They got one thing wrong ...

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... the police are never 'red-faced' about anything they do:

He went outside shirtless and yelled at the workers to leave. But they called police after mistaking the tattoo for a gun tucked into his trousers, according to the Morning Sentinel.

‘Obviously it was a misunderstanding and he didn’t have a weapon, but we had to respond to the initial report as if he did,’ said Maine police trooper Scott Duff. ‘We take all precautions when we don’t have the details.’

 At least they didn't shoot him.

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