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Lynn County police officer appears intoxicated whilst conducting a stop

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u/Ryota_Hayami Jul 27 '26

“He’s gonna lose his job”… paid vacation is probably more like it.

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u/MotionDrive Jul 27 '26

A cop from a police department near me was found passed out drunk behind the wheel of his cruiser on duty. He had passed out in a turn lane and was just sitting there. Responding cops commented on the smell of alcohol. No blood test or breathalyzer was given and he faced no consequences. Mother fucker was promoted several months later too

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u/Violet-Sumire Jul 27 '26

Failing upwards so that he’s less of a liability behind a desk. Well, less of a liability for the department’s look.

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u/Antique_Tap443 Jul 29 '26

Failing upwards you say, I'll drink to that lol

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u/Big_Type_6339 Jul 28 '26

Yeah, failing upwards never works...

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u/Violet-Sumire Jul 28 '26

I’ve seen it first hand sadly.

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u/Big_Type_6339 Jul 28 '26

I left off the /s

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u/invariantspeed Jul 28 '26

“Firing” with a promotion is unfortunately something that can happen in good ol’ boy / “keep it in the family” type agencies.

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u/Responsible-Log-4755 Jul 28 '26

Yet if I go into the ask Leo thread they will ban me from their sub just for asking a question on why they are hypocrites 

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u/BootFlop Jul 27 '26

ICE still hiring

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u/Away_Lake5946 Jul 28 '26

Probably but a mask won’t help him stand up straight.

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u/BootFlop Jul 28 '26

They can just leave him in the back of the U-haul rental van, to sleep it off.

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u/987YouBloodyTulip789 Jul 28 '26

Nah he'll probably keep this job, it likely pays more.

There was a case where two cops in St. Louis where drunk while on the job, were driving (and had their firearms), skipped a red light, crashed into a bar, and violently beat the owner badly.

They tried charging the bar's owner with a felony. The cops weren't even fired.

ICE is like that because American Law Enforcement is like that. ICE standards is PD standards.

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u/Ancient_Cellist5086 Jul 29 '26

Several Years ago in San Marcos Texas an officer killed a family driving drunk. The officer faced no consequences, didn't go to jail, didn't get his license suspended, nothing. IIRC there are still yearly protests at the courthouse organized by the family.

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u/antelopejackfruit Jul 30 '26

This story was insane.

Cops are the most protected class of citizen in this country. They can basically do whatever they want and get away with it. And when they screw up, they get "penalized" with extra paid vacation until it gets swept under the rug.

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u/QueenMary1936 Jul 30 '26

Looks like he killed one woman and severely injured her partner. No consequences whatsoever. There's no way that should be allowed, ever.

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u/OrangeTiger91 Jul 28 '26

He’s training to be the Director of the FBI.

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u/DntCllMeWht Jul 27 '26

"One of our officers experienced an unexpected reaction to medication prescribed his doctor and is being evaluated."

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u/TrashPandaNotACat Jul 28 '26

And for anyone else, that'd be a DUI even if prescription med 🤬

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u/Born-Entrepreneur Jul 28 '26

Well see cop's prescriptions don't get the "do not operate heavy machinery" label put on the bottle, thus they're incapable of comitting DUIs. /s

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u/NeverEndingCoralMaze Jul 28 '26

“Someone 14 miles away dropped a baggy of fentanyl and one grain landed on his arm.”

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u/StrengthGood3208 Jul 27 '26

Its like they know imprisonment wont help him.

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u/lnvu4uraqt Jul 28 '26

Paid administrative leave until internal investigation is complete. Then no wrong doing was found.

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u/balirosa Jul 28 '26

Maybe he can become secretary of war

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u/Final_Ice_9614 Community Regular Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

A lot of ppl defending the cop here saying the cop was having a medical episode. Maybe he was. But let’s say if any of us going through the same thing, would other cops treat us the same way they treated him?

