Tarun Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Robbers scared off by Playstation game get jail time(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.Source: ABC13 News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synapse Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 haha!!! morons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 i've always known gta is a great game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prathapml Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 lolSo does that mean watchmen can be dismissed and PS2's brought in, to replace them instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 oooo, im keeping my gta San Andreas running 24/7 better than an alarm system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeMaC Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 lol @ sven true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_nf Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 lol.....guess those guys didnt see Home Alone.and SEE playing video games DO HELP. (are the parents reading this?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianarchie Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 LOL...i didnt know anyone could be tht stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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