You know, there are some people out there who complain when blogs write crime stories that are tenuously linked to games, but this one is just too brilliant to keep to myself. A ten-year-old British boy was arrested on Friday for climbing inside a fruit machine at an arcade and releasing the prizes inside, including mobile phones, Nintendo games and cuddly toys with cash attached to them.
Wow, talk about an inside job ... shut up, that was an awesome gag.
The would-be ninja was caught and arrested on the spot at Mirage Arcade, Mablethorpe High Street. He was voluntarily interviewed by police with the supervision of a family member, where he admitted to the theft. After receiving a stern talking-to about his criminal ways, the boy was released.
This news is absolutely brilliant and I defy you to find a funnier story today revolving around a small boy, a fruit machine and an arcade in Mablethorpe.
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7:08 AM on 09.01.2008
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Wit!
woah woah woah now. How does that work?
Young Boy Crushed By Fruit Machine In Mablethorpe Arcade
What.. ? I thought it was funny...
It's about time someone got their own back on those damn machines.
one more, jim! take over the front page!
and kim, the whole front page is yours. Congrats , youve taken over destructoid.
He's going for the Jimside straight, one of the highest hands in Destructoid Poker.
Also, that boy has a promising criminal future. I'll need to keep an eye on him. I'm always on the lookout for new talent...
It is an arcade in Margate, I deliberately chose it because I come from Kent and visit Thanet often.
I don't see how anybody can fit inside one of these I cant even get my arm in vending machines when I pay most the time.
and who the hell puts cell phones, nintendo games and stuffed toys in a machine that keeps food cold?!
Can't wait until my son gets a little older.
Can't wait until my son gets a little older.