14 DAY TRIAL // Lurking in the shadows, a girl with big breasts was wielding a gun in a room and everything was quiet. Everybody in the apartment was probably horrified and the police forces were glad they were accidentally passing by. They were ready to burst into the house, real Rambos or Robocops saving the day and become heroes, thus proving that they really deserve the money we pay as tax. However, things were just a bit different: the gun-wielding girl was nothing but a life-sized, plastic version of Lara Croft, taken from a shop and unfortunately placed in front of the window!
Although the first thing one would do when hearing about this situation is to laugh, it's not that funny. David Williams is a 42 year-old owner of a computer shop who decided to take home a Lara Croft dummy and sell it on eBay to get some extra bucks. The day everything happened, he called police after having received nuisance phone calls and a few officers arrived around midnight: instead of peacefully entering his apartment, they saw the silhouette at the window and immediately called for armed backup. Soon, the street was full of cops and armed officers were ready to burst in through Williams' door.
The result? Bruises and scars for the shop owner, tears in his eyes, a story he will never forget. Because instead of receiving apologies for everything that happened, the Great police forces who saved the day and became the Heroes of the nation, confiscated the Lara Croft dummy, held Williams more than 13 hours in custody and only released him on bail for a suspected firearm offense! Yes, you've read that right. The innocent guy is being accused by the Smart Heroes for firearm offense! Isn't this outrageous?
"It would have been laughable if it hadn't been so terrifying," Williams said to Dailymail. "One of the police held a gun and yelled, 'Where's the weapon, where's the weapon? I didn't have a clue what was going on, I assumed they'd got the wrong house. I couldn't believe it when I realized they'd mistaken a Lara Croft dummy for someone with a gun."
A spokesperson said that the police forces followed "correct procedure". Of course, it is better to be safe than sorry. But there are two things that make absolutely no sense: first of all, what kind of Superman would stay in the same position with the gun pointed to the ground for 10 minutes or more? You know, living human beings move at least a bit every now and then! And second - why did they have to arrest the poor fellow and charge him with stupid things?