# Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2023-05-03T11:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 225
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4486 "2026-06-16T13:48:42Z")
_So_ funny. Were the drones armed with anything dangerous, or was this basically a prank? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4487 "2026-06-16T13:51:26Z")
Vandalism is not a “prank”. And I suspect that vandalism of police property, specifically, is especially not a “prank”. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4488 "2026-06-16T13:51:37Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > In the competitive world of disc golf, they aren’t playing around. Is the team physician a spin doctor? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4489 "2026-06-16T13:56:27Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Vandalism is not a “prank”. And I suspect that vandalism of police property, specifically, is especially not a “prank”. Absent details, it’s a little hard to tell. “Drones” can be anything from tiny toys to big weapons-carrying structures. The former are merely annoying; the latter, dangerous. But I see the FBI are claiming they were to be “explosive drones” to disrupt the UFC event. Which, assuming they’re not lying again, would have been very bad. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4490 "2026-06-16T13:56:59Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > In the competitive world of disc golf, they aren’t playing around. Competitive disc golfers are constantly playing a round. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4491 "2026-06-16T14:35:29Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Is the team physician a spin doctor? I bet they constantly need to deal with people who have slipped disks. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4492 "2026-06-16T15:02:53Z")
This thread is becoming sub-par. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4493 "2026-06-16T15:32:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > In the competitive world of disc golf, they aren’t playing around. But, do they play through? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4494 "2026-06-16T15:36:46Z")
OK, I was clearly cross-posting… There was a post in another one of the omnibus threads (probably the stupid one) about some idiot shooting down a police drone, and I thought that’s what I was talking about. Yeah, flying drones over Trump’s UFC event does make sense as either a prank or as an attack. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4495 "2026-06-16T15:45:35Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Which, assuming they’re not lying again Which, these days is a very large assumption. With this administration it’s not even “Trust but verify” but rather “Show me the evidence.” Having said that, even paint-bombing drones would be bad. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4496 "2026-06-16T15:55:38Z")
I think the most likely prank scenario (in fact, the most likely scenario total) was that they were just toy drones carrying nothing but a camera. It could have been someone just wanting to make the Secret Service overreact, or it could have been someone just trying to get a bird’s-eye view of the fight. Even that, though, will and should get the perpetrators into some pretty deep trouble. When the Secret Service says “don’t fly drones here”, don’t fly drones there. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4497 "2026-06-16T16:37:03Z")
And if you want to do something highly illegal, don’t brag about it. Don’t invite undercover FBI to your planning meeting. And don’t live stream it on your actual name social media account! Still, it might have been cool to see dogfighting over the WH between protester drones and trump’s super sekret (“that’s why I posted pictures” -DJT) Drone Force. With lasers. Pewpewpew! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4498 "2026-06-16T19:57:22Z")
I can see the fighters dodging laser beams now. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4499 "2026-06-18T02:34:31Z")
The Dodgers [have fought opponents using lasers](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/15908308/los-angeles-dodgers-face-discipline-laser-flap-new-york-mets). ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4500 "2026-06-18T03:37:33Z")
To clarify, they’re using laser rangefinders to figure out where to put outfielders. I thought the story was going to be cooler than that. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4501 "2026-06-18T03:40:41Z")
This never would’ve happened if the White House had a ballroom! ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4502 "2026-06-18T03:58:25Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I thought the story was going to be cooler than that. ☹ You know, I have one simple request, and that is to have outfielders with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads! ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4503 "2026-06-18T07:01:22Z")
Then instead of catching a fly ball, they blast it to smithereens. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4504 "2026-06-18T14:06:36Z")
Hmm, I wonder how they’d apply Rule 3.01 in that case: > Rule 3.01 Comment: Should a ball come partially apart in a game, it is in play until the play is completed. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/4505 "2026-06-18T14:28:13Z")
What happens if you only catch a fragment of the ball? Is the batter half-out? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=224) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=226)