GTA.... saving a family from danger?

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GTA.... saving a family from danger?

Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:18 pm

this is absolutely hilarious
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/121104_local_videogame.html

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."
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Postby cbwing0 » Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:34 pm

And you all thought that violent games caused violence... :P
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Postby Chichiri » Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:27 pm

Heh, I saw this. This is pretty darn cool. I had to laugh though.

What's not funny is that the one guy only got probation. What the heck. probation does like nothing. I would be more upset getting a timeout from recess than getting probation.

Perhaps I just dont know this guys role in the whole thing. maybe it was a minor part.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:49 pm

Heh, that was pretty good.

Anbody here remember a show called 'America's Dumbest Criminals'?

I think we have a winning story here.....
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Postby Kenshin17 » Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:51 pm

God works in mysterious ways ;)

This is one for Jay Leno. :lol:

Hilarious.
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Postby Jasdero » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:18 am

XD!!! Bwahahaha.. XD
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:39 am

cbwing0 wrote:And you all thought that violent games caused violence... :P


:eh: i never said that :eh:
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Postby Fireproof » Fri Dec 17, 2004 5:15 am

Stupid crooks got PWND with a capital P.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Dec 17, 2004 5:22 am

Mr. SmartyPants wrote::eh: i never said that :eh:


He wasn't referring to you. It was a generic "you" used to reference no particular person but express a position.

That having been said, that is pretty funny.
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Postby cbwing0 » Fri Dec 17, 2004 5:59 am

uc pseudonym wrote: He wasn't referring to you. It was a generic "you" used to reference no particular person but express a position.

Correct.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:35 pm

cbwing0 wrote:Correct.


oh, isn't it usually "They" not "you" :eh:
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:13 pm

The english language does not distinguish between a singular "you" and a plural "you" (which is vaguely annoying). In this case, I approve of cbwing0's use of "you" as opposed to "they" because the two give somewhat different impressions and I think the former works better.

But this is quite tangental. Let us return to the topic of this thread.
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Postby The Shadow » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:40 pm

wouldnt the game volume of been up
pretty high to of been thought of
as real ???????
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:12 pm

Well, when I play games, I like to have the volume up as loud as possible till someone fusses at me to turn it down. (Usually my mom)
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Postby BishounenCookie » Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:15 pm

I read this one on slashdot earlier this week. Hilarious.

Today I was playing Need For Speed 5: Porsche Unleashed in my living room; I have a cheap gaming/DDR machine hooked up to the big TV in there. I decided to have a little fun by blasting my horn at my opponents, and all of a sudden my mom jumps up out of her chair and races to the front door. A minute later she came back in the living room and sat down, saying, "I could of swore I heard someone sitting out in our driveway honking their horn!"

I just snickered to myself.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Fri Dec 17, 2004 7:08 pm

LOL Sometimes mom get's mad at me because she thinks I'm banging stuff around in my room when I'm listening to music or playing games with the volume turned up.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Fri Dec 17, 2004 7:37 pm

uc pseudonym wrote:The english language does not distinguish between a singular "you" and a plural "you" (which is vaguely annoying). In this case, I approve of cbwing0's use of "you" as opposed to "they" because the two give somewhat different impressions and I think the former works better.

But this is quite tangental. Let us return to the topic of this thread.


Speaking of nuclear explosions, did you hear the story about that one guy who... Um... I mean, This story is pretty darn funny... Too bad I just ate some bad mayo...

I'm glad GTA was used for SOMETHING good!
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Postby Mr_Anderson » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:31 pm

thats pretty cool!
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Postby Aka-chan » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:31 pm

XD I still think that game will never be allowed into my family... <.< >.>
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Postby Hitokiri » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:13 am

I still don'tlike the game :shady:
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Postby BishounenCookie » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:50 am

It's a pretty gruesome game. I've played the original one. Basically you steal alot of cars and kill alot of people (including innocent civilians and police). I can't imagine how much more repulsive it probably has become over the newer incarnations of the game.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:05 pm

im not saying I like it, im saying its pretty funny that sounds from a game scared a crook

yeah, i dont like gta either
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Postby Spike Ikari » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:10 pm

Dang that's hilarious! :lol:

GTA is a violent game, the one thing that it has going for it is the freedom of the game, more games should have that kind of ability to choose. Not the violence, of course, but that.
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Postby Jman » Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:15 pm

Now that is FUNNY

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Postby The Shadow » Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:41 pm

id have to say i still dont like the game aswell :shady: :shady:
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Postby ZiP » Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:44 pm

I doubt you'd be saying that if were one of those kids... hehe
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Postby Zedian » Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:20 pm

Talk about reversing the effects of violence in a video game, good to hear some good came out of this controversial game.
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