An appeals court has upheld the firing of two Los Angeles police officers who ignored a call requesting backup to the scene of a nearby robbery so that they could pursue a Pokémon GO virtual game character. What do you think?

“I wouldn’t want to go into a dangerous situation without a little Pokémon backup either.”
Kalyani Vershbow, Recipe Consultant

“It’s unconscionable that these officers ignored the call of duty for anything less than a Charizard.”
Russ Parades, Blooper Reel Editor
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“I guess we should all just get used to Snorlaxes running rampant through our neighborhoods.”
Jeremy Lambson, Toolbelt Model