Man Blames Silent Hill for Cutting Hospital Power
by eXophase Mirror on Oct.29, 2009 at 1:49 pm, under Gaming | Thread ID: 6273
It’s one thing to have dreams about assuming the life of a video game character, but taking those actions into reality is another, and is telling of when you’ve overstepped your bounds. That’s what Jan H. did when he shut off the main power switch at Sophia Hospital in the Netherlands last April, blaming his actions on Silent Hill, Konami’s hit survival horror franchise.
A court ruling that wrapped up last Tuesday concluded that the man was not guilty but did suffer from psychosis, which led to the subconscious belief that he was solving a puzzle from the game. As a consequence, he will now undergo psychiatric treatment in order to combat this condition. Luckily patients in the hospital remained unharmed throughout this whole ordeal, which resulted in a 45-minute blackout.
Insane. That’s all we can say.
Man found not guilty after blacking out hospital [24 oranges]
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October 29th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
xD
Woow.
October 29th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Hate the game, not the player.
October 29th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
The guy had mental problems the game is just a game.
October 29th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
At least no one was affected by this.