Freyar Posted December 12, 2004 Report Posted December 12, 2004 quote:Via Slashdot "Some robbers tried to burglarize a poor old lady and her 3 grandsons. Her grandsons happened to be playing Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, and the sounds of the police from the game scared them away! From the article: "The police in the game were saying, 'Stop, we have you surrounded. This is the police.ÔÇÖ The burglar, unknowingly, thought this was the actual police and panicked ... being apprehended by Playstation." Now, no more saying games are bad for you..." quote:Via ABC Robbers scared off by Playstation game get jail time The burglars apparently heard audio from the video game Grand Theft Auto and thought police had them surrounded. ABC13 Eyewitness News (12/11/04 ÔÇô SANTA FE, TX) ÔÇö A video game notorious for violence and mature content may have actually saved a Santa Fe family. Video Watch ABC13 report RelatedLink 50 most recent local headlines RelatedLink abc13.com slideshow archive RelatedLink Put our news on your website Back in March, Sandy Wilson was taking care of her three grandsons when a group of men attempted to burglarize her home, pointing a gun at the kids. The children happened to be playing a video game called Grand Theft Auto at the time. The game has dozens of random police scanner messages, which blare out calls such as "This is the police! YouÔÇÖre surrounded!" Believe it or not, Wilson says the burglars heard that message and thought police were outside the door waiting for them. Galveston County Asst DA Michael Elliott explained, "The police in the game were staying, 'Stop, we have you surrounded. This is the police.ÔÇÖ The burglar, unknowingly, thought this was the actual police and panicked ... being apprehended by Playstation." "Thinking that it was pretty funny," recalled young victim Chaze Fisher. "How they were, like, ran off, and they got all scared over a game." Police arrested the four men. Samuel Woodrow received a five-year prison sentence this week. Ronnie Farris is serving four years. Lucas Griffin got probation. And Zachary BrandenburgÔÇÖs trial is in January. (Copyright ┬® 2004, KTRK-TV)
weegee_101 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Posted December 13, 2004 Saw this on /. earlier.. Too many dumb people in this world.
Freyar Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Posted December 13, 2004 Videogames will replace police some day!
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