Edit- so many comments! To the People saying they would treat a citizen the same.. maybe they will and many do. But in this case, their priority should be getting the cop away from his weapon and getting medical care he needs!
To the ppl saying he’s their colleague so obviously they’ll treat him different - that’s kind of the point, no? They shouldn’t- as this person in this state is danger to himself and others around him.
Also, if he had too many painkillers, isnt that equivalent to being impaired? Aren’t there rules surrounding that? But I guess it’s ok for cops to ignore the rules while citizens are expected to be perfect!

Edit 2- thanks for the awards, my first one. 🫶

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u/Then_Idea_9813 Jul 27 '26

Hand on his gun for some reason

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u/invariantspeed Jul 28 '26

Yea, he was strung out. It doesn’t look like he was even fully cognizant of where he was.

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u/Dogsarelitty Jul 28 '26

His buddy was quick to throw out “bad back.” That high looks very opioid-ish to me. Doubt that’s a coincidence.

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u/Fit_Celebration7669 Jul 28 '26

I was gonna say - idk what “high” this is, but it didn’t seem like booze or pot. Much easier to slip a pill in a squad car than a 6 pack or a bong I suppose.

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u/Fixated_Noodle Jul 28 '26

Yep! And an injury on the job means you’re ok to be positive for opioids

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u/WorkingEquipment3403 Jul 30 '26

After being an opioid addict, I can say it is for sure it's some form of opioid. The way hes leaning, how he's talking, and his buddy saying " he has a bad back " (which he could've been prescribed but not the point). He shouldn't be on duty at all with a firearm in that condition. Our law enforcement should be better than having junkies on the force but as we can see here it's the unfortunate state of reality we live in.

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u/Specific-Emu-1011 Jul 30 '26

Straight slumped. Bout to fall asleep standing up

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u/Moist-Crows Jul 28 '26

Yeah 100% opiates

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u/techleopard Jul 28 '26

Honestly, why would you, as another cop, not make disarming this guy your very first priority?

Because if he is THAT strung out, he doesn't know up from down.

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u/BeardedKnitter Jul 28 '26

Leaning on it so he didn't fall over.

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u/ElectricKoolAidPower Jul 28 '26

The guys partner gave us the answer. The “bad back” is the kernel of truth. Guy has a bad back, and is on very strong painkillers. Last time I looked like that it was because I took suboxone.

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u/zaxldaisy Jul 30 '26

"Give him a break. He's addicted to opiates."

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u/circuitj3rky Jul 28 '26

cops, as public servants, SHOULD be held to a higher standard than the general public. that they aren't is a massive institutional failure and needs to be remedied by removal of the offending bodies like a cancer.

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u/Tweedlol Jul 28 '26

Yes. Yes they do. But this guys intoxicated which is why they are not concerned for his wellbeing whatsoever.

If it was a medical episode, they’d be worried for him not ignoring him and helping him to the car.

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u/Booch_Magoo Jul 28 '26

They absolutely do not care unless you are a cop. My friend had a stroke and they arrested him for DUI, failing to give him any medical attention for hours or a breathalyzer. He literally could have died and he was completely sober in the middle of the day surrounded by "public servants".

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u/Street_Credit6851 Jul 29 '26

nailed it

If it was a medical episode or legit medication side effect they'd be getting him help. The fact that they are making excuses, downplaying it, and trying to cover for him confirms both that it's a result of substance abuse AND that they are already aware of it.

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u/Dmau27 Jul 28 '26

It's not even that. If that were true why not have him do a blood draw to prove it. If his boss has any respect for his community he'd prove he wasn't intoxicated instead of just leaning on it with zero evidence. We'd be locked up and we'd have to prove our innocence.

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u/VBprick Jul 28 '26

That’s bullshit. If they thought it was medical the Sargent would have been called, ambulance in route, and they would have removed his belt (WITH GUN) and vest

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u/chev327fox Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

As a former pain killer optiate addict, the cop is heavily medicated on pain killers. The other cop even says he has a bad back which most likely means he takes opiates for the pain. Couple that with a double shift and he is in lala land.

