# Tennessee family stopped by police for losing wallet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 9, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511 "2003-01-09T14:30:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511/61 "2003-01-13T06:57:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Thomas Stearns \*  
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> Before someone starts to call me the great satan, lets say that car was full of bank robbers and the dog manages to bite an officer enough to distract him. Now, one officer starts shaking his leg trying to get the dog off, what do the other officers do? They all turn and look. If even one robber manages to take a shot at the officer. . . well I think you know what I’m going to say.
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Your analogy is flawed.

Here it is again with flaw removed:

Lets say that car was full of bank robbers and the dog manages to bite an officer enough to distract him. Now, one officer starts shaking his leg trying to get the dog off, what do the other officers do? They all turn and look. If even one robber thinks of taking a shot, **he’ll find he can’t because he has already been handcuffed** - as was the case with this family.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511/62 "2003-01-13T07:20:34Z")

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Another Tennessean here.

If anyone mentioned this, I didn’t see it: The officer who shot the dog had shot two dogs previously. I don’t know the circumstances.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511/63 "2003-01-13T11:53:03Z")

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Where did you hear/read about that **Zoe**?

(Not a formal “cite” request, just interested).

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**Author:** ![Dragon\_Ash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@Dragon\_Ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Ash)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511/64 "2003-01-13T14:33:46Z")

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## Originally posted by carrot If a stop like this stretches these idiots’ decision making skills so much, they don’t need to be carrying guns at all.

Best damn quote I have seen on this issue.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-family-stopped-by-police-for-losing-wallet/147511/65 "2003-01-13T15:07:29Z")

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Armed Bank Robbers?

When did a BANK call the police and say WE WERE ROBBED AT GUNPOINT?

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