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marmar

(78,102 posts)
Sat Apr 20, 2024, 07:38 AM Apr 2024

Man pops open beer during police encounter because it was 'cold' and he wanted to drink it




PORT ORANGE, Fla. - Many believe it's a crime to let a beer warm up, and one Florida man wasn't taking any chances, even as police surrounded him with guns drawn during an investigation into gunfire, body camera video showed.

Brett McPeek, 32, found himself behind bars on multiple charges after he allegedly began firing shots near Port Orange police officers following a fight he had with a neighbor. Before his arrest, though, he shared his desire to crack open a beer.

According to the Port Orange Police Department, on Tuesday night, officers responded to a neighborhood after McPeek and his neighbor got into a disturbance and one threatened the other neighbor with a gun.

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"Stay right there," a police officer could be heard telling McPeek, with guns drawn. "I'm cracking this beer, OK? I'm not going to bother you," McPeek responds. "This beer is cold sir and I want to drink it." ..............(more)

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-pops-open-beer-during-police-encounter-because-it-was-cold-and-he-wanted-to-drink-it-see-video




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Man pops open beer during police encounter because it was 'cold' and he wanted to drink it (Original Post) marmar Apr 2024 OP
Maybe. But if it was a Guinness, --- 3Hotdogs Apr 2024 #1
Maggots don't want to be caught dead with a Bud Light so he wanted to drink it up quick. Wonder Why Apr 2024 #2

3Hotdogs

(13,573 posts)
1. Maybe. But if it was a Guinness, ---
Sat Apr 20, 2024, 07:52 AM
Apr 2024

well the cop can just go fuck himself.

Nobody gets between me and a Guinness.

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