Xbox deflects real bullets
12-03-03 | 08:06 AM
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Xbox deflects real bullets
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6084935.html
Irate Marylander shoots his roommates' console, but the 9mm round fails to penetrate its casing.
When called to investigate a shooting last Friday night, police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland found an unlikely culprit--an Xbox.
The Baltimore Sun reports that 34-year old Robert Preston Kersey had grown enraged by his roommates constantly playing their Xbox at high volume. According to the police report, Kersey emerged from his bedroom at 2 a.m. brandishing an automatic pistol. Rather than shoot his roommates, Kersey took aim at the offending Xbox and fired a single shot at the console. While the bullet's impact disabled the Xbox, its thick plastic casing deflected the 9mm round, which ricocheted away harmlessly.
Other than the Xbox, no injuries resulted from the incident. Kersey was later booked on two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of destruction of property.
By Tor Thorsen
When called to investigate a shooting last Friday night, police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland found an unlikely culprit--an Xbox.
The Baltimore Sun reports that 34-year old Robert Preston Kersey had grown enraged by his roommates constantly playing their Xbox at high volume. According to the police report, Kersey emerged from his bedroom at 2 a.m. brandishing an automatic pistol. Rather than shoot his roommates, Kersey took aim at the offending Xbox and fired a single shot at the console. While the bullet's impact disabled the Xbox, its thick plastic casing deflected the 9mm round, which ricocheted away harmlessly.
Other than the Xbox, no injuries resulted from the incident. Kersey was later booked on two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of destruction of property.
By Tor Thorsen
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12-03-03 | 08:09 AM
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Speaking of bullets, my commander told me today that we were getting new ballistic helmets made of some sort of green and black plastic compound. I wonder what that's all about?
12-03-03 | 09:14 AM
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It disabled the Xbox?
Friggin Microsoft. If you can't build a system that deflects bullets, just get out of the console business now.
Friggin Microsoft. If you can't build a system that deflects bullets, just get out of the console business now.
12-03-03 | 10:21 AM
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Originally posted by duy37
34 year old. ticked off by roommates playing xbox too loud? what are these mid 30 year olds still doing in college dorms?
34 year old. ticked off by roommates playing xbox too loud? what are these mid 30 year olds still doing in college dorms?
12-03-03 | 10:23 AM
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the article says they were roommates. nothing about college or dorms. people can be roommates without being in college. like the characters in the Friends TV show, for instance.
12-03-03 | 10:52 AM
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Originally posted by The Franchise
I think I'm going to walk around with an XBOX strapped to my chest to use as a flak jacket. Hey it'll improve my street cred like 50 cent.
I think I'm going to walk around with an XBOX strapped to my chest to use as a flak jacket. Hey it'll improve my street cred like 50 cent.
12-03-03 | 11:26 AM
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Originally posted by Joshic
the article says they were roommates. nothing about college or dorms. people can be roommates without being in college. like the characters in the Friends TV show, for instance.
the article says they were roommates. nothing about college or dorms. people can be roommates without being in college. like the characters in the Friends TV show, for instance.
[Seinfeld]Not that there's anything wrong with it.[/Seinfeld]
12-03-03 | 01:29 PM
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I do live in the 'hood*. Maybe I should get an X-box for protection. 
EDIT: And by "hood", I mean suburbs.
EDIT: And by "hood", I mean suburbs.
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12-04-03 | 02:20 AM
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You know the original controllers can kill Bears when thrown.
12-04-03 | 04:58 AM
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Originally posted by Corky Roxbury
they can also kill your arms when holding them
they can also kill your arms when holding them