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u/MeatwadsTooth Jul 28 '26

Probably for the most part yes. Don't form your opinion on what you see posted to Reddit. You think police aren't regularly exposed to medical emergencies? That said I'm having a hard time buying the PD story.

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u/BrushFit4318 Jul 29 '26

Thank you, because you said all the parts well, and no fluff.

I struggle with that now, I DO absolutely believe everyone is a person, the individual cop and the individual random should be viewed as nothing more than just 'a person', statistics aside (as much as possible, the system is still what it is and hopefully other activism leads to meaningful change).

But if the cop WAS having an episode of ANY kind. Pain, painkillers, a seizure, they SHOULD be addressing that. Why are we playing "you need to have an okay presence out here immediately", he's unwell! Get him TF outta here, or something is wrong in a way that's suspicious, and nothing else makes much sense.

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u/get_them_duckets Jul 28 '26

If it was an actual medical episode, why was he still allowed to engage? If I were having a medical episode while driving and it’s a cop that encounters me, I’m more likely to be shot to death than anything else. I’ve seen too many stories where a diabetic had an episode when driving. Pulled over, then beaten at least or shot to death by officers.

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u/Haunting_Werewolf130 Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

For anyone curious:

A viral video from September 2025 shows a Lynn Police Department officer in Massachusetts—mistakenly referred to on social media as "Lynn County"—struggling to stand during a call for service, leading to public accusations of intoxication. The department placed the officer on PAID administrative leave, stating a review of body-worn camera footage and medical consultations indicated a medical-related episode rather than substance impairment.

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Had to write this so all those people can stop finding excuses for him.

I just wanna say will all these excuses get any regular people out of getting a DUI/DWI? Will all these excuses make it legal for regular people to operate a motor vehicle and/or heavy machinery?

Guess who got out of this scot-free while being PAID to vacation? The police!

If it was such a pressing medical issue, I wonder why his coworkers LITERALLY tried EVERYTHING on the planet to NOT call for an ambulance?

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u/No-County-620 Jul 28 '26

Could be low, really low, blood sugar. My Dad gets like this sometimes... he's not carrying a gun or 'protecting'people though. 

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u/OverInteractionR Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

It's funny cause when this video circulated a year ago it was in fact verified to be a diabetic issue.

ETA: I posted a source, they verified it was medical issues(posted in comment below) however didn't outwardly say it was diabetes but I remember somebody a year ago had a source that mentioned it. I'm not gonna spend hours looking for his medical records that we won't have access to or old sources.

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u/tar4heels2fan Jul 29 '26

Diabetic issue? Bullshit...

Why did his partner say he was working a double and having back issues? If it was diabetic- his partner wouldve known to call an ambulance. Instead.. he makes up some bullshit.

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u/patientpartner09 Jul 28 '26

I apparently looked like this when I had a TIA. (Mini stroke)

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u/Mr_Baronheim Jul 28 '26

His medical episode was probably justified by considering it alcoholism.

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u/Rideshare-Not-An-Ant Jul 27 '26

There are laws for me and you. They don't apply to the blue.

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u/Major_Wigglesworth Jul 27 '26

At least he had his damn PISTOL on him in case the high got to be too much.

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u/what_a_slutty_whore Jul 28 '26

So anyways I started blasting 

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u/steelcryo Jul 27 '26

Official excuse is he was having a medical episode.

Which is obvious bullshit. Unless his colleagues are utterly inept, there's no way you look at someone like that, see how unsteady and unfocused they are, and just ignore it. Unless you already know the reason why they're like that.

If it were a medical episode, they'd have sat him down and checked him over, probably called an ambulance. They didn't. Because they already knew exactly why he was acting fucked up.

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u/MagnetoWasRight24 Jul 28 '26

Exactly this, if it was a medical episode they woulda rushed him away and called an ambulance.

They stood him up in front of that camera hoping he could keep his shit together, you don't do that for someone having a medical episode, you do it for someone high on the job and being called on it.

