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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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[–] recentSlinky@lemmy.ca 78 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Footage doesn't show the moment they found her for privacy reasons" like we haven't all been caught in our underwear covered in sheeto dust after a gaming binge

[–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 22 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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

[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 month ago (4 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 9 points 1 month ago

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

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

You mean when WW2 happened? She got tonplay it in real life?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

So splatoon ?

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Call of Duty: Bubble Pop

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The cops kids probably.

[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

wow, i'm surprised they didn't murder her

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 9 points 1 month ago

And that’s why we all thought this maybe an onion article.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Bet she's white

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 month ago
[–] Today@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Fucking kids never answer/respond, but when Mom misses one call the popo's show up.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

playing a "bubble pop" video game

Puzzle Bobble clone? looks it up

Puzzle Bobble clone.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

First wellness check story I have seen that didnt end with the person shot. She must have offered them milk and cookies or something.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

That doesn't sound like a video game

[–] village604@adultswim.fan -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's an ambiguous title. I thought they were investigating welfare fraud.

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

that's a common term when police or landlord or someone checks in on someone by request of family or another neighbor.