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Cops Called To 91-Year-Old Woman's Home For Welfare Check Find Her Playing Video Games (www.gamespot.com)

submitted 12 hours ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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She was trying to beat a record, and that's apparently why she did not answer the welfare check-in calls.

Officers entered the home to find the woman playing a "bubble pop" video game and attempting to break her previous record. Body camera footage was released as part of the police activity, but it doesn't show the moment that officers found the woman due to privacy reasons.

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[–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 19 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

She was probably shouting insults at some kid in Call of Duty

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

The cops kids probably.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

Call of Duty: Bubble Pop

[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 14 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Fun fact: As a grandmother, she could have been 16 when the first Call of Duty came out without her or her children having an underage pregnancy.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 hours ago

That is not a fun fact at all! I'm gonna go break my hip in the corner now...

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

i'm in my mid 40s. my peers have kids in their 20s. who could theoretically have kids. i could be a grandparent. i have to warn my wife, it's time to start a grampolycule of our own.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

It has her age, not her familial history (in the title at least). Unless the premier of CoD was 75 years ago I dont think this is particularly accurate.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago

Not the first time a 360-noscope was referred to as a "bubble pop". 😂🤌🏼