British cops caught playing PSP on duty
by Kyle Orland 
{ Jan 30th 2007 at 11:15AM }
First a Lancanshire bus driver is fired for playing a PSP while driving, now this. England's Sun newspaper is reporting on a pair of East London police officers caught playing a PSP while they were supposed to be guarding a wall in danger of collapsing. The cops were so engrossed in the game that they didn't even notice a passerby snapping a camera phone picture of their loafing (above).
The Sun reports that the cops were playing a "footie" game (soccer to us normal people), which is a little disappointing to us. If they were playing Grand Theft Auto or something, at least they could argue they were researching the motivations behind the criminal element or something. Heck, even Lumines would have been beneficial for cops' spatial and quick thinking skills. If these cops want to play soccer, they should join a league.
[Via Columbus Dispatch]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Ryan D. @ Jan 30th 2007 2:18PM
Well, at least the PSP is popular somewhere. (Ohhhh I'm gonna get an earfull for this)
JodyAnthony @ Jan 30th 2007 11:29AM
Well of course they weren't playing DS because Nintendo is for kids! amirite?
Tonguing Kutaragi's butthole lovingly,
-Fred T
CoLoR HiM @ Jan 30th 2007 11:29AM
I guess it goes to show you how addictive the PSP really is.
ManekiNeko @ Jan 30th 2007 11:31AM
How is the PSP doing over in merry old England, anyway? I lost track of the sales figures, although my understanding was that it was selling better there than it was in other territories.
JR
greenfly @ Jan 30th 2007 11:36AM
Excuse me us normal people, I find that utterly disgusting. lol Not really.
Jason @ Jan 30th 2007 12:04PM
This just goes to show how dumb cops are, the DS is so much bettar!!1! el oh el.
Kworn @ Jan 30th 2007 11:40AM
Soccer to us Normal People???
The English inveted the fucking sport! We call it Football because you use your feet to fucking play it! Unlike your pussy 'FOOTBALL' where you kick the ball like 5 times a match and then run around with armour on your pussy bodys.
Normal People, lol fucking Americans think they are the only fucking country on planet Earth.
Myke @ Jan 30th 2007 11:44AM
Oh my god JodyAnthony, I think the entire office heard me laughing at that comment, bravo.
Kworny @ Jan 30th 2007 12:57PM
Greenfly what are you british or American?
Because if you are British then you back down way to quickly.
LordMinogue @ Jan 30th 2007 11:48AM
Honestly, what do you expect when you tell someone to GUARD A WALL for an indeterminant time frame?
Randy @ Jan 30th 2007 11:56AM
Amazing how a tongue-in-cheek comment can lead to another "LOL USA PWNS BRITS" flamefest. Everyone gets so patriotic when it comes to sports, which are all awful, including lame-as-shit _soccer_.
Yes, I said soccer. Hold back the e-rage.
Revolution @ Jan 30th 2007 12:04PM
I'm of the opinion that all sports sans hockey and boxing are for the birds.
Having said that, I think it's awesome that these cops are gamers (even if I hate the PSP).
schneider @ Jan 30th 2007 12:09PM
yeah people here dont like soccer because they dont know how to play it, they always loose..
Neccy @ Jan 31st 2007 8:22AM
"Normal People, lol fucking Americans think they are the only fucking country on planet Earth." - made me laugh, it's funny becuase it's true.
Anyway yeah, he should of had a DS, but come on guarding a wall wouldnt you get bored, whats next watching the paint dry on it?
I think the real story is that the newspaper had fuck all to write about and we have to put up with this shit.. Oh it's in The Sun newspaper, oh nevermind then.. thats normal.
Geovany @ Jan 30th 2007 12:16PM
BRAVOOOOO # 5. Nice comment, looser american soccer team...
Revolution @ Jan 30th 2007 12:19PM
Is it a European thing to spell the word "loser" the wrong way?
You must be implying that American soccer is "looser" on account of it not being really tight?
I agree that we suck but, Jesus, we arent LOOSE.
:-)
Fred T is gay @ Jan 30th 2007 12:34PM
**The Sun reports that the cops were playing a "footie" game (soccer to us normal people)**
its football you stupid retard, funny how you yanks are the normal people even though we invented the game??
and footie is short for football which you clearly didn't know either.
