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ymmv

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #1

From the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant

Prison sentence for threatening agents with Wii controller

A 29 year old man from Veldhoven was sent to prison because he had threatened police agents with a modded Wii controller in May. The court convicted the offender Tuesday to a prison sentence of 367 days, 180 suspended. The man also had to pay the police agent a compensation of 3,000 euros.

The Dutchman had modded the Wii controller into 92 centimeters long sniper rifle with a pistol grip. He had aimed the object looking like a firearm intentionally on the police agents who felt threatened and fired a warning shot.

In determining the sentence, the court noted that the officers felt threatened and had feared for their lives. The court found the culprit not fully of sound mind and therefore lowered the penalty. The man indicated his willingness to seek treatment for his mental problems.

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Wario64

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #2

I need a picture of this controller

 

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darkness_s

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #3

I wish it had sword add-on or something.

 

Kiraly

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #4

Rutte's Netherlands

 

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fabricated backlash

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #5

Wario64 said:

I need a picture of this controller

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Seconded-

 

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Seda

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #6

This may not be all that absurd if it looked like a real weapon.

 

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The Boat

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #7

Kiraly said:

Iwata's Netherlands

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Fixed.

 

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HoosTrax

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #8

This thing? I have one collecting dust somewhere I think, along with a couple of the Wiimote M1911 shells.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm speculating that this is what he was carrying.

 

GraveRobberX

Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.

• Nov 20, 2012

• #9

It's only been 3 days of the WiiU release people, Nintendoites already taking up arms =/

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White with Orange Cap?

Did he spray it black?

 

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ymmv

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #10

WTF! I post an article on Neogaf and only three minutes later it pops up in the Google search for "Wii controller Veldhoven". Big brother is watching NeoGAF!

 

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hardcastlemccormick

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #11

Here comes the police! Wii UUUU Wii UUUU Wii UUUU

 

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Eusis

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #12

Seda said:

This may not be all that absurd if it looked like a real weapon.

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I think he fired a warning shot with this, actually, so it's even a real weapon. Or the police did.

 

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Metalmurphy

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #13

hardcastlemccormick said:

Here comes the police! Wii UUUU Wii UUUU Wii UUUU

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That's what ambulances sound like.

 

GraveRobberX

Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.

• Nov 20, 2012

• #14

Eusis said:

I think he fired a warning shot with this, actually, so it's even a real weapon. Or the police did.

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The police fired a warning shot, no?

Metalmurphy said:

That's what ambulances sound like.

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WiiU designated as an Emergency Vehicle Confirmed!

 

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hardcastlemccormick

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #15

Metalmurphy said:

That's what ambulances sound like.

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The police around my area have a sort of tonal quality to it that sounds like an ambulance alternated with the Wiiiiiiiiiiiii sound.

 

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HoosTrax

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #16

Here's another one, that looks a bit more like a sniper rifle (if it were spray painted, obviously):

 

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Sinthetic

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #17

Brings new meaning to hardcore gamer.

 

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Community Forum

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #18

Judge: Destroy all Wii remotes!

 

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ymmv

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #19

Kiraly said:

Rutte's Netherlands

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D66 judges and weak kneed Dutch cops who can't tell a a toy gun from a real one.

 

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TrutaS

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #20

I'm sorry but what the hell can people play with that thing?

 

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Dishwalla

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #21

I remember as a kid in San Jose a news story about a teenager who was shot at by police because they thought the NES Zapper he was brandishing was a real gun. I don't remember if it was the original grey one or if it was one of the orange ones.

 

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HoosTrax

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #22

TrutaS said:

I'm sorry but what the hell can people play with that thing?

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Light gun games obviously. Which was probably the only use I got out of my Wii now that I think about it. The ones with iron sights can be decently accurate if you take the time to calibrate them.

 

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Bending_Unit_22

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #23

HoosTrax said:

This thing? I have one collecting dust somewhere I think, along with a couple of the Wiimote M1911 shells.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm speculating that this is what he was carrying.

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Wuss, real men only load .30-06 rounds into their Wiimotes.

Anyhow, reminds me of the story of a Brazilian swat team being called in when a guy held a woman hostage with a Sega Light Phazer.

 

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Nome

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• Nov 20, 2012

• #24

HoosTrax said:

This thing? I have one collecting dust somewhere I think, along with a couple of the Wiimote M1911 shells.

Edit: Just to clarify, I'm speculating that this is what he was carrying.

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Article says it was modded, so I'm assuming that at the very least, it didn't have the orange tip.