Cosplaying idiot at Birmingham airport.

dowie · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:46

Maybe the lack of oxygen from spending days on end in his bedroom at his mum's house finally got to him - I mean why else would this idiot think it would be a good idea to go anywhere near an airport while dressed in black and carrying replica firearms...

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/gun-toting-cosplay-gamer-heading-12904017

Mr Evans tweeted the picture from his account @itsKapoow with the caption: “Some guy thought it was clever to walk through Birmingham Airport with a gun.

“Five armed police. What a fool.”

Mr Evans said he thought the young man was heading to Insomnia60 – the UK’s biggest gaming festival – and had dressed up for cosplay, short for costume play.

Another passer-by said: “The poor lad looked scared to death.”

Malevolence · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:54

You just know that he's the sort of dumb **** that pre-orders the latest cut 'n' paste incarnation of CoD each year.

Rroff · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:54

Ouch - when we did airsoft, etc. first thing you'd do was make sure realistic looking weapons were boxed up properly for transit (likewise things like assault vests would normally be carried in a bag until on site rather than worn). Its so basic common sense.

EDIT: Hopefully the cops had a sense of humour about it though.

StriderX · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:57

Should have just shot him, taking risks isn't wholesome.

Housey · 17 Apr 2017 at 19:59

I suspect being that close to a woman has done for him.

Efour · 17 Apr 2017 at 20:32

crap picture = oh thats it in the corner... oh well ! What a fool

Cromulent · 17 Apr 2017 at 20:33

I've always wanted to do some dressing up in period outfits ever since I saw a medieval battle re-enactment when I was a kid. But I guess that is LARPing rather than cosplay. Sounds like a lot of fun.

Walking through an airport with a fake gun isn't the most intelligent thing to do though.

Whitewater · 17 Apr 2017 at 20:34

Clever. Real clever.

Cromulent said:
I've always wanted to do some dressing up in period outfits ever since I saw a medieval battle re-enactment when I was a kid. But I guess that is LARPing rather than cosplay. Sounds like a lot of fun...

It's great fun if you ignore the rules and just bash your mates with foam weapons.

Cromulent · 17 Apr 2017 at 20:40

Whitewater said:
It's great fun if you ignore the rules and just bash your mates with foam weapons.

Heh

. Any excuse to have a laugh with a group of mates is OK in my books.

Phreaky · 17 Apr 2017 at 21:12

Housey said:
I suspect being that close to a woman has done for him.

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Apr 2017 at 21:59

Cosplay. Not even once.

Andy90 · 17 Apr 2017 at 23:36

Good job they didn't Taser or Shoot him.

I remember about 20 years ago being sent to a report of 10 people fighting with axes and swords on a disused Hospital carpark - single crewed, no body armour or CAPTOR at the time, with backup at least 5-10 minutes away! Saw the crowd scrapping with swords etc., thought hmmm park up short or.. oh they've stopped... why are some of them dressed as Vikings? Then the penny dropped - turned out it was the local LARP Group from the University. Nice kids really, but had to have a word in their ear.

JBuk · 18 Apr 2017 at 00:05

Andy90 said:
Good job they didn't Taser or Shoot him.

I remember about 20 years ago being sent to a report of 10 people fighting with axes and swords on a disused Hospital carpark - single crewed, no body armour or CAPTOR at the time, with backup at least 5-10 minutes away! Saw the crowd scrapping with swords etc., thought hmmm park up short or.. oh they've stopped... why are some of them dressed as Vikings? Then the penny dropped - turned out it was the local LARP Group from the University. Nice kids really, but had to have a word in their ear.

The day Andy90 banned uni kids from having fun in public

Andy90 · 18 Apr 2017 at 00:14

Had a chat with them about the wisdom of charging around with swords, albeit rubber and foam ones. Then had a good chat about computer RPG games, and the fact that at the time I was playing Everquest

Just realised, when I said 20 years ago, EQ dates it, was around 1999-2000!

Students though - the things they get up to!

V F · 18 Apr 2017 at 00:32

Malevolence said:
You just know that he's the sort of dumb **** that pre-orders the latest cut 'n' paste incarnation of CoD each year.

LOL! How can someone be so disconnected.

mrk · 18 Apr 2017 at 00:47

"M'Lady" - Cosplayer to the female cop, probably.

Cromulent · 18 Apr 2017 at 01:57

mrk said:
"M'Lady" - Cosplayer to the female cop, probably.

Pretty sure if he had a gun he is doing a modern day cosplay character and wouldn't use faux medieval language.

Vern1961 · 18 Apr 2017 at 02:03

In the current climate, probably lucky to still be alive at this point...

Pixel · 18 Apr 2017 at 02:05

Cromulent said:
Pretty sure if he had a gun he is doing a modern day cosplay character and wouldn't use faux medieval language.

The word is used to mock fedora and trenchcoat-wearing basement-dwellers, as it's the sort of thing they say to women in order to appear suave.

Cromulent · 18 Apr 2017 at 02:19

Pixel said:
The word is used to mock fedora and trenchcoat-wearing basement-dwellers, as it's the sort of thing they say to women in order to appear suave.

Oh. I don't think I can really take the **** out of people like that. I very rarely go out due to medical issues so you might count me as a basement dweller. Although I promise you I've never worn a fedora

. Although I have used fedora linux if that counts?