Kyle @ Jan 30th 2007 12:39PM
"yeah people here dont like soccer because they dont know how to play it, they always loose.."
I don't know about "don't know how to play". It's fairly simplistic, more so than American football, and definitely more entertaining. It's simply viewed as a children's sport, with the suburban image of a "soccer mom" and all that. Something I'll never be able to understand..
bombtrak @ Jan 30th 2007 12:39PM
It doesn't matter what you call the game....it's still for "loos-ers."
bombtrak @ Jan 30th 2007 12:41PM
Funny how you Brits also 'invented' the English language, but apparently have no control over it.
JodyAnthony @ Jan 30th 2007 1:18PM
hey, guess what everyone, football sucks no matter if it's american football or soccer. we all know the real sport is curling.
but seriously, you people get bent out of shape over the stupidest things.
Pixelantes Anonymous @ Jan 30th 2007 1:25PM
This is good.
It keeps them from kicking ass and taking names for a while.
The True Gamer @ Jan 30th 2007 1:36PM
OK, let's settle this football/soccer issue. How about we have David Beckham in a no holds barred fight with Terrel Owens. TO will whip the shit out of that tiny british piece of shit!
fox619_master @ Jan 30th 2007 1:37PM
lol curling, i like football and the only armour i wear is shinpads
Geovany @ Jan 30th 2007 1:38PM
At least British cops were caught playing PSP so they have good reflex in case something happen, not like american yankees sleeping in their vehicles...
neale @ Jan 30th 2007 1:38PM
i bet it was pro evo
and yep, how is american football, football? it should be renamed to "rugby for pussies" or "handball."
funny how its number 1 sport everywhere on earth except america. whats going on there?
Chris @ Jan 30th 2007 1:40PM
Wow Kworn, anger management? It was a joke.
Michael the randy @ Jan 31st 2007 12:15PM
I am shocked that police officers who were on duty to GUARD THE STREET NEXT TO A WALL did not keep their eyes glued to this wall one hundred percent of the time.
I hope the employers of the people who complain about this install keyboard logging software to ensure that they will type at a normalized typing speed FOR THEIR ENTIRE WORKDAY, and the number of halts in their typing classed by severity (5-10 seconds, 10-20 seconds, 20-60 seconds, 60 seconds+ halt) is reconciled against a schedule of toilet breaks before being added to their disciplinary record. That especially goes for journalists.
geo @ Jan 30th 2007 1:45PM
Yankees had to bring David Beckham to the U.S so he can teach them how to play a real sport...
poke50uk @ Jan 30th 2007 1:54PM
football is the correct term.. the rest of the world are the normal ones ¬_¬
"King Henry IV of England was the first to use the English word "football", in 1409, when he issued a proclamation forbidding the levying of money for "foteball" " It goes on to say he was reffering to the true football.. not some rubbish form of american football invented in the mid-1870s.
I am asking you to retract your statement of
"soccer to us normal people" as I do find this offensive.
http://www.answers.com/topic/football
btw.. I dont like football myself.. I prefer Hockey (thats Field hockey to you Americans ¬_¬ )
Bennyishere @ Jan 30th 2007 2:18PM
Wait, cops are people too???
Seriously though, I'd do the same. I mean, guarding a wall? A collapsing wall would undoubtedly draw my attention away from a PSP anyway....
I have a question about the whole American football vs. regular ("soccer") football thing. Why is American football not called something else than football? I mean, the U.S. is pretty much the only place where football is called soccer, and a completely different sport is called football...
Odd? I think so!
sheppy @ Jan 30th 2007 2:19PM
You know, this is what I love about hardcore brits. They will bitch and moan and whine and generally be a jackass unless everyone slurps the wetfarts from their ass on many occassions. And for what? What grand achievement did the several superbrits here really do? Congrats, you plopped out your moms vag on the british isles. Grand fucking achievement. That shit should go on your gamertag. On the realio!
Look, it's like this. You have an article referring to Football as Footie. A toungue in cheek joke said "Soccer to us normal people." The comment could just as easily have been "Football to us normal people" but here's the problem... this is a fucking American Site. HOW DARE AN AMERICAN SITE REFER TO A SPORT BY IT'S AMERICAN NAME?!?!
