Grand Junction Man Arrested for Aiming Banana at Police

Always keep your banana pointed downrange! [bad-banana]

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A man is facing a felony menacing charge, because two Colorado sheriff's deputies say they thought a banana he pointed at them was a gun.Nathan Rolf Channing, 27, was arrested Sunday, according to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

According to an arrest affidavit, Mesa County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said Channing pointed the fruit at them while crossing a street.
The deputies said they feared for their lives even though they saw that the object was yellow. Bunch wrote in the affidavit that he has seen handguns in many shapes and colors.
He wrote that Love was drawing his service weapon when Channing, of Fruitvale, Colo. yelled, "It's a banana!"
Yes, the man accused of pointing a banana at police is from Fruitvale.
And yes, one of the police officers he pointed the banana at is named Bunch.
And, no, we didn't make this up.
The deputies say Channing told them he was doing a trial run for a planned YouTube video and he thought it would "lighten the holiday spirit."
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado...ana-at-police/

He probably got arrested because the cops were PISSED that they almost shot him over a banana.

No sense of humor. Felony for a banana? I guess it depends on the context.

Well, if he loses, he already has a peel right?

I hope the prosecutor doesn't drop the case or the evidence. Someone could slip through the justice system.

I believe there was a Monty Python bit about defending yourself from a man wielding a banana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPFI...ature=youtu.be

This is one that needs to get laughed away and forgotten about by all parties

If a banana is considered a full sized deadly fruit, would a plantain be a compact or subcompact deadly fruit?

If they seized the fruit illegally, would it be considered fruit of the poisonous tree?

How many bananas in a bunch before they are considered high capacity?

Will monkeys now need to be fingerprinted and have a background check before they can be fed?

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Originally Posted by cstone

If a banana is considered a full sized deadly fruit, would a plantain be a compact or subcompact deadly fruit?

If they seized the fruit illegally, would it be considered fruit of the poisonous tree?

How many bananas in a bunch before they are considered high capacity?

Will monkeys now need to be fingerprinted and have a background check before they can be fed?

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Originally Posted by ruthabagah

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I................. knew some one was going to go there. [Coffee]





Should we put together a fund and send the poor man a "Fruit Basket?"

At least the guy didn't throw the banana and split causing the officers to give chase and even more charges

Wonder if it was an undocumented Chiquita?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3SHNjsajzs

If he's convicted of felony menacing [with a banana that appeared to be a firearm], he can no longer own an actual firearm. I can't decide if that's ironic or just fucking stupid.

The lesson here? Don't poke the bear; he doesn't give a damn if you're just joking.

To some extent, I can see the officers' point although I think prosecution for felony menacing is over the top. Once upon a time, you could generally tell a firearm from fruit or a toy with a quick glance. You can't do that these days with all the different stylings and colors and what have you. I used to be very supportive of kids having toy guns but these days you can't tell if it's a toy or whether the kid is playing around (as opposed to being just freaking stupid or psycho). I'm glad I don't have to deal with that problem like beat cops.

I think he should have ACTUALLY had something to qualify for felony menacing. Those cops were never in any danger, except for making a terrible mistake.

Bananas are evil...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...adbanana-1.jpg

In the Garden of Eden, the forbidden fruit wasn't an apple...it was a banana!

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Originally Posted by ruthabagah

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[ROFL2]

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Originally Posted by cstone

If a banana is considered a full sized deadly fruit, would a plantain be a compact or subcompact deadly fruit?

If they seized the fruit illegally, would it be considered fruit of the poisonous tree?

How many bananas in a bunch before they are considered high capacity?

Will monkeys now need to be fingerprinted and have a background check before they can be fed?

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[LOL] cracking me up man!

The newest IWB holster, a banana hammock.

Nobody caught that it was Deputy Bunch?

just wow all the way around... only one to benefit will be the lawyer (unless it's pro bono- then this is just an all around waste of time & money)

but I wasn't there, maybe they charged him with that because there's no law against being an asshole.

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Originally Posted by 68Charger

Nobody caught that it was Deputy Bunch?

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Was that Six Foot, Seven Foot, or Eight Foot Bunch?

I think several of us caught that in the article but are more interested in talking about the banana ...

Secretly, Deputy Bunch is in the Banana Gang.

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Originally Posted by 68Charger

Nobody caught that it was Deputy Bunch?

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Everyone caught it, that's why they were making a Bunch of jokes about it. Can't believe you didn't catch that. ;)

This whole thing is completely idiotic, and I hope the first judge to get a whiff of it dismisses it with extreme prejudice, and frankly, the two cops involved should be suspended without pay for a few weeks to give them some time to think about their moronic actions.

Pathetic stuff like this is why so much of the public has such a mistrust of LEOs.

If the banana was organic, would it be a misdemeanor?

As Harry would say, "Daylight come, and me wanna go home...."

1% of any employees on any job will give the other 99% a bad reputation.

How many other professions actually have their own internal affairs? The police among police. If you think their are members of the public who dislike cops, ask the average cop what they think about IA.

I imagine these two deputies out on the Western Slope are enjoying all of the attention they are receiving from their peers. How many bananas can you stuff into a locker? Banana scented candles in the break room or banana scented air freshners in the car. Lots of fun with photoshop around the station. Nick names that will last years. I would guess the charges get reduces if not completely dismissed, but that is only a guess on my part. I think these stories make news because they are not that common. I also have a suspicion that along with focusing on gun crimes, the media has been intensifying their interest into police misconduct. It gets people to hit their web sites, and the editors have an agenda. That is just my opinion, however, and I have no evidence, other than anecdotal to support that opinion.

I know where Fruita is, but didn't know the area just east of GJ and west of Clifton was called Fruitvale. I always assumed it was part of Clifton.

Be safe.

I thought Canon City area was the banana belt of Colorado...

Is Grand Junction being taken over by banana cartels?

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Originally Posted by TFOGGER

Is Grand Junction being taken over by banana cartels?

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Turning it into a Banana Republic.

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Originally Posted by buffalobo

Turning it into a Banana Republic.

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There was a time when that was a derogatory term describing Central and South American dictatorships propped up by US corporations and the USMC. Now it is a derogatory term describing an over priced, metro sexual clothing store.

Oh the times they are a changing [LOL]

Why would you even put yourself in a situation where you were pulling a banana on police to begin with?

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Originally Posted by Fmedges

Why would you even put yourself in a situation where you were pulling a banana on police to begin with?

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If I was hungry, had a banana, and wanted to share with the nice police officers?

We've all seen the Awkward Eye Contact campaign on the sides of RTD buses lately, promoting making awkward eye contact with people in vehicles before crossing the street. When something is so awkward that a felony comes out of it, I'd say it was successful. Poor guy is just trying to follow the Public Safety Announcements.

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Originally Posted by cstone

There was a time when that was a derogatory term describing Central and South American dictatorships propped up by US corporations and the USMC. Now it is a derogatory term describing an over priced, metro sexual clothing store.

Oh the times they are a changing [LOL]

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I was joking about the former until you brought up the latter.

Your right, these days the latter is more applicable.

Look, pointing ANYTHING at a cop is just plain stupid. Stupid is not a crime, or else everyone on the planet would have done time at some point.

As Heinlein said, "Stupidity is it's own punishment."

[Ban1][Ban2][Ban3]

He would probably be even worse off if he had pointed his finger at the cops. heck, they throw kids out of school for that.

Bananananananananannananna'a ( sorry forgot where I was supposed to stop .. ) are supposed to have seeds man!!!!!



It's all an Monsanto and NRA conspiracy ...it was the Chemtrails that made him do it!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVPNXsc4wsQ
[LOL]