Pokémon Go users are becoming victims of crime. Pokémon Go ambushes are now a thing. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“The new augmented reality game Pokemon Go has gotten people off the couch and into the real world. But police in O’Fallon, Missouri say that four men have used the game to find players at a specific location, and robbed them using a handgun.
About eight or nine people have been robbed by four men over the past couple of days, a spokesperson from the O’Fallon Police Department told Gizmodo over the phone. The latest robbery occurred Sunday morning at around 2am by the men in a black BMW before they were finally apprehended by police.
The suspects used the Pokemon Go game to find their victims by anticipating where people might go through popular PokeStops—virtual sites in the game that can be designated at any real world location, from businesses to parking lots to churches.
The four men who were apprehended all range in age from 16 to 18. Their names and what they stole from their victims have not been released.”
Read more here: http://gizmodo.com/armed-robbers-used-pokemon-go-to-find-9-victims-1783416898
Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola
Cast: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola
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