Was this taken into consideration that "footie" has somehow replaced the word Football? How fucking old are you? Footie is fucking baby talk. He was making fun of the baby talk. But it's obviously a slander against all the brits.
Sit back, take a chill pill, and quit acting like Americans believe themselves to be soo superior over a fucking joke. The British and Canadians are getting really fucking bad of late over this.
Je2037 @ Jan 30th 2007 2:32PM
@ sheppy:
Who the hell.....cares.
che @ Jan 30th 2007 2:41PM
"To us normal people" or "to us Unnormal people"
America its the only country on the entire planet that dont like Soccer that its UNNORMAL my friends..
Ryu K @ Jan 30th 2007 3:30PM
Rofl this is some sad shit. Getting up in arms because a country doesn't like a sport, a fact which the comment in question pokes fun at.
Soon to turn into another "my favorite sport has more reported injuries than your favorite sport".
"At least British cops were caught playing PSP so they have good reflex in case something happen, not like american yankees sleeping in their vehicles..."
Now you're just stretching for an "lol yanks."
Jahgah @ Jan 30th 2007 4:26PM
Hey #5, go shower in your sink and eat turds. American football is hardly "pussy". If you are talking rugby then where the fuck do you think football comes from. Soccer AND Rugby come from england. Big deal if it evolved into football in america. DO you realy think helmets and some pads keep players from getting fucked up. I can only imagine how much worse the rugby injuries must be. There is a reason for the padding but its called evolution of a sport, and it certainly is anything but pussy. Do you think that Hockey players should go back to the old style with no helmet or pads also. You got to be kidding me. DO me a favor and just jump off the Euro-Train of american bashing and just end you'r life. You must be a "truly unique and obviously educated individual".
Whaa Whaa, America is terrible... blah blah. Instead of attacking the writer who has offended you, you attack all americans. Well when you'r country dishes out as much money and goods to other nations as we do then come tell me how much my country sucks. Until then STFU and bash the writer, not my country.
csc @ Jan 30th 2007 4:07PM
Sheppy, youre the one who needs to take a chill pill, I mena that whole first paragraph made you sound like an ignorant jackass troll.....
Can you bame anyone though, football (soccer to you) is the most popular game in the world, fact. played and known internationally as football, and you guys name your game football and call ours soccer. Who has the right to be affronted here? Us for america being awkward, or you because we're complaining about an obvious thing.
lets go rename iraq to 'America' and the rest of the world can call you guys 'Soccerland' and give it a month, then you'll understand.
Stevo @ Jan 30th 2007 8:29PM
American Football = Rugby with armour.
Baseball = Rounders, a girls game.
Basketball = Netball, also a girls game.
Leads me to think Americans are pussies!
I have nothing against America, they can mutilate our language if they really wish, because at the end of the day something America will never have is class.
James Bond (UK) v Mission Impossible (America)
Class v Tack
otisgibbon @ Jan 30th 2007 5:20PM
Sheppy is an enigma wrapped in a conundrum from me. Sometimes he shows signs of intelligence. Other times he acts like a fanboy and still other times he's just a douche. Oh and if you think american football is for pussies while soccer isn't you're being dumb now if you had compared to rugby then you might have a case those bastards are tough.
johny boy @ Jan 30th 2007 5:58PM
And Americans wonder why people think they are ignorant twats. Look at the comments by Americans in this thread thinking they are mightier then the rest of the world. Its that exact attitude everyone in here is bitching about.
Btw what kind of argument is our sports star can beat up your sports star for defending your sport, are you 8 years old?
StMadnes @ Jan 30th 2007 6:32PM
This thread is going to spark another revolutionary war!! LMAO
mountain_rage @ Jan 30th 2007 6:38PM
I felt like mentioning it those who said soccer is for pussy's have probably never played the sport competitively. I played the sport for 14 years, I've had countless concussions, injuries to my fingers, ankles, spine and knees. The worst probably being damage to my acl, broken ribs and a broken thumb. When I tore my ACL I kept playing for a good 10 minutes. Through the years I broke at least 2 peoples ankles, someone broke their toe on my shin and numerous people were limping off the field from other injuries induced by me. You can talk shit all you want but until you play the sport your just doing that spouting shit.
