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« on: Mar 8th, 2007, 7:07pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Accused knicker nicker says he was in bad elf
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
 
A man accused of robbing a Belfast lingerie shop at knifepoint has fallen back on a time honoured defence – namely, his claim that he believed he was a female elf at the time.  
 
Belfast Crown Court was told by the prosecution that 45-year-old Robert Boyd from Broadlands, Carrickfergus had held up the shop, Orchid, while disguised in a wig, hat and sunglasses. He allegedly made off with bras, knickers, stockings and suspender belts.  
 
However, Boyd's defence maintain that at the time, Boyd believed that he was a elf, having been playing the cyberpunk role-playing game Shadowrun.  
 
More specifically, he believed that he was a female shaman (meaning a natural magic user) elf named Beho, and that he thought he was armed with a samurai sword. Boyd admits that he may have 'blurred reality and fantasy'.  
 
He also claims that he can not remember the details of the incident.  
 
While Boyd maintains that he is innocent of the crime, he admits that he can't be sure that the metahuman Beho did not plan to rob the store.  
 
The prosecution are sceptical of these claims, and suggest that Boyd/Beho is 'using this memory loss scenario to avoid answering very difficult questions.'
 
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« Reply #1 on: Mar 9th, 2007, 4:55am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Yes, this man is just plain weird.
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« Reply #2 on: Mar 10th, 2007, 8:33am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Granted it is weird... but there are incidences of those who've gotten so involved in role-playing games they can't separate from the character they're playing.  Sad.. but true.. Sad
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« Reply #3 on: Mar 10th, 2007, 1:27pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Yeah, but the blame of that is not really on the game, but on whatever social/mental disorder that person has, in my opinion.
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