According to daily newspaper The National, Col. Ibrahim Sultan Al Zaabi, chief of the city’s Al Shaabiya police station, called the men’s behaviour “absurd, childish, and unjustifiable”. The top cop is now calling for a ban on importing violent video games, blaming a “culture of violence among children”.
The National added that he was also calling for a ban on the sale of fake weapons and firecrackers, too. Making guns out of your fingers and saying “bang” are safe for now.
UAE special forces raid fake gun wielding game, UAE General News [Maktoob News Thanks, Alaa!]
(Top photo: Jasper Juien | Getty)
nightFlarer
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 9:50 PM>No fun allowed
Jarvgrimr
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 9:52 PMI stand aghast at the worldwide idiocy that continually crops up every day.
(On a side note, I’m also surprised that hallucinogenic substances aren’t more popular in a bid to escape such mind-achingly painful idiocy.)
WiseHacker
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 9:34 AM“On a side note, I’m also surprised that hallucinogenic substances aren’t more popular in a bid to escape such mind-achingly painful idiocy”
It’s called Beer or Gin. I swear some of these incidents make more sense after a few.
James Mac
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 11:52 AMNo Alcohol in the UAE.
hilarious
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 10:02 PMthat’s so funny the world just keeps getting more retarded
Tarik
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 10:18 PMIn related news, concerned parents are calling for a ban on Sonic the Hedgehog games after they found their kids ‘running’.
Nattoman
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 11:29 PMAND NOW… we go back 10 years…
Edward
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 11:35 PMThey’re lucky.
In most parts of the world they would be killed.
I doubt the UAE would ban video games though, too many western ex-pats.
Aaron
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 12:00 AMAbu Dhabi police are also calling for a ban on racing games, after catching women ‘driving’.
braunman
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 10:17 AMWhile it was said in jest, just a quick note from someone who used to live there. Women are in fact allowed to drive in the UAE, it’s Saudi that doesn’t, with unreasonably harsh penalties. In fact women arent even allowed to sit in the front passenger seat with a man who isn’t their spouse or close family. Saudi is supposed to be getting better, but it’ll take a while.
Although that is an interesting point on them banning driving games. The whole middle east is really big on cars and generally hooning around. Every weekend you’ll go out into the dunes and try to drive up the steepest one you can find. It’s more fun than it sounds!
Smokestack
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 12:02 AMI can’t see the link between this and gaming that Mr Top Cop is trying to make, but if you’re in a populated city, dressed like a duck, posed like a duck and acting out your ducky fantasies, don’t complain if someone’s dog chases you. That metaphor works, right?
Steve0410
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 12:03 AMTo be fair, if those four men specifically were caught doing this in any Western country, they’d get their asses thrown in Gitmo before they can say ‘why me!’
James Mac
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 12:02 PMJust banning fake weapons?
So, the real ones are still allowed… that’s going to fix the problem then.