 A group of SWAT cops were caught playing Wii bowling during a raid on the suspect's TV. The suspect's hidden camera captured everything -- even their victory dances. (Source: CNET)
Wii turns out to be more addictive than crack, even cops are hooked
Addictions make people do horrible things. For example, it
can make people play video games on the job, despite their better
judgment. That's what happened with one particularly addictive
video game system, the Nintendo
Wii. And it wasn't just any average Joe that was playing it
-- a group of cops were apparently caught
playing the Wii during a drug raid. As stated, addiction
can make people do terrible things.
The seasoned cops busted
into the house of Michael Difalco, an alleged drug dealer who was
already in custody. Searching it for drugs, they found a bag
that they suspected to contain methamphetamine. Then they found
something much more intriguing and addictive -- the suspect's big
screen TV (bought with ill-gotten money in all likelihood) and a
Nintendo Wii.
Succumbing to their addiction, more than
one male and female cop began playing rounds of Wii Bowling as they
cataloged evidence. Their romp even featured celebratory
posturing on some of their strikes. And unfortunately it was
all caught by the suspect's hidden camera.
The cops may have
landed in a bit of trouble for their behavior. Defense attorney
Rick Escobar who revealed the footage says it's proof that the police
executed the warrant inappropriately and violated his client's
rights. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd agrees that the
Wii-playing may have been ill-considered, but defends the search,
stating, "We executed that search warrant appropriately from a
legal sense."
Ironically, the hidden camera was housed in
a faux speaker attached to the suspect's computer. For some
reason the police did not decide to seize the computer, despite the
fact that it might have contained evidence of wrongdoing. If
they had, they might have prevented the embarrassing footage from
leaking.
In the end, though, leak it did and the world gets a
glimpse of the effects of Wii
addiction on the brain. The footage also lends hope to
those that wish that antics found on shows like Reno 911 would occur
in real life. The trial between the red-fingered cops and the
Wii-didn't-do-it drug dealer should be an entertaining one, to say
the least.
"If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1,200 bucks for it." -- SCEA President Jack Tretton
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