Police officers in Birmingham, England arrested an armed fugitive when he broke cover to buy Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. While the arrest ended in a violent struggle, none of the officers were seriously injured in the arrest. Black Ops Cold War, the latest game in the immensely popular first-person shooter series, released in November of last year.
While video games can be an unparalleled source of entertainment and fun, the industry also has its fair share of immoral activity. Just recently a Japanese man was arrested after sending 37 death threats to video game publisher Square Enix. The man, Toshiyuki Kan, was reportedly enraged by his experience playing the Enix Quest game Dragon Quest of the Stars. Kan's death threats were the latest in a series of incidents in which gamers sent threats to Square Enix offices due to a negative reaction to the publisher's games.
According to ABC News' Twitter, Birmingham, England police arrested a fugitive after he broke COVID-19 quarantine to go buy Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The officers approached two men due to suspicious behavior, and asked for their information after their video game explanation did not justify a break of quarantine. After giving a fake name one of the men attacked the officers, leading to a struggle before officers detained him. It was then discovered that the offender was Clint Butler, an armed fugitive who had absconded a 17-year prison sentence. Butler was then returned to prison with an additional sentence for the assault and absconding justice.
Unfortunately, the Call of Duty series has had a recent history of tragic news headlines. Last month a 19-year-old Call of Duty Mobile eSports player, Ingrid Oliveira Bueno, was murdered by a fellow player in Brazil. The premeditated murder shocked the eSports community and led to greater talks about violence against women in the country. The killer, Guilherme Alves Costa, was arrested after recording the murder and sending it to the eSports organization via WhatsApp. More recently a United States Navy all-female Call of Duty Warzone stream, dubbed the "Women of Warzone," was spammed with fire and bomb emojis. The spam was meant to acknowledge and protest the US military's recent bombings in the Middle East after the stream's text chat was disabled.
The Call of Duty series is massively popular around the world, and it is played by all manner of people. Clint Butler's dedication to the franchise, however, ultimately cost him his freedom. Armed robbery and absconding prison are no laughing matter, but Butler's boredom after a COVID-19 quarantine still drove him to break cover and expose himself to justice.
Source: ABC News/Twitter
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