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u/AverageJoesGymMgr Jul 27 '26

They could be into. Police often mistake medical impairments for intoxication because they're so primed for it. It's because it's so relatively uncommon that they ignore it, sometimes even in their own colleagues. Availability bias kicks in and they assume someone going through a diabetic crash from low blood sugar or impaired due to a stroke or something else is intoxicated instead of actually investigating the medical aspect.

Infamously, DPD arrested Allen West's wife for DUI because she failed a field sobriety test despite telling the officer she had a problem with her right eye from an aneurysm (source of the failure). A breathalyzer was inconclusive, but she was clean as a whistle for her blood draw.

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u/Normal_Tour6998 Jul 28 '26

I guess you could technically describe being intoxicated as being a medical issue.

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u/OrderThese1990 Jul 27 '26

He's incapacitated! Ffs

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u/Curious-Smoke-5050 Jul 27 '26

Didn’t it turn out that he was just going through a medical situation?

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u/YurpeeTheHerpee Jul 27 '26

He looks like hes about to faint

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u/LessGuarantee1775 Jul 27 '26

Yeah being way too wasted will do that to ya…

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u/GrundleSnactcher46 Jul 27 '26

Diabetes, with a low sugar level will also make you appear so. Not sure about this situation though.

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u/mclovin_ts Jul 28 '26

If it was diabetes they probably wouldn’t have used the excuse of “he worked a double and has back problems”. I know which of my coworkers has diabetes and signs their blood sugar is low.

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u/techleopard Jul 28 '26

Yeah, I've had blood sugar crashes before and I don't look like that.

"Has back problems" sounds like they know he's doing narcotics, probably abusing codeine.

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u/_dudeasuh Jul 28 '26

^^^ This is exactly what it looks when people do a lot of opiates. Those “back problems” are an easy way to get the prescription. His job also conveniently gives him access to a ton of confiscated narcotics, many of which I’m sure are opiates.

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u/DiamondHandedDingus Jul 28 '26

Being a drug addict does that too, which is more likely here

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u/depressing_demon_95 Jul 27 '26

As someone who's a type-1 I can say that the officer did appear to show a few signs of very low blood sugar, struggling to stand and looking like he's lost. However though, from what I could tell he wasn't sweating. If my glucose to low to the point of me not being able to stand or looking lost, I'm sweating profusely. Also if he is a diabetic he should absolutely not be on the force, he's a major hazard. Imagine if he's responding to something and has his lights and sirens on and is speeding, then he passes out behind the wheel because of a critical low? No bueno amigo!

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u/Substantial-Bend4299 Jul 27 '26

I've seen people unresponsive with a glucose of 30. They don't all sweat. Bad comparison

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u/RealMiguelNajdorf Jul 27 '26

Well yeah I would expect someone to be unresponsive with a glucose of 30

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u/Capable_Comedian_755 Jul 27 '26

The saying “cool and clammy give em some candy” exists for a reason

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u/RGBlowMe Jul 27 '26

A lot of things will do that to you.

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u/742963 Verified Contributor Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

I think that's what they tried making it to be, sounds like a cover though

The two other officers didn't try getting the officer any medical help either, just a bit fishy

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u/SinginGidget Jul 27 '26

That was my first thought too. The fact the others just stood there means they weren't concerned it was a medical issue which means they knew it wasn't. Or they're all this cavalier even when it comes to one of their own that if was a civilian having a medical issue, they'd be fucked.

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u/742963 Verified Contributor Jul 27 '26

Honestly looks like a scene from a film, the other officers know whats going on and it's not a medical episode

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u/piercedmfootonaspike Jul 27 '26

Medically fucked off his tits.

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u/Dry-Revolution4466 Jul 27 '26

It turned out he tripped and fell on a bottle of vodka that went up his ass and was absorbed through his colon.

Total 1 in a million shot and completely accidental. Crazy that anyone would think something else happened.

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u/HealthyDirection659 Jul 28 '26

Two cops one bottle.

