Bi-Weekly Blog Post #2

The topic I chose was on an arrest on a man who was thought to be a crazed gunman. The title of the article is An Armed Siege in the UK Was Caused by a Video Game Light Gun.

I got this from Gizmodo.

Lynch, Gerald. “ An Armed Siege in the UK Was Caused by a Video Game Light Gun.” gizmodo. September 27, 2013. Web. September 27, 2013. <http://gizmodo.com/an-armed-siege-in-the-uk-was-caused-by-a-video-game-lig-1409555869>

A man was seen in a house pointing what looked to be like a gun out the window at neighbors. He was later arrested when police arrived to his house. “In this instance, once officers gained entry to the property, they found that the imitation firearm was, in fact, from a computer console. The computer console was not in use at the time this was reported to us.”

I think the police made a smart choice for arresting him. He should have not been pointing a gun out the window even if it was a toy gun. Its good that the guy was released later when they found out it was a toy. But he should have been smarter about playing the game. It affects me by telling me that I should be more careful where I point my guns even if they are not real.

It does not really affect the world that much. If everyone was smart and would close the blinds or play somewhere else, they wouldn’t have to worry about this. Maybe the police should check more before arresting people if they are thought to have a gun. If they would have checked he would not have been arrested. So just don’t point guns out the window and you won't have to worry about being arrested.