Wed, 16 May 2007 20:39:00
Armed police raid Lara Croft, impound that sweet, sweet pair of…guns.
WARNING: The following story is in the UK Daily Mail, and therefore may be 100% inaccurate.
If this is true, then British coppers are getting dumber all the time.
When police spotted a gun-wielding suspect lurking in the shadows of a suburban front room, their response was swift.
Armed officers burst into the house, shouted at the owner to lie on the floor, and ordered him to surrender his weapon.
But efficiency turned to embarrassment when the “gunman” turned out to be a life-sized model of the video game character Lara Croft, complete with trademark outsized pistols.
Computer shop owner David Williams, 42, had taken the dummy home to put it up for sale on the auction site eBay.
Wow. Well, things happen. No harm no foul, right?
As the source of the confusion dawned on all concerned, it might have been the moment for an apology from the police.
Instead, however, Mr Williams was taken to the cells and held for more than 13 hours before being released.
He is now on bail for a suspected firearms offence, and Lara Croft remains impounded as evidence.
Damn. That’s all sorts of wrong.
Posted by JimK at 08:39 PM on May 16, 2007
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#2 Posted by mgnmfrc1 
on 05/16 at 11:29 PM -
You can’t even protect your home with a life size fictional character with a life size fictional plastic gun.
Oh! My! GOD! WTF-over? The world is fucking falling apart.
#3 Posted by mgnmfrc1 on 05/16 at 11:31 PM -
The bobbies are just playing with the boobies, what a joke. For the UK’s sake I really hope this is bs.
#4 Posted by Rann Aridorn on 05/16 at 11:43 PM -
I’m guessing one of the cops decided that he’d like to have the statue, and that arresting the guy would not only be a salve to their embarrassment, but a perfect opportunity to steal it from the evidence locker.
If it’s true, that is. I’d believe it of the UK.
#5 Posted by Zinger on 05/17 at 02:40 PM -
quote]the “gunman” turned out to be a life-sized model of the video game character Lara Croft, complete with trademark outsized pistols.
Here, let me fix this:
the “gunman” turned out to be a life-sized model of the video game character Lara Croft, complete with trademark outsized ... pistols. Yeah, that’s it ... outsized PISTOLS ... that’s the ticket. ;)
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#1 Posted by Buzzion
on 05/16 at 10:00 PM -
Isn’t the sad part though that its almost completely believable in the UK. A country where you can go to prison for defending your home and family with a gun.