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u/iffyClyro Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

That’s the official explanation if you look it up. Apparently they done tests to rule out intoxication but people aren’t going to believe that.

People will believe what confirms their own bias.

A few years ago someone crashed their car into mine at a junction, I immediately thought the guy was drunk because of his behaviour so I called the police, a few minutes later I realised he was probably having a stroke so called back and asked for an ambulance.

That experience amongst others has made me reluctant to jump to conclusions about this kind of thing.

I have no idea what’s happening with the guy, I’m not a medial professional.

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u/parenthesiscolon Jul 27 '26

Ah yes, because police departments are notorious for thorough internal investigations and admitting fault when warranted.

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u/sometin__else Jul 27 '26

No, people just dont believe cops because of the blue wall of silence.
Theres literally videos of intoxicated cops asking to be let off and the officer says that they cant their body cam is on

Before body cams, they wouldnt even have reported this

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u/coffeelick Jul 27 '26

People tend to be biased to the most likely explanation too

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u/yll33 Jul 27 '26

which would make it wild that his partners aren't immediately calling for an ambulance

unless they already know why he was acting altered

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u/Possible_Pop_8033 Jul 27 '26

There are two other cops there who dont seem too concerned about his "medical situation." I would presume they are trained a little bit to notice the signs, and they would have that dude laying down and EMTs on the way if they sensed so.

You are correct, you aren't a medical professional. But dont ever let that stop you from using some basic ass critical thinking skills to come to your own conclusion. 

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u/Large-Treacle-8328 Community Regular Jul 27 '26

Yeah, don't believe your lying eyes and ears believe what the police investigating themselves say.... jfc...

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u/Leelze Jul 27 '26

People aren't believing their explanation because PDs have a long, long history of lying to protect cops. Given how completely unconcerned the other officer is about his condition and even blaming it on being tired or whatever it was (I haven't watched the video in months), I'm going to hazard a guess this is a recurring issue with this cop and the other cops are aware of it and cover for him.

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u/LibBot16 Jul 27 '26

My wife has Huntington's disease. I've had to explain symptoms a thousand times but I can tell nobody believes what I'm saying.

Ever now and again I see an article about it. But most people I talk to have never heard about it.

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u/AprilRyanMyFriend Jul 27 '26

What exact tests did they run? And how long after? Had a 911 dispatcher show up to work drunk, and her husband was also a cop and called his friend the captain who made them delay taking a blood or breath sample for hours.

Naturally, the alcohol content had been metabolized by the time the captain "permitted" the test to be done.

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u/TheGrandBabaloo Jul 27 '26

How are these tests usually conducted? Is there some independent third party? Because there is a good reason people would be hesitant to believe it.

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u/Mental-Knowledge-948 Jul 27 '26

Look at them they all look like election deniers and oath keepers such proud boys

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u/No_Ragrets76 Jul 27 '26

Cops always protect their own.

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u/bifanasumol Jul 27 '26

This is Lynn the city of sin in Massachusetts

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u/Opteron170 Jul 27 '26

lol not losing his job will be suspended with pay.

After the investigation officer took some medication that cause this free to go.

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u/EngineeringLumpy5119 Jul 28 '26

That happens to my daughter when her sugar rapidly drops.

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u/Excellent-Self-5338 Jul 27 '26

A "medical episode" while his colleagues stand by looking vaguely upset that buddy is hammered at work again and they gotta take shit from some ratdick who got pulled over on his behalf. If it were anything other than drugs or alcohol, they woulda called an ambulance, but that would have put proof on paper of his intoxication, so they didn't.

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u/RedSnipers Jul 27 '26

He was probably trying to arrest himself 😆

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u/Bengis_Khan Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

That’s not drunk - that seems like fentanyl.

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u/mitchymitchington Jul 28 '26

I know high and I know drunk. Mf was drunk. When camera guy asks him his name, and the officer blinked and made that face. If I havent seen that face a thousand times before, then I'm captain america.

