{"id":284531,"date":"2024-07-04T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T15:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=335454"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:14:55","slug":"a-man-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-for-liking-zelda-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/a-man-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-for-liking-zelda-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"A man, sentenced to four months in prison for liking &#8216;Zelda&#8217; too much"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all love &#8216;The Legend of Zelda&#8217;. Well, almost everyone. It&#8217;s a fantastic video-game saga that shows us the best of Nintendo, its thirst for adventure, its carefully crafted mechanics, its innovative designs&#8230; <strong>It&#8217;s impossible not to fall in love with the finesse and perfection of each official title in the saga.<\/strong> The problem is that some people take it too far&#8230; to the point of going to court and even to jail. And there&#8217;s no boomerang that can save you there.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch Online\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/0d8aa053-f44a-4256-ab5f-47f15b065e51\/35749901\/nintendo-switch-online-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Nintendo Switch Online<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendo-switch-online.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendo-switch-online.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zelda 211<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the story of Anthony Bray, a man from Nuneaton, a municipality in northern Warwickshire, England, who was arrested for carrying a 15-centimeter replica of the Master Sword of Link. It sounds like a joke, but <strong>he was sentenced to four months in prison and fined 154 pounds (which is 182 euros).<\/strong> Perhaps the decision was influenced by the fact that the replica was not made of Goma Eva, but had a sharp edge and could actually cut. And this is where it gets complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also the fact that Bray approached the police officers with the weapon in his hand, claiming that he bought it as a simple fidget, that is, something to entertain himself and keep his hands busy. Like the spinner, but sharp. What the man thought was a simple toy he had bought online <strong>was actually a weapon that he was carrying openly <\/strong>through the streets of downtown Nuneaton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/zelda-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-335455\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The police, who couldn&#8217;t believe what was happening, clarified that <em>&#8220;it is possible to find toys to hold in your hand that are not fifteen centimeter blades. It is possible to not walk down the street holding it in front of you&#8221;<\/em>. And although the sentence may seem disproportionate to us, the truth is that this man had already been arrested before and <strong>had been in jail numerous times for theft.<\/strong> In fact, he spent four years in prison between the 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, okay, it&#8217;s funny&#8211; a man has been arrested for being a fan of &#8216;Zelda&#8217;. But most ridiculous headlines have a story behind them. And in this case, it wasn&#8217;t about a fan who found his own Ganon in the police, but about <strong>a man with a criminal record carrying a blade on the street.<\/strong> That being said, I&#8217;m sure the replica is now decorating the house of some member of the Nuneaton police. Fans are everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch Online\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/0d8aa053-f44a-4256-ab5f-47f15b065e51\/35749901\/nintendo-switch-online-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Nintendo Switch Online<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendo-switch-online.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendo-switch-online.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parece broma, pero le cayeron cuatro meses de c\u00e1rcel y una multa de 154 libras (o sea, 182 euros). Quiz\u00e1 influya el hecho de que la r\u00e9plica no era precisamente de Goma Eva, sino que ten\u00eda filo y cortaba de verdad. Y aqu\u00ed es donde se pone dif\u00edcil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":284533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[5478,1074,1583],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-284531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionnintendo-switch-online","tag-nintendo","tag-the-legend-of-zelda"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312436,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284531\/revisions\/312436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284531"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=284531"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=284531"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=284531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}