Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor

https://apnews.com/article/drunk-raccoon-liquor-store-bandit-virginia-5109feb2ea9ab9bf8954ec3798689fd0

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed and alcohol pooled on the floor.

The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he’s a raccoon.

On Saturday morning, an employee at the Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.

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phed@lemmy.ml · 31 pts · 262d

I mean, let's be honest, this could be any of us, really. Give Bandit a break.

barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 262d

Man, that raccoon may be living a better life than me. What a cool dude.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 262d (1 reply)

In a bizarre coincidence, the raccoon was named Pete Hegseth.

kmartburrito@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 262d

That's Ssecretary of War Pete Hegseth to you!

makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 262d

You ever see someone living your dream and think "damn, I wish I was a raccoon?"

Toto@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 262d

Same

Neon_Carnivore@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 262d

I guess my stepdad was reincarnated.

eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 262d

This is because of the raccoon loneliness epidemic

Fedizen@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 262d

Whom amongst us?

toomanypancakes@piefed.world · 8 pts · 262d

I just found my spirit animal

Zephorah@discuss.online · 7 pts · 262d

Clearly raccoons have spent far too much time mingling with humans.

GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 262d

pathetic. in the Great State of Ohio, our raccoons do meth. NBC article

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 262d

Leave it to raccoons to take Domestication to another level

inkzombie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 262d

Over the Hedge 2

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 262d (1 reply)

This is what happens when your bars only stay open 'til midnight.

Scrizzle@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 262d

As a resident of Hanover County, I approve of this message and salute our bandit friend for doing god’s work.

kamenlady@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d

A trashed trash panda trashed the liquor store

The headline over at Boing Boing