@ JC

I don't think it was spilled.

Didn't you know, having lots of glowing ultraviolet things on your computer can nearly double the speed? ;)

One of the funniest things I have heard in a long time. I agree with Tyler, anybody know when it will be surplussed and sold? :)

Glowing under ultraviolet light? >_> That sounds very icky... who knows what spilled on it >_>

@ JC

ewww....

however, I am curious about the components now. Running an old Alienware, and I'm strapped for cash to upgrade. Mayhaps some good can come from this evil...like me getting a new comp *c'mon lucky auction paddle, don't fail me now*

A cheat sheet for "A" game? Only one? He cannot have been doing too much gaming then. I am keen to know what game it was though.

Maybe he was trying to track criminals through online games like the government is doing in online RPGs now. He was just ahead of the curve, that's all.

Well...the new DA's anyways.

Video games made him do it!

(well, you do need a good computer to play video games...)

The article link was no good when I read this, but the claim quoted from the article doesn't sound legitimate. A DA would need two hard drives for auto backups. He would also need high-end A/V to do his job. He would probably use wireless internet, and the flourescent-colored cables are probably a coincidence. Tons of Ebay sales are kept on your eBay account, not your PC. Browsed items would be kept on your PC. Personal email? There's no question that people access their personal accounts from their work computers. And lastly, the only true gaming-related item is a single FAQ sheet for a single game.

The evidence presented in the excerpt is frivolous. DA Ray Sumrow is the target of a smear campaign attempt.

So was he playing Doom or WoW? I’m sure it was purely research.

heh..

I wonder what was going through his mind?

"Those freakin' Huntards keep pwning me, well now I'll practice my gnome warrior for 20 hours a day - we'll see then who's the BG KING!"

@ Robert Gauss

You could be right. Still, why does a DA need a "high end video and audio cards"? I'm not saying he doesn't, just I can't think of a reason.

I will agree that there is no evidence cited that he actually played video games on that computer at work. As far as the Faq sheet goes, who doesn't view similar things at work? How many of the GP posters are reading and posting at work right now?

What actual games were found installed on his hard drive? How much money was spent? I hope more details come out in this case.

What's the betting that the game was 'Left Behind' (the game about the rapture)? It's the one game that a Republican DA from Texas would play.

@Robert Gauss ... your reasoning about the computer is sound. Unfortunately for Mr. Sumrow, the computer is only peripheral to the actual case, which involves check forgery and misuse of public funds and potentially, embezzlement. This is a local case for me (local as in, the county I live in) so I keep an eye on it.

As per my first response on this, Penny Arcade agrees:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/12
(a little slower then Skyler, but I'm busy working).

@ mogbert

I think you just proved a previous point of mine.

@Ghost Coins

let's hope he has "The Sword Of A Thousand Truths"

I'll hold off my judgment until the model of heatsink is revealed.

Intel stock = innocent
Tuniq Tower = guilty as hell

Haha what does it say about us that the first thought when we heard corruption+gaming computer is "I wonder what the specs are"?

He's probably one of those really annoying people who spends thousands on a maxed out gaming PC that most of us can only dream of and uses it to play nothing but solitaire & shitty online flash games.

I live in Rockwall County, so I've been following these stories. The only thing I don't get is that he has a cheat sheet for a game, but no games on that rig. That is the real crime. jk