Idiot presses panic button: LAPD confronts Call of Duty 'Ghost' statue in tense standoff

[aria]

When I first read the headline, I assume the LAPD had a Boston-Mooninite kind of scare (which, in light of the Marathon bombing, isn't as funny as it was then). But the article paints them in a better light: apparently an independent game studio in LA got a realistic-looking COD statue:

And some idiot pressed the office's panic button to see what would happen.

LAPD sees the statue and, thankfully IMO, reacts to a gunman:

Much more here:

http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/31/43...botoki-invaded-by-lapd-after-curious-designer

 

[Joneo]

They yelled at the figure; "hands behind your back", but it wasn't well articulated.

 

[evil wasabi]

They yelled at the figure; "hands behind your back", but it wasn't well articulated.

nice...

 

[N30_G30_speed]

they just went full cop-tard

 

[Dr Shroom]

This wouldn't have happend if they had a dog with them.

 

[SNKorSWM]

If this incident had happened close to that manhunt a few months ago, their office would have been ridden with bullet holes.

 

[Comrade Porn King Mikhail]

They have a panic button for armed threats? Seriously? Like, dude you didn't put in that BFG gun as a downloadable bonus and you have paid DLC on disc so we're going to threaten you? These guys sound just a tad bit paranoid. They should just install a panic room.

 

[Hot Chocolate]

Dumbass