From FoxNews.com…

By age 24, she had been married, given birth to a son, gotten a divorce, filed for bankruptcy and tried to make extra cash as a model. By age 22, he had played plenty of the computer game Halo, and found a job at an armored car company.

As a couple, they lived a quiet life in the upstairs of an 80-year-old brick house with giant, gnarled sycamores in the front yard.

They also loved to play Dungeons & Dragons, and now they’re accused of a plot as far outside the realm of their ordinary lives as that fantasy role-playing game.

Federal prosecutors say Nicole Boyd, boyfriend Roger Lee Dillon, and his mom, Sharon Lee Gregory — none of whom had a criminal record — stole $7.4 million in cash and checks from Armored Transportation Systems in nearby Liberty where he had worked as a driver for about nine months.

What the hell does playing Halo or liking D&D have to do with stealing money?  Oh yeah, videogames make people do all kinds of crimes.  And Dungeons and Dragons, well that’s been a staple media target since the 70’s, long before videogames became the new evil.

One response to “Halo makes you steal money”

  1. My mother, after watching an episode of Oprah in the 80’s, confiscated all of my D&D books and destroyed them. She said Oprah suggested that playing D&D may lead to Devil worship.

    HA!

    Anyone who has ever played D&D knows how harmless it is.

    Now…Halo, on the other hand, could lead to Devil worship. I mean, you’ll strike up a deal with anyone if they promised to get rid of that damn lag issue with Halo3 co-op over XBox Live!

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