A Florida woman who traveled to Australia to "get into clown school" and was stopped when Australian Border Force officers found a pistol and ammunition in her luggage said Google told her it was "OK."

From Florida, of course 😄

  • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    63·
    13 days ago

    There’s even more to the story, every step even more absurd than the other:

    US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year
    US woman backflips in court, pleads guilty to smuggling 24-carat gold gun into Sydney

    A review of Goodson’s phone revealed she had searched online “can I have a gun in my suitcase?” and set a calendar entry with a note reminding her to “put gun in suitcase”.

    “What about the gun in your bag?” she was asked by a customs officer. Goodson replied: “Oh yeah, I forgot about that.”

    “I am scared of shooting it… I would probably just pistol whip until I got training again,” she said.

    The court also heard that she previously owned two other guns while living in the States, but she had accidentally given them away. "Those guns I ended up giving away, because I accidentally left them in a donation box."

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    27·
    13 days ago

    as someone who went to clown school, I can’t say that everyone there was very smart.

    they had to have an intervention with the year below me because they all stopped eating solid food to do a fad diet with some kind of herbal tea.

    • hoanbridgetroll@midwest.socialEnglish
      9·
      13 days ago

      Just putting it out there - this is one of those situations where a story about the inner drama of clown school (with pictures if possible) could elevate you to an internet legend. I personally had no idea it was a multi-year process.

      Joel McHale might play you in the movie adaptation. This lady could make a cameo once she’s out of prison and deported back to the US. Maybe don’t startle her on set, though.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioEnglish
    18·
    13 days ago

    No brain cells were harmed, or even used in any way during that particular interaction … I suppose they also eat rocks or inject bleach?

  • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
    171·
    13 days ago

    Her lawyer said she packed the pistol because she was high and paranoid from synthetic marijuana, which she uses to cope with trauma

    She shouldn’t be allowed to own a gun in the first place.

  • BossDj@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    13 days ago

    Google “Here are 5 million results that say you can’t bring a gun in your suitcase, and ONE that says you can”

    Clown selecting the ONE result “I KNEW IT”

    Google “Just because I have it doesn’t make it true!!”

    • Good_morning@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      7·
      13 days ago

      Google does tend to find what it thinks you want. She probably entered something analogous to “ok to have gun in Australia”

  • dumbass@leminal.spaceEnglish
    8·
    12 days ago

    her lawyer argued she should not have to serve prison time because her “creative side is coming back out now,” adding that she volunteers at a local art center and is working on an album.

    I don’t think being an artist’s with an album in works is a great defence.

    If it works, then I’ll be constantly working on my next album.

  • kreskin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    12 days ago

    At last-- The world so badly needs the skills and professionalism that a “clown school” will bring. We can populate the next generation of politicans, CEOs, and journalists from this clown school.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      5·
      12 days ago

      We can populate the next generation of politicans, CEOs, and journalists from this clown school.

      I thought we already did? Where else would they be finding Republican politicians and opinion columnists?

  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish
    5·
    12 days ago

    You know the headline is packed when there’s a literal golden gun and not a single N64 Goldeneye reference.

    • insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      3·
      12 days ago

      “He doesn’t need TWO of them!” explains Florida woman, the unlicensed clown who stole gun via illegal clown magic trick while at John Woo’s birthday bash.

      EDIT: Imagine Gex saying it, especially if you don’t remember the John Woo game.

        • insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          2·
          12 days ago

          Depends on how low your expectations are:

          Granted it’s 7:30am, legally distinct, and I believe them bones are me.

          I’d probably do a genre mix (3rd-person, themed boomer shooter?) if I had that capability, but I would probably struggle with with maps, writing, and just scope in general.

          • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            12 days ago

            Lol did you just whip that up on the fly?

            It may just have to lie dead like Blasto, Buxby, Croc, Glover, and Conker. Unless you want to be the change I’d like to see in the world. I have Gameboy studio knowledge, C# knowledge but have no idea where to even start with 3d engines.

            I know internet crowd sourced scripts and or references could be achieved it you get enough following.