Recently, a bizarre footage from a Russian news report began to quickly go viral on the Internet. While a colleague was making an arrest, a police officer put on a VR headset in the box where the suspect was sitting and started playing the rhythm game “Beat Saber.” The entire process was filmed and sparked many discussions on social media.
According to Russian media outlet Gazeta, the incident occurred in St. Petersburg, Russia. Local police have arrested a Belarusian man wanted on suspicion of desertion. However, just as the police were making the arrest, one of the police officers briefly picked up the VR equipment at the scene and began to experience the game, forming a rather surreal scene.
Relevant reports pointed out that the arrest location was an entertainment cafe, which usually provides a space for ordinary people to gather and play games. The police went to the scene to arrest the Belarusian citizen, who was celebrating his birthday in the store with a group of friends. When the two police officers successfully controlled the suspect and completed the arrest process, the other police officer suddenly put on a VR headset that had been set up in the room and started playing the rhythm game “Beat Saber” on the device.
The relevant video was quickly shared on social platforms. Many netizens were surprised by the strong contrast in the picture: on one side, there was a serious arrest operation, and on the other side, the police were playing a VR game relaxedly in the background. According to the “Moscow Times” report, the cafe staff even assisted the policeman in adjusting the game settings.
According to the circulating clips, the police officer wearing a headset waved his arms widely at the scene, performing the cutting movements required to play the rhythm game “Beat Saber”, while the arrested man and other police officers responsible for guarding him stood aside and watched all this. However, it is still unclear whether the police officer who played VR at the scene will face any disciplinary action as a result.
The ridiculous footage has quickly become a hot topic online. What’s even more ridiculous is that when the suspect was finally taken away by the police, his friends still chose to stay at the scene and continue the birthday party, even though the birthday boy that day was officially the suspect who had just been arrested.
In fact, this is not the first case where the police suddenly played games while on duty. As early as 2018, the US police went to a house after receiving a noise complaint. It turned out that the house was just friends gathering to play video games. In the end, the police even joined in to play “Super Smash Bros. Special Edition”. In addition, another similar incident occurred in the United States. Two police officers were fired because they ignored a robbery report during patrol and instead went to catch Kirby in “Pokémon GO”.
Source: KOCPC Chinese