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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."
Are the prosecuting the person who took him seriously also? You'd think that the person on the phone at the restaurant would have said something like "Are you talking to me?" or "How do you know?"
How could something this -dumb- happen? Seriously, I'm baffled. Wouldn't the conversation have gone something along the lines of:
Bob: blah blah blah.
Steve: blah blah blah there's a bomb in the building.
Bob: Blah.. What?
Steve: Oh, just talking to my kid.
Bob: Ahh.. Anyway, blah blah blah...
They don't give us enough information, but judging from that fact that two intelligent, rational people would have had a conversation similar to the above, I can't but determine that at least one of the people involved was indeed a complete moron. A tool, if you will. One of the parties involved had to have overreacted in the extreme. There was absolutely no possible excuse for this getting out of hand, and one of both of these gentlemen are asshats of the highest (lowest?) calibre.
Sorry, I'm just really -really- tired of people being dumb. It's been a long day, and it isn't even lunchtime yet.
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What about the RC helicopter mission where you set bombs and then get out before they blow? Or the place right after you "KILL ALL THE HAITIANS".. you set bombs there and then must get out before they blow (which is tricky because the way you came in is blocked).
So... what would be the point of saying "theres a bomb in the building!" you placed the bomb yourself so you are pretty much aware of it. Also "everyone needs to get out" most of the time you are alone in GTA who exactly is "everybody?".
The guy pulled a prank and now he is blaming "GTA" about it like everyone else.
Headline of the future: "A guy gets cancer in his finger WHILE playing GTA!"
Now, that would have gotten more laughs from me and the guy arrested (sooner) just imagine if he had explained someone how to play manhunt over the phone.
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Here's a possible (and I think most likely) situation for you:
Person "A" is playing some game with his cell phone in his pocket and has forgotten to lock the key pad. He accidentally dials person "B" while he's talking about bombs or something in his video game. Person "B" doesn't realize what happened and makes a fuss. The cops get called in and track down person "A". Felony charges ensue.
If that was the case, then I don't think a crime actually occured - if anything, person "B" or the restaurant manager are at fault. Did they actually talk to the guy on the phone? Did they try to call him back? I would have looked for a bit more confirmation before I called the cops and evacuated the restuarant.