Sheriff's Office Proceeds With Inquest Over Wii

A local TV station is reported to have a video showing deputies playing Wii bowling at a suspect's home while executing a search warrant.

The following is a comment/review that I submitted to The Metro (London) after originally reading the story:

Keith--Excellent pun! (response to another post)

In all seriousness, this is not a major issue. These officers work long hours and deal with a lot of stress. Taking a minute to blow a little steam is not a big deal. I see it as the equivalent of "morgue humor" where something that may seem odd or even unprofessional to an outsider is merely a (rather healthy) way of coping with distressing and stressful situations. This is a common occurrence on the job, it's just that officers (and other first responders) know that there is a time and place for it and therefore it is rarely seen or heard by the general public. On this rare instance there happened to be a surveillance camera and therefore the officer(s) was seen blowing off a little steam. No harm, no foul.

- Prf_Isler, Midwest U.S.A.