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Nick_crawler t1_jcffoqg wrote

Why does this article not include a picture of the cute tiny backpack?

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420trashcan t1_jcfgcmm wrote

This headline implies the existence of a store made smuggling backpack for pigeons.

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leni710 t1_jcfgn9e wrote

Is postmates that understaffed? Do they at least pay pigeons the going minimum wage for winged employees?

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doc_willis t1_jcfgsn6 wrote

> wearing homemade smuggling backpack

So there are commercially made backpacks I can buy for my family of pigeons? That would be such a timesaver for me!

school is starting up soon, so I need to get them all ready with tiny backpacks, and little pencils and tiny little rain boots for bad weather.

and where can I get tiny brown bags to hold their tiny lunches?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[deleted] t1_jcfgywy wrote

Support your local avian backpacking co-op.

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A40 t1_jcfid4e wrote

"Artisanal" backpack, please. A felon put their heart and soul (and likely some opioids) into it - respect the craft!

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TheCoolDean t1_jcfjdgv wrote

and I am struggling to get a legal prescription of esketamine..

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FruitcakeAndCrumb t1_jcfjshq wrote

Pigeon is forced into doing something illegal due to the cost of living crisis in order to feed his family. Walter White did illegal shit to look after his family. This bird is no different. Good for you, friend, good for you.

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CouchRiot t1_jcfnuwp wrote

I know them aren't supposed to be doing it, but you have to appreciate the ingenuity.

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zer1223 t1_jcfr4o3 wrote

Was it perhaps carrying a CD?

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FnordBear t1_jcfs4du wrote

Everyone gangsta until the pigeon cartel shows up.

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Alleandros t1_jcfvynx wrote

What kind of trash article has a headline like that and no cute pictures of a Pigeon wearing a backpack?

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Piranha_Cat t1_jcfyifq wrote

Has this feature been added to prison architect yet?

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banjo_assassin t1_jcfzv2l wrote

Once they caught him he started singing his damn head off…

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SpakenBacon t1_jcg173j wrote

What's the punishment for the pigeon for trafficking?

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Total-Owl t1_jcg17y3 wrote

Get ready for the new Mo Willems book: "Don't Let the Pigeon Bring the Drugs!"

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WarriorMadness t1_jcg3p2r wrote

This is just like one case we had here in Costa Rica like many years ago. The pigeon was then named the "Narcopaloma", which is a play of the words 'narco' or 'narcotraficante' (drug dealer/lord) and 'paloma' (pigeon).

It was a crazy story, albeit pretty cute.

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doublehammer t1_jcg5ayh wrote

The pigeon was just carrying the bag for a “friend”

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Thor4269 t1_jcgdk88 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,245,807)

Meant the first time they caught a pigeon with a backpack... But apparently it happens a lot

Anyway, they wanted a pic so location is less relevant than the method and an example of the backpacks used

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trickster199 t1_jcgegqz wrote

Put airtag in backpack and let it fly back home.

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Impeachykeene t1_jcgekaw wrote

Tiny birdy backpacks? That's so innovative and clever - I say let the inmates have their drug-pigeons. Just out of respect for their game.

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slayingadah t1_jcgfiz8 wrote

Am I the only one who clicked only to be extremely disappointed by the lack pictures of the pigeon w said backpack?

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mlc885 t1_jcghn35 wrote

These pigeons have no chill

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[deleted] t1_jcgif5j wrote

Now go and get your money lil duffelbag bird 🎶

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ErrantsFeral t1_jcgrdsd wrote

Anyone got a link to the Pigeon Amnesty Petition?

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OneWholeSoul t1_jcgwbdb wrote

Welp, prisoners can't be allowed air anymore, I guess. /s
(Please, America, don't do this.)

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Ksh_667 t1_jcgyfaq wrote

Stories like this & the parachuting beavers is why I come to the internet.

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TomCatClyde t1_jch6pu5 wrote

So.. the bird was a mule so a jailbird could shoot horse in the cell?

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AloofPenny t1_jchc8o2 wrote

I bet they look so cute with their little backpacks

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ignaciolasvegas t1_jcht2fy wrote

They won’t be getting any incriminating intel from the pigeon unless a stool was found also.

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kditdotdotdot t1_jchxbxr wrote

“Homemade“?? What pigeon makes its own backpack?

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zoqfotpik t1_jci0fkt wrote

So there are at least two pigeons who know how to make backpacks.

And who have turned to a life of crime.

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mces97 t1_jci1tw4 wrote

I'm not even mad. Pretty ingenious if you ask me.

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ICBanMI t1_jcidwez wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,245,414)

That person has a PHD in Birdtapologigy. They are also wanted in 9 states for animal cruelty for taping birds to furniture, houses, buildings, and just about any other large object. They have indisputability proved that a pigeon can not be use as a pack animal, construction equipment, and wall dressing.

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Nastidon t1_jcilczg wrote

I'm just happy they said the pigeons were released haha

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Shabettsannony t1_jciwowx wrote

In my heart, the drug dealers bought the backpacks on Etsy from someone named Moonshine in the Pacific Northwest.

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teplightyear t1_jcjepqr wrote

Replying to Upbeat-Bandicoot4130 (#2,244,822)

>In December, a pigeon wearing a backpack carrying crystal meth was found in the yard at Pacific Institution. Both pigeons were later released.

They mention in the article that the pigeon will just fly to its home base if they release it... then they just release it. It's STILL a viable smuggler for the prisoners. Hell, there's no way to no if it's actually two pigeons. They may have just caught the same pigeon twice and released it twice. Top security at this prison.

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teplightyear t1_jcjhecv wrote

Replying to Zkenny13 (#2,251,522)

I've got a feeling this isn't going to go over well, but you have to put the pigeon down. That's what happens to animals when stupid humans train them to do inappropriate shit or otherwise interfere with their wild existence. There's no chance of us making pigeons extinct from putting down every pigeon that's being used as a drug mule for prisons, I'm quite certain. Otherwise, they're probably not going to catch the pigeon every single time, and drugs are going to get into the prison.

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Zkenny13 t1_jcjhz8f wrote

Replying to teplightyear (#2,251,529)

I don't think you understand. That pigeon doesn't take drugs out of the prison it takes them in. It will only fly back to the prison if it is taken away from it. If it isn't taken away from the prison it won't be used to smuggle drugs.

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teplightyear t1_jcji4hc wrote

Replying to Zkenny13 (#2,251,548)

I do understand... I don't think you understand THAT WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN. They smuggle the pigeon OUT of the prison by whatever means they have, then it gets loaded full of drugs and flies back into the prison. If the guards catch it and release the damn thing, it flies back to the prison and they can smuggle it out to load up with drugs again. This will continue happening for as long as the pigeon is alive. If you don't kill the pigeon, now you're playing pigeon games forever.

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nadmaximus t1_jd2n4jn wrote

you can't order professional pigeon backpacks from amazon?

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