The Airsoft guns, which according to the complaint had orange tips covering the muzzles, were left on the house’s porch, and Cassell and his friends were inside when police arrived. The lawsuit says the officers forced the unarmed youths to crawl toward police and then arrested them after discovering the Airsoft guns were “toys.” [More]Orange tips notwithstanding, let's hear it for getting these dangerous machine guns off the streets!
Oh, and relax, Air-Softers--I'm not dissing you. The Corinthians reference just seemed to make for the kind of title I was looking for.
[Via Harvey]