What could POSSIBLY go wrong with this?

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:24:27 -0400

I saw this come across my news feed this morning, as well as one of the local radio shows talking about it.

This is an absolutely STUPID idea!!! When in a pocket, it looks real. What would an officer think if they had to make that split second decision to shoot, or not to shoot. The owner of this product is pulling their phone out, but in order to do that, they have to grab the handle of the faux-pistol, which appears as if they are drawing a real firearm!

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Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Jul 1 at 2015 10:30 AM

Sgt David G Duchesneau — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:30:55 -0400

Boy, talk about asking for trouble. You would have to be a complete idiot to own and use this phone case. I mean, WTF-Over!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Jul 1 at 2015 1:15 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:15:46 -0400

Somebody got a visit from the Good Idea Fairy I see. What could go wrong, you ask? Pretty much everything. "Excuse me while I whip this out..."

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Jul 1 at 2015 1:18 PM

Cpl Jeff N. — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:18:10 -0400

They better have really good product liability on this product. Can you imagine someone going to pull it out to show it is only a phone case? Game over.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jul 8 at 2015 3:39 AM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 03:39:46 -0400

A fear from a perceived threat is a threat. It's not a good idea to point a faux fire arm at anybody especially at someone who is under arms.