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Robbers Scared by GTA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the crime-doesn't-pay dept.

HellSpam writes "Some robbers tried to burglarize a poor old lady and her 3 grandsons. Her grandsons happened to be playing Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, and the sounds of the police from the game scared them away! From the article: "The police in the game were saying, 'Stop, we have you surrounded. This is the police.' The burglar, unknowingly, thought this was the actual police and panicked ... being apprehended by PlayStation." Now, no more saying games are bad for you..."

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  1. Funny... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    While this story may be quite amusing, I do not see it having any relevance to anything.

  2. Re:/., meet Fark. Fark, this is /. by t_allardyce · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yeah but fark sucks ass, doesnt use slash, and i got kicked off.. nuff said.

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  3. Re:Remember kids... by SamBeckett · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Wow, that was witty and (gay).

  4. Re:Remember kids... by TRIEventHorizon · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    in the faggoty sense

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