I'm not denying football is a rough sport its rough by nature, that doesn't mean others are pussy sports. Soccer is probably comparative in injuries, the only difference being in the nature of said injuries.
To finish I decide to add a few videos to demonstrate some of the injuries one can incur from soccer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iyOxOJI8XU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVsgjwqpsE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMl4F49MXY
Bodah @ Jan 30th 2007 7:44PM
Pshh, like the world gives a rat's ass what the brits think.
Brian @ Jan 30th 2007 8:00PM
Wow, this got stupid real fast. Who cares about any of this. These are sports. If you invest your whole identity into a sport, you need to get some perspective. Yeah, Americans messed up the name some time in the past. It's done, get over it. The name is not changing. When an American says Football, he's not trying to insult you. The blog author made a little good natured joke. I guess he should have know some hooligans would try to start a war over it.
Jahgah @ Jan 30th 2007 9:01PM
WHo the hell said soccer is for pussies. I don't think I read that anywhere. I saw a smart ass Euro remark about football being pussy. It seems as though my rebuttle to smart ass comment makes me an "ignorant twat". Well fine. Think whatever you want, but do me a favor and learn how to read. You obviously skimmed my remarks and formed some opinion to make you'rself feel "Jolly-O" or what ever the hell you think. Oh we suck as americans but when big bad germany handed you your ass you were all for us then. What a joke. Great you hate americans and obviously I think I am "big and bad" b/c I responded to you'r ignorant comments. Oh noes..... Americans call it soccer.... Wow...... You know what a footie is in america you dip shit? Its a type of pajamas for infants and hopefully your kids will fill them to the brim with "pudding". It sounds as stupid as the name wii (I still like the console). Just get over the writers comment b/c it was supposed to be sarcastic in the first place. These idiots come from a country where soccer and rugby were both invented but sit there calling football a "pussy sport". You guys are obviously retarted. Well if american football is pussy then the british need some teeth. Put that in you'r pipe and smoke it. Oh and why don't we take a stroll through the english forest... oh wait.... you cut it all down. Silly me.
BP3 @ Jan 30th 2007 9:23PM
"And Americans wonder why people think they are ignorant twats. Look at the comments by Americans in this thread thinking they are mightier then the rest of the world. Its that exact attitude everyone in here is bitching about."
Are you reading the same comments I am? Look at some of the shit you get for making a joke about football. Actually, judging from all of these comments, it looks as if both the USA and the UK are full of morons. Really, who the fuck gets defensive over what sports they watch/play? I can't believe I'm saying this, but...let's get back to console fanboyism, nerds.
sheppy @ Jan 30th 2007 9:28PM
Perhaps I should more clearly define what exactly I'm talking about. What I consider a hardcore brit is the rough equivelant of a super patriot. Both are equally abrasive to me. Let's just be more accurate on that previous point.
Greenfly came in, saw the joke for what it was, as in nothing meant offensively, and turned around and brushed it off as just a joke. Greenfly, as far as I'm concerned, deserves a medal for not jumping into the overly PC bitchwagon that has been running it's hellish course all over the fucking US for the past 20 odd years. Congrats, Greenfly.
Kworn, or Kworny starts off the American hate with a comment so fucking retarded, the child has to be confusing the hell out of his "special needs" typist when he posts. It was a cheesy, albeit, offensive joke. Now having lived in America a vast majority of my life, I can officially say that, over here, you have to watch every single word you say unless, got forbid, someone gets offended. Frankly, I think it's bullshit. If words can hurt you from complete strangers, you deserve to die in a cave.
But not to be outdone, both the hardcore brits and the fucking super patroits went jumping into the fray, completely abandoning all sense where between the lines of "rugby for pansies" (Incidently, how big is the average American Football player versus the average Rugby player? Fucks yeah they need pads. 300+ lbs of pure muscle sprinting at you full force... and that's pussy?!? The fuck?!?) and Terrel Owens vs Beckman (yeah, here's a full on logic train derailment. That's like saying let's race a camel and a horse. Two vastly different styles of athletes and doubtful either would be willing to risk their fortune and fame for a street brawl regardless). In other words, both sides are acting like jackasses.
