Brickbat: What's That Smell?

London's Metropolitan Police has fired officer Martin Binala for an unlawful stop and search of an innocent man. The man was sitting inside his parked car when Binala and two other officers pulled up in an unmarked vehicle. Binala and another officer were in plain clothes. Binala claimed he carried out the search after detecting a strong smell of cannabis from the car. But the investigation found the car's windows had been rolled up. The other plainclothes officer was previously found guilty of misconduct and given a warning, while the third officer, a sergeant, is scheduled to face a misconduct panel.

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[Adans smith]

I'm sure there's a barrister that will get him his 'pounds' of flesh.

[SQRLSY One]

Martin Binala pounds his flesh every day, ass I am told!

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[Fist of Etiquette]

They should have claimed they smelled a social media misgendering.

[Chumby]

Feel bad that Binala will no longer have that top shelf employer-funded dental plan.

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

You can smell weed from a car with its windows rolled up, hence the term skunk. Not in this case though, he didn't have weed on him per the link - should have included that plus the beating the guy took.

[Don't look at me!]

What they were wearing seemed more important for some reason.

[sarcasmic]

You can smell weed from a car with its windows rolled up, hence the term skunk.

Sort of. The term "skunk" refers to the fact that many strains of cannabis smell like a musky rodent.

[Minadin]

I mean, this morning I could smell it coming from the car in front of me on my drive in to work. On the highway.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

TGIF, dude!

[gaoxiaen]

How did you know which car?

[mad.casual]

Not in this case though, he didn’t have weed on him per the link – should have included that plus the beating the guy took.

I don't understand how Reason doesn't fire people over this. I don't 100% agree with their solid anti-police, pro-SJW stance but whether I agree with that stance or not, I can't fathom why you would bury that lede except out of intentional deception or complete and utter incompetence, both to the detriment of your own or even generally sympathetic narratives.

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

Seeing as how including that would have strengthened the case for this being a Brickbat, we can assume incompetence.

[Dillinger]

windows aren't going to keep tha'weed smell in.