Accused knicker nicker says he was in bad elf

[MonkeyFunk]

A man accused of robbing a Belfast lingerie shop at knifepoint has fallen back on a time honoured defence – namely, his claim that he believed he was a female elf at the time.

Belfast Crown Court was told by the prosecution that 45-year-old Robert Boyd from Broadlands, Carrickfergus had held up the shop, Orchid, while disguised in a wig, hat and sunglasses. He allegedly made off with bras, knickers, stockings and suspender belts.

However, Boyd's defence maintain that at the time, Boyd believed that he was a elf, having been playing the cyberpunk role-playing game Shadowrun.

More specifically, he believed that he was a female shaman (meaning a natural magic user) elf named Beho, and that he thought he was armed with a samurai sword. Boyd admits that he may have 'blurred reality and fantasy'.

He also claims that he can not remember the details of the incident.

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=40208&in_page_id=2



God, I hate when that happens.

[derby378]

1. Methinks matcom has some competition tonight...

:rofl:

[GirlinContempt]

2. That's almost as good as the Dept of Defense seizing shadowrun

[struggle4progress]

3. I must try to remember this handy explanation in case I need to use it.

[realisticphish]

4. there are two options here

1. :rofl: My god he's an idiot

2. :scared: He's serious; he thought he was an elf