Plants vs. Zombies Addiction Leads to Prison Escape
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Probably not that dangerous. I mean, if they were really dangerous, they'd probably be in maximum security, right? And "maximum security" would probably translate to "security that doesn't entirely depend on the competence of a single guard"...hopefully.manythings said:
And unless the guy was a cool, collected, and cold-blooded sort, the temptation to beat/kill the guard would have been too great.Rubashov said:
I love the world.
Little Timmy World, why is my vase broken? Were you playing baseball (plants vs zombies) inside the house again?
Little Timmy "it's not my fault mom... my invisible friend (video games) Did it."
(canned 60's sitcom laughter)
Mom "Oh Timmy you know no one is stupid enough (except everyone today) will believe that."
Timmy "Gee mom guess you got me." (unless your a modern idiot who shouldn't of has a kid in the first place)
Little Timmy World, why is my vase broken? Were you playing baseball (plants vs zombies) inside the house again?
Little Timmy "it's not my fault mom... my invisible friend (video games) Did it."
(canned 60's sitcom laughter)
Mom "Oh Timmy you know no one is stupid enough (except everyone today) will believe that."
Timmy "Gee mom guess you got me." (unless your a modern idiot who shouldn't of has a kid in the first place)
My first thought is that the guard might have been paid to let this happen, and he just has a lame excuse.
I know a bit about prison security, and I doubt they have our standards of humane treatment in The Phillipines. At any rate, contrary to what movies might show there isn't just one set of keys that will deal with all doors in any prison that relies heavily on lockdowns. The idea being so that this specifically can't happen, and one guy losing his keys or missing a door won't let them get out, they need multiple sets carried by people who aren't in the same area all the time to unlock multiple sets of doors.
If this was a minimum security type set up, where the prisoners are allowed more or less free reign within the prison grounds, and people on work details can flee (light sentences making the potential consequences not worthwhile), I could see it more easily however if the guy was distracted, but then again these guys could probably have walked away at any time in that case and the game probably had little to do with it in any genuine sense.
At any rate if they can trace it back to one guy, irregardless of the circumstances, I'd be looking into him being a willing accomplice.
I know a bit about prison security, and I doubt they have our standards of humane treatment in The Phillipines. At any rate, contrary to what movies might show there isn't just one set of keys that will deal with all doors in any prison that relies heavily on lockdowns. The idea being so that this specifically can't happen, and one guy losing his keys or missing a door won't let them get out, they need multiple sets carried by people who aren't in the same area all the time to unlock multiple sets of doors.
If this was a minimum security type set up, where the prisoners are allowed more or less free reign within the prison grounds, and people on work details can flee (light sentences making the potential consequences not worthwhile), I could see it more easily however if the guy was distracted, but then again these guys could probably have walked away at any time in that case and the game probably had little to do with it in any genuine sense.
At any rate if they can trace it back to one guy, irregardless of the circumstances, I'd be looking into him being a willing accomplice.
holy crap you are right. By that point, he has enough sun to put a snowpea in each lane, and all active potato mines should have been used up.Manicotti said:
I love me some potato mines. I ignored them the first playthrough because I felt they were useless, and then I decided to used them as a challenge on the second playthrough. It turns out they are possibly the most broken item in the game. My first pea shooters I deploy shouldn't be threepeaters.
OT: I honestly hope this guard burns for this. I've got no room to speak when it comes to video game addiction, but I know not to play recreation games while on duty at work AND I know when to stop when something is amiss. Leaving keys like that around is just pure irresponsibility.
Sad this happened, but quite hilarious to imagine a casual game sweeping up a guard's attention at a prison. Feels like one of those B movies where the prisoners can distract the guards with random ways so that they may escape.
Wow! More proof that games are bad and should be banned from society!!
No, not really. Games are great; and this story's funny as hell, as long as the escaped prisoners weren't murderers or rapists.
No, not really. Games are great; and this story's funny as hell, as long as the escaped prisoners weren't murderers or rapists.
I hope PopCap are happy... Whenever I hear about this game I have to listen to the theme tune!
But really, that's just funny. The guy's getting the sack though...
But really, that's just funny. The guy's getting the sack though...
Ok what we learn out of this is: Learn programming, save up some good game ideas = got outta jail free card. 
just programm some games and hand em out to the guards
just programm some games and hand em out to the guards
Of course games will get the blame, not the guard who wasn't doing his job. I imagine all of the prisoners were put in jail because of game related crime such as cooking, solving mysteries and joining underground spitting contests.Albert_Wesker657 said: