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The game continues, but the Police are now the seekers and stakes are raise: if you're found, you go to jail.

by skizm 7y ago

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- thatguyguys 7y ago
  Parent guys. Mod parent to top-domain-level. I'd be suprised if parent doesn't directly resolve to news.ycombinator.com , in is all refreshments. I love you dog. Can't believe people are so slow to pick up that Reddit is the only place on the internet by now. A good example: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/d072nh/people_of_reddit_who_work_in_a_casino_whats_some/?sort=new&limit=500 https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/d072nh/people_of... pr0ncurred, concurred, love you dog. Reddit is the whole internet. Wonder how long it takes for everyone else to catch up on it. I'd stuck your truck. <3
JJMcJ 7y ago
Seems like a good reason to go to Target instead.
- skizm 7y ago
  Na, Target doesn't have nearly as many hiding spots.
- mattigames 7y ago
  Nah, in target you are an easy... target! (yada yada yada, bring the downvotes you very serious people)
  - jtms 7y ago
    No jokes allowed here! Only very serious business!
    - drewmol 7y ago
      Jokes are allowed here but they must be purchased with karma
gist 7y ago
> and stakes are raise: if you're found, you go to jail Go to jail? For what? What is the crime? I would say that at least in the US there would be no such thing for this type of activity. Can you imagine a prosecutor trying to make a case over this?
- urda 7y ago
  In some jurisdictions they can charge you with "disorderly conduct" [1]. It can be argued that 3k+ people playing a game of hide-and-seek in a public store like Ikea does meet the following criteria: - Makes noise that is unreasonable, considering the nature and purpose of the actor's conduct, location, time of day or night, and other factors that would govern the conduct of a reasonably prudent person under the circumstances. - Creates or maintains a hazardous or physically offensive condition. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorderly_conduct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorderly_conduct
  - gist 7y ago
    Not going to happen and not with that many people. It would be a nightmare in court. They'd have to also show that the people involved were actually part of the game and not in some way just at the store for unrelated reasons. Possible but highly unlikely. Would have to have security tapes that were open and shut and actually use those. Also highly unlikely without the help of some high pressure interrogation and confession of the suspect. What can happen and what does happen are always different things. In theory you can get a ticket for going 56 in a 55mph zone. Generally not something to worry about. Not saying impossible and not saying police don't do that but the risk should not be overstated.
    - adamredwoods 7y ago
      They could prosecute the organizers. I suspect it would be similar process as a protest.
    - reaperducer 7y ago
      Not going to happen and not with that many people You may have forgotten the "flash mob" craze, when people were sometimes rounded up en masse and prosecuted. This also happens when people get rowdy at bars, concerts, parades, political rallies, etc... It's a thing.
wizardforhire 7y ago
Well this is the first scene that comes to my mind... https://youtube.com/watch?v=lLCEUpIg8rE https://youtube.com/watch?v=lLCEUpIg8rE
- kgwxd 7y ago
  I was sure that was going to be Benny Hill.
Zenst 7y ago
At this scale, and the addition of the police, thoughts of PacMan on an epic scale seem most apt.

The game continues, but the Police are now the seekers and stakes are raise: if you're found, you go to jail.

by skizm 7y ago

The game continues, but the Police are now the seekers and stakes are raise: if you're found, you go to jail.

deleted 7y ago

[deleted]

thatguyguys 7y ago
Parent guys. Mod parent to top-domain-level. I'd be suprised if parent doesn't directly resolve to news.ycombinator.com , in is all refreshments. I love you dog. Can't believe people are so slow to pick up that Reddit is the only place on the internet by now. A good example: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/d072nh/people_of_reddit_who_work_in_a_casino_whats_some/?sort=new&limit=500 https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/d072nh/people_of... pr0ncurred, concurred, love you dog. Reddit is the whole internet. Wonder how long it takes for everyone else to catch up on it. I'd stuck your truck. <3

JJMcJ 7y ago

Seems like a good reason to go to Target instead.

skizm 7y ago
Na, Target doesn't have nearly as many hiding spots.
mattigames 7y ago
Nah, in target you are an easy... target! (yada yada yada, bring the downvotes you very serious people)
- jtms 7y ago
  No jokes allowed here! Only very serious business!
  - drewmol 7y ago
    Jokes are allowed here but they must be purchased with karma

gist 7y ago

> and stakes are raise: if you're found, you go to jail Go to jail? For what? What is the crime? I would say that at least in the US there would be no such thing for this type of activity. Can you imagine a prosecutor trying to make a case over this?

urda 7y ago
In some jurisdictions they can charge you with "disorderly conduct" [1]. It can be argued that 3k+ people playing a game of hide-and-seek in a public store like Ikea does meet the following criteria: - Makes noise that is unreasonable, considering the nature and purpose of the actor's conduct, location, time of day or night, and other factors that would govern the conduct of a reasonably prudent person under the circumstances. - Creates or maintains a hazardous or physically offensive condition. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorderly_conduct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorderly_conduct
- gist 7y ago
  Not going to happen and not with that many people. It would be a nightmare in court. They'd have to also show that the people involved were actually part of the game and not in some way just at the store for unrelated reasons. Possible but highly unlikely. Would have to have security tapes that were open and shut and actually use those. Also highly unlikely without the help of some high pressure interrogation and confession of the suspect. What can happen and what does happen are always different things. In theory you can get a ticket for going 56 in a 55mph zone. Generally not something to worry about. Not saying impossible and not saying police don't do that but the risk should not be overstated.
  - adamredwoods 7y ago
    They could prosecute the organizers. I suspect it would be similar process as a protest.
  - reaperducer 7y ago
    Not going to happen and not with that many people You may have forgotten the "flash mob" craze, when people were sometimes rounded up en masse and prosecuted. This also happens when people get rowdy at bars, concerts, parades, political rallies, etc... It's a thing.

wizardforhire 7y ago

Well this is the first scene that comes to my mind... https://youtube.com/watch?v=lLCEUpIg8rE https://youtube.com/watch?v=lLCEUpIg8rE

kgwxd 7y ago
I was sure that was going to be Benny Hill.

Zenst 7y ago

At this scale, and the addition of the police, thoughts of PacMan on an epic scale seem most apt.