Personally, you can hold someones behavior against them, certainly. But I don't see how someone can have a nationality held against them. Seriously. People didn't have a choice in where they are born. Just as they don't get to pick who their parents are nor the color of their skin. The entire arguement as a reason to hate someone is everybit is evil as racism. Whenever I meet someone from a foreign land, I usually ask, "That's an interesting accent." and if they feel like it, they'll elaborate. Otherwise, I don't care if they don't care. But let me tell you something about being American and traveling on the few occasions I got the chance to.
In Canada (I lived there for a short period of time), it seemed everyone had to introduce me as American and not "David." This got on my nerves because suddenly you got to hear about everything Americans are evil for. As if I chose to be born where I was born and likewise, as if my voice could change the entire behaviors of an entire country. Canada was actually the least offensive to a foreigner like myself, well, next to Japan... which I sincerely wish I could afford to live in, personally.
Next we come to New Zealand. Went here with a friend since he had a job interview it was like, "Dude, you could just sleep in the same room and it's practically 3 free days in New Zealand. My entire time in New Zealand, I was once again decimated by "typical Americans" and "fucking American" comments. Hell, had to avoid a couple fights just because of my nationality... which is pretty damn fucked up when you go to a place for a beer and possibly some news on interesting things to do while in New Zealand.
And then you have Jolly Ol'England. Mainly, I went there because I needed a vacation and wanted to hit some clubs thinking, "now who has the best fucking clubs on the planet?" Concept was simple, start in England, move along to Germany, before finally ending with a trip to Amsterdam and heading home. Well, let's just say within 2 days of arriving in England, a whole lot of narrow minded fucks managed to annoy me so much, I was like "Fuck those people" and headed back home, decided instead to visit the clubs down in New Orleans.
Japan was... well, let's just say Japan was awesome. Nothing but pleasant experiences there and I was even invited to a wedding (which I declined but the invitation was definately a remarkable thing to receive).
Many places I still want to go in my lifetime. To see the greenfields of Ireland, to see a Scottish Castle, to visit the Louvre (since I am an artist and all), and of course another trip to Japan, this time focusing on the Osaka region. But most of those places, I'm afraid to go just because I'm rather tired of putting out a hand, saying "Hello, I'm David," and getting a rant about how bad us Americans are.
I had no choice in where I was born and even if I was to move (like when I loved in Canada), I can not escape the American branding.
I mean, shit. You people talk about how all Americans think they are so much better than anyone else meanwhile, anytime I try to travel, expand my boundaries, and generally see the wonders of the world which no place in America can have (I mean, seriously. Name one church in America that took generations to build), I get "You fucking Americans, causing crime and acting much better than everyone else." If I was better than everyone else, why would I even bother with a Hi or Hello? Or for that matter, why would I even try to leave my country?
And, incidently, it's a fucking sport. Period. I don't get into sports unless I'm playing and even then, it's a fairly limited appeal. So I could care what the "true version" of whatever sport is. All they are nowadays are nothing more than commercials regardless.
mountain_rage @ Jan 30th 2007 9:33PM
It was insinuated that football is a much more macho sport and hence making it better.
"Oh we suck as americans but when big bad germany handed you your ass you were all for us then."
Anyway the fact that you feel the need to be compensated for helping Europe in a war the whole world helped in shows your ignorance. If you knew anything the US only got involved after it was attacked making it part of the war. Its no wonder travel brokers are telling Americans to pretend to be Canadians when they travel to Europe. I would treat Americains like shit too if they all came down and expected to be treated like kings because they are Americain.
sheppy @ Jan 30th 2007 9:53PM
Hi, Mountain Rage? Not everyone in America holds that belief and that's one of the major misconceptions. When I traveled, I just expected to be treated as a human, and not some foreign virus, fuck you very much.
Johnny Lasley @ Jan 30th 2007 10:19PM
I remember telling some guys on a SOCCER field to "Go get some fans". Now, after meeting some guys who were outstanding soccer players in college, I like the sport and hope it grows in America.
But I find it hilarious that one would say basketball and football are for "pussies". Just like I was those many years ago, people can be quite ignorant.
Football is way more a physically abusive and agressive sport. Soccer requires a great deal more stamina and skill IMO. Basketball is much the same as soccer.
Some Brits and Canadians need to get over their inferiority complex. USA all the way baby.