NEVER FORGET: Pokémon Go Players Invaded Military Bases Trying to Catch Pokémon
In 2016, Pokémon Go was released to cell phone around the world.
In the frenzy of Pokémon players to “catch ‘em all,” people were willing to go to ridiculous lengths — including invading military bases!
American and Canadian military base commanders had to warn Pokémon Go players not to enter defense facilities.
Do not chase Pokemon into controlled or restricted areas, office buildings, or homes on base,” said a message posted to the Joint Base Lewis McChord official Facebook page.
“Plse advise the Commissionaires that apparently Fort Frontenac is both a PokeGym and a PokeStop. I will be completely honest in that I have not [sic] idea what that is,” wrote Major Jeff Monaghan at the Canadian Forces base in Kingston, Ontario.
The Canadian military was even ordered to play Pokemon Go after fans so many players invaded bases. That way the soldiers would understand what was happening and not overreact to the video game players.
“We should almost hire a 12-year-old to help us out with this,” said Borden base security official David Levenick.
How more people not immediately draw the comparison of Pokemon Go to South Park’s Chinpokomon where the game was a veiled attempt to invade the bases of the “evil power” U.S. government?
Probably because of this.
Yeah, that’s probably why.
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