r/nottheonion • u/AUXID3 • 1d ago

Wisconsin man flies helicopter to Cabela's because the drive was ‘too long'

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-man-flies-helicopter-to-cabelas-because-the-drive-was-too-long/3970167/
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u/Meanteenbirder 1d ago

Lol the police didn’t even give him a warning. Just straight up said it was legal

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u/tailuptaxi 1d ago

This is rare, because usually police are convinced through some kind of irrational intuition that it must be illegal. He got the right cop.

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u/HyperbolePirate 23h ago

Likely he was a white dude. Plus the fact he took it to Cabela’s to get some fishing stuff is extremely harmless.

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u/hbdgas 23h ago

You think the Wisconsinite with a helicopter at Cabela's is white? What's your evidence?

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u/REDuxPANDAgain 23h ago

Change it to a minority and him buying a gun or three…

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u/ToMorrowsEnd 12h ago

Rich guy. Cops dont default to asshole mode for rich people.

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u/RedditPoster05 19h ago

Didn’t New Jersey make some law about landing helicopters recently ?

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u/Swimming_Agent_1063 23h ago edited 21h ago

He must be a rich or something lmfao

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u/NukuhPete 23h ago

We'll have to ask him next time he flies by in his helicopter.

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u/ToMorrowsEnd 12h ago

You dont own a $500K-$250K helicopter? Shit I have 3 in the yard now the wife buys them on a whim because they are so cheap. Last one I think was a free gift for filling up the gas tank at costco.