District Attorney Busted for Possesion of 1337nes

Every once and a while a news story comes along that screams, “I’m gonna be on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!” and this one was a perfect example of the genre. District attorney Ray Sumrow is being charged for forgery, theft and records tampering because he (among other things) reportedly spent upwards of $15,000 on computers parts and a “backup server” for his office… a backup server that was compiled of several high end video cards, seven cooling fans, two hard drives and cables that glow under ultraviolet light. I’m pretty sure that that last point is the one that sunk him. You can argue that a serious server might utilize that kind of tech but glowing cables? I’m just wondering how good Crysis looked on this “backup server”.

The trial started March 3d and his lawyer is still trying to argue that the glowing behemoth of a computer gives +20 justice to everyone who enters the DA’s office. Unfortunately for Mr. Sumrow “Hax!” is not a valid objection in the United States justice system.We’ll keep an eye out for the conclusion of this drama so stay tuned for updates.

[Story and pic via Dallas News and Penny Arcade, respectively]

~ by Zack on March 15, 2008.