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Offline Sirgod

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Violence in Video Games. LOL
« on: December 12, 2004, 10:28:39 am »
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/121104_local_videogame.html

Robbers scared off by Playstation game get jail time

ABC13 Eyewitness News
(12/11/04 ? SANTA FE, TX) ? A video game notorious for violence and mature content may have actually saved a Santa Fe family.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! You?re 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.? 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 Brandenburg?s trial is in January.
(Copyright © 2004, KTRK-TV)

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This story just Struck me as Very funny this Morning.

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Re: Violence in Video Games. LOL
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2004, 10:32:51 am »
That's so cool.  Good game.
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Re: Violence in Video Games. LOL
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2004, 07:25:06 am »
:rofl:   :smackhead:   :rofl:
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2004, 07:33:00 am »
I'm thinking those kids were lucky there was no sound of gunfire from the game.  Hard to say what guys that paniced with guns might have done with them.
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Re: Violence in Video Games. LOL
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2004, 07:42:43 am »
I think I see several nominees for the Darwin Awards.
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2004, 08:35:08 am »
Grand Theft Auto.  So bad-ass even REAL people run. ;D
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