Directly to jail, do not pass go. Monopoly fight ends in arrest.

[FuzzyDunlop]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/11/24/woman-charged-with-assaulting-boyfriend-over-monopoly-game/

HOOKSETT, N.H. (CBS) – A game of Monopoly ended with a young woman under arrest in New Hampshire.
Hooksett police say they were called to a home on Post Road late Sunday night for a report of a domestic disturbance.
Alyssa Ferraro, 21, told officers “she got into an argument with her boyfriend over a game of Monopoly and open hand slapped him in the face,” according to a police statement.
The boyfriend was not seriously hurt.
But Ferraro was arrested and charged with domestic violence related simple assault.
She was released on $2,000 bail and ordered to appear in court on December 31.

I've not talked to people for a while after playing monopoly... but to get physical because of it... thats a new level of awesome.

 

[Newell Steamer]

,.. oof,...

 

[IronWing]

She doesn't look very happy. Looks like she landed on the water works.

 

[smackababy]

Clearly, she shouldn't have been parking on his Boardwalk.

 

[waggy]

to bad she didn't have a get out of jail free card.

 

[IronWing]

People got to learn not to confess. She got railroaded.

 

[dawp]

Alyssa Ferraro, 21, told officers “she got into an argument with her boyfriend over a game of Monopoly and open hand slapped him in the face,” according to a police statement.

and they arrested her for that?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Well considering that staying in jail for as long as possible is the best way to win at end game monopoly, I think we're seeing one of the most competitive monopoly players ever.

There is no chance she will ever land on her opponents property if she is actually in jail.

 

[DrPizza]

Well considering that staying in jail for as long as possible is the best way to win at end game monopoly, I think we're seeing one of the most competitive monopoly players ever.

There is no chance she will ever land on her opponents property if she is actually in jail.

How can you win? The rules clearly state that if you're in jail, you cannot collect rent.

 

[IronWing]

How can you win? The rules clearly state that if you're in jail, you cannot collect rent.

<slap>

 

[Jodell88]

and they arrested her for that?

Yes, it was assault.

 

[Imp]

Called the cops over a slap?

 

[shortylickens]

Yes, it was assault.

Battery.

Assault is when you threaten someone and they feel scared.


And for those who've never had a relationship in their entire lives: This was not about monopoly. This was about something else entirely and the monopoly game set it off.
She was probably feeling neglected or slighted in some way.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

looks like she could win $10 in a beauty contest.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

How can you win? The rules clearly state that if you're in jail, you cannot collect rent.

http://richard_wilding.tripod.com/monorules.htm#jail

Even though you are in Jail, you may buy and sell property, buy and sell houses and hotels and collect rents.

Also, at that point, the object of the game is to lose last. Being in jail prolongs your ability to stay in the game.

 

[highland145]

and they arrested her for that?

Yep. If the cops left and then she shot him, they'd get sued. Gotta love lawyers.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

It's a good thing they weren't playing Risk; somebody would have died.

 

[deadlyapp]

Called the cops over a slap?

This is my thought. I was slapped by a female friend this past weekend and would never contemplate calling the police over something like this.

Now if this is something that happens regularly, characterized as domestic abuse, then maybe this was the straw, but it doesn't really sound like it.

 

[Sonikku]

Fabricated news is fabricated. We all know only men get busted for this stuff.

 

[dawp]

Battery.

Assault is when you threaten someone and they feel scared.


And for those who've never had a relationship in their entire lives: This was not about monopoly. This was about something else entirely and the monopoly game set it off.
She was probably feeling neglected or slighted in some way.

or drunk

 

[NetWareHead]

looks like she could win $10 in a beauty contest.

Monopoly is serious business

 

[IronWing]

If she had a thimble of sense she would have grabbed her hat, put her iron on her hip, thrown her dog in the car, given them the old soft shoe, and shipped out of there.

 

[Childs]

If they can move past this it will be a great anecdote to tell at parties, especially when someone wants to play a board game. The boyfriend needs to have that mugshot on his phone as a proof, because who would believe it. Of course she would eventually kill him, but you can get a lot of mileage out of a story like that.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

If she had a thimble of sense she would have grabbed her hat, put her iron on her hip, thrown her dog in the car, given them the old soft shoe, and shipped out of there.

How long have you been waiting to post this? Decades?




Edit: + a gazzillion Monopoly bucks!!

 

[IronWing]

How long have you been waiting to post this? Decades?

I'm disappointed I couldn't fit in the wheel barrow but there just wasn't any way to do it.