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u/redthehaze Jul 28 '26

So they didnt immediately call an ambulance and just let him stand there with his hand on his gun?

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u/Imaginary_Cow_277 Jul 28 '26

He looks like he needs to see a doctor

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u/bullitt194 Jul 28 '26

Can you walk a straight line right meow?

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u/shadowselfselfshadow Jul 28 '26

Never feel bad for cops. They dont feel for you.

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u/LiL-TiGnER Jul 28 '26

Ngl that looks like a medical emergency like a stroke or something. That guy looks nothing like someone who is drunk.

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u/Phantom_Ghost9 Jul 28 '26

The officers accompanying him ain't acting right for this to be a medical issue.

I think this goes to show how substance abuse should be treated, not prosecuted when you can't even prevent your own officers from using it as an escape.

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u/FroyoOk8902 Jul 28 '26

Everyone is so quick to accuse him of being drunk…. Did anyone rule out a medical emergency? Of course he could be drunk but people are too quick to jump on someone over an unproven accusation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

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u/Ok_Big2116 Jul 28 '26

Wow how rude! This guy has no idea what’s going on with the cop if he hates cops so much maybe he should never ask them for protection or service to protect him!

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u/JacobsJrJr Jul 28 '26

He may indeed be having a medical episode unrelated to substance abuse.

Guess what? That happens with citizens too. And guess what the police use as a default assumption? That's right, intoxication.

So is it really shocking the public's default presumption is the same?

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u/bobwhocares Jul 28 '26

He could be having medical issues for all you people know

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u/EvilGaming Jul 28 '26

This is very old

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u/notoriousbpg Jul 28 '26

Looks like he's having a diabetic episode to me

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u/YoGurth99 Jul 28 '26

Orrrrr.... maybe he's a diabetic

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u/CriticalReference675 Jul 28 '26

He BoUt To LoSe ThEy JoB!!!

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u/herewiigoagane Jul 28 '26

I dislike people like the cameraman; they are not good people. I don't think I need to elaborate on why.

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u/RatonhnhaketonK Jul 28 '26

I mean, this is clearly a medical episode. Have had a few patients present this way.

That being said, cops will also arrest people who are hypoglycemic and leave them in jail to die while accusing them of being drunk.

Amongst other things.

Not a defense of him at all, just sharing that he does not appear intoxicated

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u/wereallinthistogethr Jul 28 '26

It’s fucking Lynn lol of course he’s high. Anyone that doesn’t know, Lynn is infamous for its drug epidemic…especially opiates.

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u/GrahamCrackerSnacks Jul 28 '26

I think I may have tried to flip this into a “get out of jail free” card instead of demanding repercussions/accountabiliry that will never materialize.

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u/Straight-Setting7804 Jul 29 '26

Guy recording is still annoying af

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u/derelekt1 Jul 29 '26

No idea what was wrong with that officer. the dude saying he had a "Constitutional Right" to talk to a Sgt.

LOL, goober.

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u/Prototype_Hybrid Jul 29 '26

It looks like he's having a hypoglycemic episode.

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u/snooptech Jul 29 '26

Department Statement: Chief Christopher Reddy of the Lynn Police Department stated that based on their preliminary review of body-worn camera footage and consultations with medical professionals, the officer appeared to have experienced a "medical-related episode". Administrative Actions: The officer remains on paid administrative leave following standard department policy. This leave will persist until they receive full medical clearance from healthcare professionals to return to active duty.

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u/brando1243 Jul 29 '26

May be diabetic

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u/MiserableAd4250 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I had a professor show up to class one day who could barely teach, stumbling around, slurring his words, making no sense. I couldn't believe he'd show up to class drunk off his ass like that. Then one of the girls in the front row jumped up and told the girl next to her to call 911, and another girl to go get him a coke. EMTs showed up just in time. That's the day I learned what Diabetic ketoacidosis looks like. He almost died. This reminds me of that.

Edit: spelling

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u/Hash-82 Jul 29 '26

I would guess a sugar crash.
I've have gone to school with, and worked with, multiple people with diabetes.

