Man Tries To Rob Store Using A PS3 Controller

[HardOCP News]

Some dude tried to rob a store using a PS3 controller. I guess this is one time you won't hear anything from the "keyboardandmouseissuperiortoaconsolecontroller" crowd.

Police said a St. Petersburg man attempted to rob a convenience store using a Sony Playstation remote control. According to reports, Cameron Pittman, 20, hid the game controller in his pocket and pretended it was a gun as he tried to rob the Sun Food Store on 62nd Avenue S.

 

[Dekoth-E-]

A keyboard and mouse would of still been superior. At least the corded kind in this case. They are heavier and could of been used like a flail...instead of fail..

 

[cyclone3d]

Dude musy have never watched Bandits. He should have known to use a large highlighter.

 

[cyclone3d]

*must

stupid no edit button....

 

[AthlonXP]

oh man.... I wonder what their reaction was to that.

 

[saar]

waht!?? no rail gun?

 

[InsanePerson]

Clearly the keyboard/mouse would have resulted in a successful store robbery, where the console remote was merely an attempt
A keyboard hidden in your pocket would have appeared to be a much bigger gun and no one would mess with you
And the click sound of the mouse would be like cocking the weapon

 

[Dylan80]

Should have used the xbox 360 controller... its a bit bigger

 

[Rossi~]

 

[qfwm]

don't worry tho, I'm sure they will get some lawyer who blame society and video games for his misfortunes that led him to a life of crime. I'm sure he owns GTA

 

[MavericK]

The funny thing is, you could probably get a toy gun that looks more realistic for less than the cost of a PS3 controller.

 

[Ultima99]

ROFL is that the athiest guy when Bill O'Reilly was talking about the eternal mystery of the tides???

 

[larryBird44]

He thought by hitting the start button everybody would freeze.

 

[ninjaturtle]

WTF! I live next door in Tampa... I missed it on the news!?

 

[ninjaturtle]

I wonder if he did the up up down down left right left right B A start?
So if he got shot he still has 29 to go.

 

[beowulf7]

I love these stupid criminal stories. And BTW, from the mug shot, the guy looks totally innocent.

 

[wizdum]

The funny thing is, you could probably get a toy gun that looks more realistic for less than the cost of a PS3 controller.

http://www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?products_id=27962

Chinese Airsoft FTW!

 

[Gorankar]

What's really funny, is that it seems from the article, that the same tactic actually worked for him at a Subway on another occasion.

 

[westrock2000]

I guess this is one time you won't hear anything from the "keyboardandmouseissuperiortoaconsolecontroller" crowd.

Consoles are for civilians. Keyboards are for the military only.

 

[oc_pty]

This guy got greedy with that remote. first robbed a subway and then he go down the street and try to rob a convenience store. not a smart move.

 

[pxc]

the article says it was a ps3 remote control.

 

[MavericK]

the article says it was a ps3 remote control.

It also says "game controller".

 

[adri1456]

He should have used a NES zapper.

 

[Cbshahji]

He thought by hitting the pause button everybody would freeze.

Fixed.

 

[EngrChris]

He should have used a NES zapper.

This. I was expecting to see this on the first or second post.

 

[beowulf7]

^ Or the gun from NES used to play "Duck Hunt".

 

[MrSneis]

Lol, I remember when I was a kid I cut the cord off my zapper and used it as a toy gun.

In hindsight it was probably a really stupid idea but not as dumb as this one.

 

[MavericK]

^ Or the gun from NES used to play "Duck Hunt".

...which is what the Zapper is.

 

[SolidBladez]

When I read the title, I thought of this scene from Bad Boys...

 

[BladeVenom]

A keyboard and mouse would of still been superior. At least the corded kind in this case. They are heavier and could of been used like a flail...instead of fail..

An old keyboard with a steel back plate could lay the beat down on any console controller carrying thug.