When I see people sleepwalking through life with a cell phone pasted to their ear, or constantly sending/reading messages on a Blackberry, I often wonder if we really have become slaves to our gadgets. Apparently, some of us really have:
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Police are looking for a pregnant woman they say tried to rob a North Carolina bank at gunpoint but left empty-handed after answering her cell phone. Fayetteville police spokeswoman Teresa Chance said Wednesday the woman had a handgun and demanded money when she entered a Carter Bank & Trust branch at 9:43 a.m. Tuesday.
But she got distracted when her cell phone rang. Police said she began talking to the caller and left the bank without taking any money. No one was hurt.
I guess this call was too important to let it go to voicemail. “I'm sorry, I can't take your call right now, I'm committing a violent felony. Please leave your name and number, and I'll get back to you later. Unless I'm in police custody.”
Nobody Move! 