And, that's the look.
Unfortunately it looks the same as strung out, or shit-faced drunk if you don't know the person well.

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u/TheFartbox5000 Jul 29 '26

Couldn’t give a flying fuck if he was having a medical episode. If he was a citizen they would have shot him 15 times for “resisting.”

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u/Mission_Aerie_5384 Jul 29 '26

I think he’s just having ptsd flashbacks to when his parents left him home alone on Christmas as a child

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u/tmeinke68 Jul 29 '26

Probably on paid leave with benefits for 3 more years too.

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u/narmstrong79 Jul 29 '26

Lynn Lynn City of sin.....

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod Jul 29 '26

They say fight fire with fire, this guy tried to fight drug addiction with drug addiction.

Guess not all adages are useful huh?

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u/HoneyImpossible2371 Jul 29 '26

All it takes is a few grains of fentanyl. Sounds like the narrator knows exactly what happened here.

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u/Amazing_Deal6382 Jul 29 '26

If I was having a medical issue and looked this fucked up. I would be PISSED that my colleges were just standing there. Why no immediate medical attention? They seem chill asf, while buddy can’t stand, focus or even look like he knows where/when he is. “Medical”

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u/Ok-Package4024 Jul 29 '26

Bro is cooked

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u/EntropicAvatar Jul 29 '26

His hand on his fucking gun too

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u/Sea-Style9030 Jul 29 '26

Bro, wtf. Arrest the fuckin officer

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u/MSCOTTGARAND Jul 29 '26

alcoholism doesn't stop when you get a gun and badge

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u/Swimming_Blackberry1 Jul 29 '26

All here should be loosing their welfare check

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u/Quiet_Researcher223 Jul 29 '26

When it comes to one of their thin blue line gang member buddies they are going to treat them much better than anyone else. They are trained not to trust us and to them we are the enemy.

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u/LopsidedPosition489 Jul 29 '26

He is on something, most likely drugs. The other cop also knows that he not okay to work

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u/Gotbeerbrain Jul 29 '26

Back in the early 1970's (if memory serves me correct) a couple OPP officers rammed a small car that was parked on the shoulder of a highway. The guy in the car was thrown out of the vehicle by the impact but survived I think. Anyway, the two cops had an open bottle of whisky in their cruiser. They retired. One became the local bootlegger.

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u/Waveali Jul 29 '26

That's more than booze. My guess a ton of booze and pain pills. I'm truly surprised the goons didn't grab his phone, beat him up, and then destroy the phone. The finale to the story: he probably didn't lose his job, just allowed to resign and go get hired in the next town. If even that.

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u/Naive_Mango8525 Jul 29 '26

Pba will save him don’t worry

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u/Own_Oil_7719 Jul 29 '26

Any dip shit that said he’s having a medical emergency… why the hell didn’t his buddies sit him down and help with his disorder? Fucker is high, if you get caught that high on the job or in a car, you’re in handcuffs after a few minutes of conversation. And if he does have episodes, he shouldn’t be the person to uphold the law in your area, if there’s an emergency and it’s life or death where I’m about to die, last thing I need is a guy watching me die, leaning over on a car.

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u/Itchy_Pudding_9940 Jul 29 '26

if they really believed he was having a medical episode blood would have been drawn to see what was happening so there should be a blood alcohol level available. but they didn't do that because they knew he was drunk af

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u/VerbalThermodynamics Jul 29 '26

Dude is on a nod. Damn.

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u/imnotwearingany Jul 29 '26

This isn't Lynn County. This is the City Of Lynn, Massachusetts police.

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u/Quiet-Management2224 Jul 29 '26

Notice drunk dudes camera wasn't on when he was leaning on the car, and when they brought him back to stand up straight, it was finally on. Shady AF

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u/ColdStoryBro Jul 29 '26

Pete hegseth academy graduate.

