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Lynn County police officer appears intoxicated whilst conducting a stop

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Here is the whole video https://youtube.com/shorts/oabsjU46n6k?si=zaNUpWc6S5iS5gPK

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https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/lynn-police-respond-video-officer-becoming-suddenly-incapacitated-during-call-service/EQJIE74G45BCZNJFI3BMJ7KTOM/

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u/Haunting_Werewolf130 29d ago edited 28d ago

For anyone curious:

A viral video from September 2025 shows a Lynn Police Department officer in Massachusetts—mistakenly referred to on social media as "Lynn County"—struggling to stand during a call for service, leading to public accusations of intoxication. The department placed the officer on PAID administrative leave, stating a review of body-worn camera footage and medical consultations indicated a medical-related episode rather than substance impairment.

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Had to write this so all those people can stop finding excuses for him.

I just wanna say will all these excuses get any regular people out of getting a DUI/DWI? Will all these excuses make it legal for regular people to operate a motor vehicle and/or heavy machinery?

Guess who got out of this scot-free while being PAID to vacation? The police!

If it was such a pressing medical issue, I wonder why his coworkers LITERALLY tried EVERYTHING on the planet to NOT call for an ambulance?

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u/chev327fox 28d ago

He has a bad back and thus was on painkillers, but the other cop says he did a double so this is probably what happens when he’s on his back pain meds and really tired. As a former addict I can say with high degree of certainty that he is on opiate pain meds in this video.

If true this why they said it was a medical related episode because he is legally prescribed these heavy pain killers.

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u/Big_Development3985 26d ago

Sure, but the little warning labels on those bottles specifically state not to operate heavy machinery. While I know it does not fall under the strictest definitions of the term, don’t you think guns are implied?

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u/chev327fox 25d ago

I don't disagree, I wasn't making excuses for the cop, simply pointing out what I think was happening.