Man Robs Gas Station With NES Zapper
By Jonathan on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 at 1:42 AM PST In Game Related Laws, Gamer Life, Nintendo, Nintendo
Yesterday, two men in Convington, Kentucky were sentenced to 10 years in prison following a robbery where one of the men threatened a gas station clerk with an NES Zapper. Back in May, 18-year old Arthur Swain entered an Ameristop Food Mart, showed the clerk the “gun,” and made off with only about $100 in cash. Jeremy Goins, 20, acted as the lookout. The two pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery charges and received the maximum sentencing.
“Victims and police did not know the gun was a toy until after it was all over,” [prosecuting attorney, Leanne] Isler said during the sentencing hearing Monday. “The defendants could have easily gotten themselves or innocent bystanders shot.”
I’m guessing maybe they painted the Zapper black or something before they used it to rob the store. Still, they’re using a gadget that’s almost the same age as they are to commit a crime, and that’s pretty ridiculous. I wonder if it would’ve worked with a Super Scope though.
Via GameRush
“The two pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery charges and received the maximum sentencing.”
What the fuck?! Who the hell was their lawyer, Lionel Hutz? I’ve seen public defenders do better than that. You don’t plead guilty if you’re going to get the maximum sentence. Take a chance with a jury. In addition ten years for an unarmed robbery (an NES zapper is not a real weapon) of $100 is excessive especially when you consider how expensive it is to incarcerate an inmate per year and how crowded most prisons already are.
“[prosecuting attorney, Leanne] Isler said during the sentencing hearing Monday. “The defendants could have easily gotten themselves or innocent bystanders shot.”
That’s some great exaggeration and fear-mongering there, Leanne. And, it figures coming from a woman. Almost every female prosecutor I’ve ever come across is a real grandstanding bitch. I hope the residents of your county find out that it will cost them around $25,000 PER YEAR to incarcerate EACH of those clowns because you wanted to inflate your record and show how tough on crime you are.