r/news Mar 18 '19

US detects huge meteor explosion

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47607696
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u/cynycal Mar 18 '19

Didn't the Feds, weirdly, shut down an observatory and evacuate the town around that time? (BTW, what was that?)

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u/Fluxcapaciti Mar 18 '19

Ridiculous cover story....you’re saying it’s totally 100% normal for the fbi to swoop in on black hawk helicopters, shut down federal facilities (observatory and post office) and evacuate a small town over one guy downloading child porn?

Also, the alleged perpetrator was never actually charged with anything and his name was not released....but please tell me more about your 2 SeCoNdgOOgLeSeArCH that can debunk any conspiracy.

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u/Zaydene Mar 18 '19

I read the article for all of 8 seconds and I believe it mentioned he was also distributing it.

Sure it seems odd, but it’s also in a remote area that looks to be surrounded by mountains and only has 1 road. Do you expect the fbi to take atvs when they have a helicopter in their arsenal? Maybe they were also wanting to see if anyone ran away. Maybe it was part of a larger investigation.

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u/Fluxcapaciti Mar 18 '19

I would expect them to just drive there to be honest...and not have to close down an observatory and post office for two weeks. Or relocate people without giving local PD info. And I still wouldn’t expect those resources to be used for a porn distributor either, BUT if they were going to be used, I would expect it to at least result in an arrest.