Man Receives Four-Month Prison Sentence for Possessing Master Sword in Public
Tech & AI | July 3, 2024, 10:54 a.m.
In a bizarre incident in Warwickshire, England, a 48-year-old man named Anthony Bray was sentenced to four months in prison for openly carrying a six-inch Master Sword replica from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series in a local town center. Warwickshire Police arrested Bray after spotting him on CCTV with the weapon, which he claimed was a "fidget" toy bought online to keep his hands busy. Despite Bray's insistence that he had no intention of using the sword as a weapon, the police deemed it a bladed article that could cause fear and harm. Sergeant Spellman emphasized a zero tolerance policy for such items in public, urging individuals to be more mindful of their actions. Bray's case serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of carrying potentially dangerous items in public spaces.