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Playing GTA On Phone Leads To Bomb Threat?
SteelGator writes "You're playing a relaxing game of Grand Theft Auto with a friend's child. You're also on the phone with a co-worker who's at a restaurant. As a warning to the child, you say "There's a bomb in the building. Everyone needs to get out!" Your co-worker thinks it's a real bomb threat. Uh oh!" While awaiting trial, perhaps this guy could check out a new screenshot from GTA: San Andreas, showing lead character Carl Johnson (extravagant rumors claim to be voiced by 50 Cent?) "outside the Los Santos convention center, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the home of E3."
Once again, Evidence that you should not do stuff like that. At the very least, cover the phone's mouthpiece before you do that. Fecking idiots.
Seems like it was a bit stupid on the guy playing the game's part when you see what happened to him, but, I'm sure he had no reason to think he would be misinterpreted when he said that. Kinda scary how a relatively innocent comment can be taken so seriously by people. Makes me worry one day that I'll say something about "Augh, so-and-so drives me nuts, I could just kill him/her!" and be hauled up by the police for making a threat on their life. When, you know, I wasn't. Not really. Seems it all could've been avoided. Though am I the only one who finds it kind of odd that the guy's friend disconnected his phone? I mean, would he really have had to worry about getting tons of calls about it?
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They said they used caller ID to trace the call... Apparently the coworker didn't know he was talking to the other guy, which indicates someone just called, said the crap and hung up.
It sounds to me more like this guy tried to play a prank on his coworker, got in serious shit over it, and then made up this stupid excuse.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
Then the co-worker mustn't have know who the call was from, so the guy must have phoned up, said stupid bomb statement and then one of them must have hung up.
And anyhow, what's he doing letting a child play GTA3?
The friend could not be reached for comment Tuesday because his phone has been disconnected, and BellSouth has no new listing for him.
I wouldn't call the co-worker "a friend" if he gets me arrested. Sounds like he is hiding out now so no one can ask him why he over reacted and got some arrested.
Why is everyone on this Alone thing. Haven't you ever just sat and watched a kid play and gave hints to them? I usually call that playing with them. And there a few bombs in buildings in GTA VC. One in the mall, one using the RC Helicopter.
Perhaps the guy was sitting with the kid 'Watching' him play and somehow hit the speed dial (yes ppl do that with work numbers) accidentally (because the phone was on the chair and he was kinda sitting on it) and then yelled 'Bomb in the building.Everyone get out!hahaha', then realized that the phone was there, realized it was on and hung it up (what the hell I didn't phone anyone why is this on?).
And there it is a reasonable explanation!
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