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Forget Paris Hilton! Get our Lara out of the hands of these brutish police thugs!


P.S I declare this thread under the jurisdiction of me.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/register/20070517/ttc-armed-cops-in-lara-croft-bust-action-d1d76f9.html

Armed cops in Lara Croft bust action
The Register - Technology News
By Lester Haines The Register - Technology News - 2 hours 9 minutes ago

Those of you thinking of firing up Tomb Raider this morning should be aware that Lara Croft is currently unavailable - a guest of Manchester's Boys in Blue after armed officers cornered the gun-toting minx in a suburban living room.

The house's owner - computer shop owner David Williams - phoned police at around midnight to report "nuisance phone calls", The Daily Mail reports. Officers duly made their way to his house in Dukinfield, near Ashton-under-Lyne, but quickly spotted the silhouette of a gunman in the front room.

They cordoned off the street, called for armed back-up and, when Williams failed to answer the front door, piled in mob-handed through the rear entrance.

In the event, the armed perp put up little resistance, since she was a life-size representation of Lara Croft which Williams had taken home for disposal on eBay. He recounted: "It would have been laughable if it hadn't been so terrifying. One of the police held a gun and yelled, 'Where's the weapon, where's the weapon?'

"I didn't have a clue what was going on, I assumed they'd got the wrong house. I couldn't believe it when I realised they'd mistaken a Lara Croft dummy for someone with a gun."

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police explained that "officers peered inside after Mr Williams failed to answer his front door". She added that they "believed they saw a silhouette of a person pointing what appeared to be a firearm inside the house", and had accordingly followed "correct procedure" by backing off and calling in armed colleagues.

Williams was arrested at the scene and held for 13 hours. He's now been bailed on firearms offences and will find out next month if he faces further action. He says he is "speaking to lawyers about a possible claim for wrongful arrest".

Lara Croft, meanwhile, remains "impounded as evidence". ®

I am speechless....so speechless I forgot to add text!

Williams was arrested at the scene and held for 13 hours. He's now been bailed on firearms offences and will find out next month if he faces further action. He says he is "speaking to lawyers about a possible claim for wrongful arrest".
The douchebags busted in his door because they saw a Lara Croft standee and though it was a real person and then arrested him? What the fuck did they arrest him for? Police stupidity is a crime for civilians?

I'd have them up on wrongful arrest charges so fast their heads would be spinning.

Having a Lara Croft dummy can get you arrested under firearms laws? Eh, wtf?

Having a Lara Croft dummy can get you arrested under firearms laws? Eh, wtf?

Well she is a weapon of both mass distraction and destruction!

Well she is a weapon of both mass distraction and destruction!

Her oversized breasts could put an eye out!

Reading this, it seems to me that while the break in was, after the fact demonstrated to be unwarrented, I don't think he was arrested for having hte doll.

I think they found something else while they were there. It makes NO sense that this would be a weapons charge. I think they found a real one.

Personally I quite like the use of the word busted ;)

Reading this, it seems to me that while the break in was, after the fact demonstrated to be unwarrented, I don't think he was arrested for having hte doll.

I think they found something else while they were there. It makes NO sense that this would be a weapons charge. I think they found a real one.

If they found a real gun I dare say they'd make a press release and say they did rather than have the police force look like a bunch of idiots.

Aah, good old English police. You just know they're gonna find something to shut this guy up for :p

Reading this, it seems to me that while the break in was, after the fact demonstrated to be unwarrented, I don't think he was arrested for having hte doll.

I think they found something else while they were there. It makes NO sense that this would be a weapons charge. I think they found a real one.

Not really. Depends how rabid the coppers are. They are most likely trying to say that their raid was justified as Laura was seemingly carrying a weapon. This would fall under the replica gun part of the legislation. Yes its a stretch but knowing Manc coppers....

Please now everyone join me in a fit of laughter.

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!

Yes its a stretch but knowing Manc coppers....

Before you know it, they'll arrest you for making a pistol sign with your fingers.

They'll be arresting kids with toy guns before you know it! :p

Isn't a large part of the attraction of Tomb Raider that Lara Croft is busted?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/register/20070517/ttc-armed-cops-in-lara-croft-bust-action-d1d76f9.html



I am speechless....so speechless I forgot to add text!

wait... he calls the cops for nuisance phone calls and they arrest him for firearm offenses?

granted Laura has some nice 38's...

I wonder if the display was 'confiscated' by some... err... officer...

Not really. Depends how rabid the coppers are. They are most likely trying to say that their raid was justified as Laura was seemingly carrying a weapon. This would fall under the replica gun part of the legislation. Yes its a stretch but knowing Manc coppers....

Not really a stretch at all, as long as they reasonably believe there is criminal activity going on in the house they have the ability and responsibility to enter and investigate. They followed correct procedure.

Isn't a large part of the attraction of Tomb Raider that Lara Croft is busted?

That joke was so made in the title. :p

how can he be charged with firearm offenses? that's rediculous. and what was he even arrested for? i don't get it.

Not really a stretch at all, as long as they reasonably believe there is criminal activity going on in the house they have the ability and responsibility to enter and investigate. They followed correct procedure.

sure they did, but then they arrested an unarmed guy and held him for 13hours on firearm offenses, that's what is so stupid in this.

Her oversized breasts could put an eye out!

*falls down laughing*

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/register/20070517/ttc-armed-cops-in-lara-croft-bust-action-d1d76f9.html



I am speechless....so speechless I forgot to add text!

http://smilies.vidahost.com/cwm/cwm/hafuckingha.gif

sure they did, but then they arrested an unarmed guy and held him for 13hours on firearm offenses, that's what is so stupid in this.

They arrested him gone midnight, legally they can't question him until the next morning without a good reason for doing so, a large majority of those hours he wouldn't have been questionable. And the rest was probably them trying to work out if it was a deliberate hoax set up by him. Factor in the additional administrative times (giving him time to read his rights, get a solicitor there and have solicitor talk to him). It's not really all that over the top.

Not really. Depends how rabid the coppers are. They are most likely trying to say that their raid was justified as Laura was seemingly carrying a weapon.
No doubt the dummy will be found to have been "calculated to frighten timid people (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hetherington)."

Should have called these guys!

http://www.twitchfilm.net/pics/HotFuzz1_Big.jpg

Not really a stretch at all, as long as they reasonably believe there is criminal activity going on in the house they have the ability and responsibility to enter and investigate. They followed correct procedure.

Indeed and a quick search would show that there were no weapons. They arrested him because they wasted time on arresting a inanimate object. Yes....even coppers get pissed.

I don't think it was the police response to his house thats at issue...its his arrest and the arrest of 'Laura'.

If there is any further info I will keep you abreast of the situation!

They arrested him gone midnight, legally they can't question him until the next morning without a good reason for doing so, a large majority of those hours he wouldn't have been questionable. And the rest was probably them trying to work out if it was a deliberate hoax set up by him. Factor in the additional administrative times (giving him time to read his rights, get a solicitor there and have solicitor talk to him). It's not really all that over the top.

Um...not sure that is correct. As soon as you are booked into the police station the time starts ticking. The police have a limited amount of time to question a suspect, after that limit they need to go to a judge to get a time extension. They will question you at anytime.

Should have called these guys!

hot fuzz pic

Bravo! LOL

Still not seen that movie...

The douchebags busted in his door because they saw a Lara Croft standee and though it was a real person and then arrested him? What the fuck did they arrest him for? Police stupidity is a crime for civilians?

I'd have them up on wrongful arrest charges so fast their heads would be spinning.

Yes. Police Chief Wiggum once arrested Homer Simpson for it.