So 2014. Tactlenecks are where it is at now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FYJfEHOuY0
Inspiring. Leads me to thoughts about what tactical gear can be built into a humble scarf⌠High tension strength filaments could be weaved into the fabric, or it can be made in a way that can be torn into a long high-strength strip usable as a rope. Or conductive strips can be integrated in a way that when it is stretched, they form a directional Yagi-Uda antennaâŚ
The turtleneck itself can have a Bluetooth (or wired, or other interface) throat microphone built in, for communication in noisy environments.
And so onâŚ
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âSIR, I AM MAKING YOU SAFER BY POINTING A GUN AT YOU!â
Police officer of the year.
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Some folks have real-world needs.
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True that - I forgot a holder for screwdriver bits! 
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âŚDo we not want the police to investigate when they think they see someone setting up to shoot a gun in a populated area? What did the cops do wrong here?
Also only works if the cops have a capacity for sorry.
Sadly, America seems to be able to forgive cops for killing its children.
I wonder what type of rifle the cops thought the students were setting up? A mountain howitzer? What the hell.
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How about looking around, sizing up the situation, and then saying whatâs up guys, instead ofâ
And then they started shouting to quit moving or we could be shot.
I am assuming the telescope was never pointed at them,since it was a telescope, and they had some time to look around and see it was not a high powered sniper rifle.
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âBetter safe than sorryâ â The Fuck is that supposed to mean? Better safe and assume two kids with a telescope are snipers? Better pull your guns and threaten instead of, I dunno, yelling âhello?â. Christ on a circus pony, what clowns.
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According to witness accounts, the persons being assailed, the police initially made their presence known by shining bright lights on them⌠And the telescope.
Yet the police continued with their tactical roleplaying, threatening to shoot even after having seen clear evidence that they were in the wrong.
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What the hell? A hell cannon, perhaps? 
A nice four-barrel version can be mounted on a front-loading earth mover.
This type.
Reminds me of what happened at Sheridan College a few years back:
Tripod mistaken for gun prompted Sheridan College lockdown
At least we got some funny T-shirts out of it: http://www.cafepress.ca/mf/25910870/at-sheridan-tripod-equals-rifle_tshirt?productId=221713901
Same thing happened to my brother, 30-odd years ago. Being Canada, politely asked questions, no guns drawn.
No, more like the howitzer, but larger. Anyone inexperienced enough to mistake that for a rifle scope, let alone a rifle, would also be more likely to want to be the cop car as opposed to the cop. Or a fire engine.
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âNO shots firedâ So, guessing they were white then?
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I carry a tripod, in a bag on public transportation all the time and no one has ever acted weird. Of course I am middle aged and white, and I also have a camera bag with me, or is it actually just extra ammo.
I was once on a college campus doing service work, when a guy in a bad gorilla suit, came up and threw his arm around my neck and began interviewing me about my feelings about LaSalle University. His accomplice had a video camera and was recording everything, now I am thinking they may have been terrorist all along. How could I have been so dumb.
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It says a lot about a cultureâs law enforcement standards that the keystone kops didnât shoot the stargazing kids counts as a good day.
Well, there is precedentâŚ
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Now the funny thing: even if it were a rifle, there still would have been almost no grounds for them to be arrested or have any charges filed⌠second amendment, dontcha know.
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