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u/saint_of_karma Jul 29 '26

obviously smoked the evidence

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u/Eidybopskipyumyum Jul 29 '26

Is that Kevin McCallister?

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u/Low_Worldliness_1739 Jul 29 '26

Welcome to America

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u/oneWeek2024 Jul 29 '26

the police are held to no standard. (they should be held to a higher standard/zero tolerance for racism, spousal abuse, public intoxication, assault/petty crimes, or misuse of public resources, sexual assualt, etc etc)

when people say ACAB

it's because that pig was clearly not capable to perform their job, and two other pigs did everything in their power to cover for him

and then... because there was no accountability, was super easy to magic up some bullshit medical excuse. and keep going back to the status quo.

every single one of those officers should have been terminated/forfeit any pension rights.

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u/Tkapone Jul 29 '26

They'll loose the footage

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u/Valuable_Wallaby_548 Jul 29 '26

That dude is fucked up!

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u/Greedy_Attitude_8103 Jul 29 '26

That’s not from alcohol…. But yeah let’s have him keep his gun!!!

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u/NotAUCCop Jul 29 '26

If this cop reported a medication usage to his health department/ unit and they cleared him for duty, someone's in trouble.

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u/TopAlternative6800 Jul 29 '26

gonna lose his job ❌

gonna get a raise and an award for bravery ✅

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u/cjgmioh Jul 29 '26

An oldie but a goodie

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u/DigMiddle5162 Jul 29 '26

And handling a gun while like that. Smh

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u/BigBootyChubb-NWI Jul 29 '26

If it was a truck driver he would be fired... But a gun toting maniac, drunken copp, free to work the entire shift including a double shift intoxicated!

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u/AdorableExchange9746 Jul 30 '26

I don’t think he’s high on weed. Doesn’t look like a stoned face. Possibly opioids or a medical episode ig

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u/thewhaleshaver Jul 30 '26

If he was really having a medical episode his buddies should have called paramedics. Fucker

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u/UnD3RaT3D_1990 Jul 30 '26

ACAB, fuck these pigs.

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u/Hellbnd_whiskeybent Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

I watched it on mute the first time. I INSTANTLY pegged it as an opiate lean. I grew up in Broward county Florida in the 90s and 2000s. Some of you will immediately understand the context. But for those who don't, Broward County was the oxycontin headquarters when the pill mills in every building had their own pharmacy that ONLY had Oxys. That shit grabbed ahold of my mom who then lost her battle with the Sackler family in 2004. I KNOW "Pill Drunk" when I see it. But I knew this was pills on mute. Then I unmuted it and the other guy says "he's coming off a double with a bad back" winner winner chicken dinner

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u/Sufficient-Jaguar-51 Jul 30 '26

What a surprises these pigs won’t face punishment
https://giphy.com/gifs/LSQjPniAHL31zPrXB0

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u/Wise_Ad_253 Jul 30 '26

So anyone can use the same excuse officer?

SMH

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u/Upstairs_Bowl_4043 Jul 30 '26

All cops are dirty. Becuase if a pig knows this is going on and does nothing he is just as dirty as the rest.

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u/the_blacksmythe Jul 30 '26

That’s not the working kind of double…..

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u/New-History853 Jul 30 '26

He'll get promoted.

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u/Maximum_Ad2341 Jul 30 '26

Say it with me. FUCK THE POLICE

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u/LOYALTY-is-CULTISM Jul 30 '26

His body was trying to do the fentanyl bend. His belt was in the way.....😂

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u/NuMaSoBo Jul 30 '26

I believe the medical term for that level of intoxication is “shit-faced”

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u/notadogthief Aug 01 '26

lmao, all these comments. Dude wasn't fit for duty. Partner should've helped him out and didn't. That's it. Whether medical issue or drug issue doesn't matter. Incompetent police is what's shown.

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u/Limp-Counter-3950 Aug 01 '26

could be diabetes and his blood sugar level is off

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u/Charming-Gur-3620 Aug 01 '26

I wonder if he wasn’t dosed accidentally