV.

Can you imagine seeing some tutorial get uploaded explaining how to bypass the key starter like a KIA lmao

[–] Gigate@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 years ago

Glad this was just a stupid GTA cosplay and not something much worse.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Good. If you try to break into someone else's shit, you should reasonably expect to get shot at.

It is worrying to me that the supposedly highest trained security guards in the world couldn't actually hit their target. I would expect better in terms of both accuracy and fire discipline.

It is also worrying that if a citizen like you or me tried to defend ourselves and our property in the same way in much of these nation including DC, we would go to jail. I think we deserve the same rights as 'important people'.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Imagine living in a country where people are so obsessed with guns that everybody has guns and everyone is a potential threat or one insult away from doing a mass shooting. It's gotten so bad that America has become a parody of Grand Theft Auto, where you can actually feel safer as a character in a video game that glorifies violence and crime.

Your nation has gone beyond ape shit.

There isn't another developed nation in the world where gun violence is as big a problem as in America.

This ISN'T NORMAL.

[–] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Age-adjusted firearm homicide rates in the US are 33 times greater than in Australia and 77 times greater than in Germany. Gun violence accounts for over 8% of deaths in the US among those under age 20.

https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/insights-blog/acting-data/gun-violence-united-states-outlier

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[–] aidan@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Good. If you try to break into someone else's shit, you should reasonably expect to get shot at.

In many other contexts this would be downvoted to oblivion on Lemmy.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Good. If you try to break into someone else’s shit, you should reasonably expect to get shot at.

In many other contexts this would be downvoted to oblivion on Lemmy.

In many other contexts, this is fucking insane.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 14 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden’s granddaughter opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in the nation’s capital, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

The agents, assigned to protect Naomi Biden, were out with her in the Georgetown neighborhood late Sunday night when they saw the three people breaking a window of the parked and unoccupied SUV, the official said.

The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on Monday on the condition of anonymity.

The three people were seen fleeing in a red car, and the Secret Service said it put out a regional bulletin to Metropolitan Police to be on the lookout for it.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was carjacked near the Capitol last month by three armed assailants, who stole his car but didn’t physically harm him.

In February, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota was assaulted in her apartment building, suffering bruises while escaping serious injury.


The original article contains 249 words, the summary contains 172 words. Saved 31%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
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[–] v81@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Did they blow any lungs out?

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