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lmfao the language "discharged a replica firearm" certainly sounds scarier than squirted a waterpistol at the ground.

Given rideshare driver (is this relevant?) this smacks of driving while black type discrimination.

Obviously the toy looks a bit real, but it seems to me all this needed was "hey we had a complaint, that looked real, why not hand it over and go home for a bit?" Although even so Queensland allows very realistic toy guns and AFAIK it's not some lawless hellscape of fake holdups.

BTW bonus fact. A spud gun, like fires a fragment of potato via a spring, is almost certainly an illegal firearm in nsw. Heaps cool.

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[โ€“] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In short:

NSW Police have arrested a man possessing a water pistol following reports that a replica gun was discharged near NSW's parliament.

About 1pm, officers were called to Sydney's CBD following reports that a white replica gun was discharged.

What's next?

It's not clear whether the man will be charged given the legality of possessing a water pistol.

[โ€“] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

omfg they charged him and refused bail.

edit: also yep, he's brown. Figures.