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Two men arrested for neighbours thinking their game's gunshots were real!

January 12, 2009 in News comments 14

There's more reason to turn down your TV now than just the neighbours complaining. Just two days ago a report was sent to police that people had heard gunshots coming from the apartment next to them. Responding quickly the police surrounded the area and even brought in S.W.A.T teams. However it all turned out to be a case of mishearing upon the two men's explanation. It turned out they had been playing their PS3 with the sound a bit louder than usual, the neighbours thinking the gunshots emitting from it to be real. The men were released after further inquiries.

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  • 6
    BlackLabel Jan 13, 09
    There we have it sound in games is so realistic that in certain situations it can be misconstrued as being the reeal thing... +1 to gaming.
    • 0
      Zeon I Jan 13, 09
      Do we even know what game they were playing?
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    unofficial_GT_master Jan 13, 09
    They must have an amazing sound system, since most gun shots are over 140db, and most home cinemas/stereos average a peak of 100db. ¬.¬
    • 0
      Sayyed Jan 13, 09
      That, or the neighbors are completely idiots when it comes to video games, gunshots noise, and stereo systems. Im gonna go with that.

      I wonder if they were old?
      • 0
        Aether Jan 13, 09
        They probably were old. Younger people would know it is a game, but old people would almost have a heart attack hearing a gunshot in the background.
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    Dark Arcanine Jan 13, 09
    That's a bit sad really but impressive it sounded that realistic... still think they should've realised though.
  • 1
    HisServant77 Jan 13, 09
    Wow, this is kinda funny, but something I'd hate happen to me haha

    Sounds like something of a good commercial, doesn't it?
  • 1
    dmf_dynasty Jan 13, 09
    I don't know what they thought somebody would be doing firing off shots in their appartment and screaming military banter to one another unless they dragged a whole group of hostages up to their room and shot them out the window.
  • 0
    Umaril Jan 13, 09
    If they were gonna arrest me, I would play Gears of War as loud as I can before I'm caught
  • 0
    Daigoji_Gai Jan 13, 09
    Wow, this isn't funny, but, wow... I am ... whoa... They sent in S.W.A.T.? That is hardcore. I act tough, but having a darn S.W.A.T. team bust through my door and take me away for playing a shooter too loud would probably prompt me to wet myself.

    SWAT teams are no joke.
    • 1
      RabidChinaGirl Jan 13, 09
      Would you scream like a wee girl, too?
      • 0
        Daigoji_Gai Jan 14, 09
        Most likely to be honest... I mean... it is S.W.A.T. "When SWAT rolls into a place, they roll DEEP!"
  • 0
    R1DDL3S Jan 13, 09
    Holy shit...it depends on how you look at it though.

    Oh wow the game is really realistic get over it.

    or

    At least they did the right thing by calling the cops instead of just letting it go.
  • 1
    kspiess Jan 13, 09
    I read about this story earlier. Wouldn't have than been a heart-attack inducing moment to be really into a FPS and then all of a sudden real counter-terror guys burst into your pad? Whew what a rush.

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