Wii May Need Backup

Wii May Need Backup

Officers spend hours playing video games while on-duty.

Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 9:51am

Drug enforcement agents in Lakeland, Fla. burst into the home of a suspected drug dealer, guns drawn, ready for anything. What do they find? A Nintendo Wii and a jumbo-screen TV. Bowling, anyone?

Title: Raw Video: Officers Play Wii During Raid

Stats: Uploaded on Sept. 22, the video has amassed more than 5,200 viewings in under 24 hours, plus 135 comments. The chatter continues elsewhere online. The story has been picked up by over 350 bloggers, not to mention the mainstream press.

What you see: This video, furnished by the Associated Press, shows sheriff's officers from Polk County, Fla., busting into the home of a suspected drug dealer. It appears their target was not home at the time, but his high-tech booty was on display— a big-screen TV and Nintendo Wii. Naturally, the crack drug enforcement unit started to bowl a few rounds. The AP says they were at it for over an hour. At one point, near the end of the video, a female officer jumps up and down, hands raised. She bowled a double! Ah, the nation's finest. Turns out the suspect had a wireless camera hooked up to his computer surveiling the joint, catching the cops in action. Busted!

  • Bernhard Warner is editorial director of Social Media Influence.
  • Matthew Yeomans runs Custom Communication

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