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Dec 14th, 2004 10:09 PM

Drunkenbrigade

Heh Life Imitating art. Seriously, the burglers musta been hitting the crack pipe to have gotten caught by a video game.

Dec 14th, 2004 07:58 PM

timrpgland

haha, that's great. Now the burglars should sue the game.

Dec 14th, 2004 06:11 PM

the_dudefather

lol

Dec 14th, 2004 05:25 PM

thebiggameover

GTA will save your life!!!!!

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/121...videogame.html

Quote:

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 – 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)

take that!!!

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