8 Times Video Games Stopped You Being A Jerk

8. Teamkillers Go To The Brig - America's Army

Who among us has never killed a teammate in an online shooter, whether by accident or for a deliberate, silly giggle? 

It's a common problem in most shooters either way, but FPS America's Army came up with a hilariously novel way to dissuade problematic players from flanking their own team.

Basically, those who repeatedly kill teammates will be kicked from the server and sent to "prison" - a holding cell that effectively puts the player in time-out for a short while, in an attempt to discourage TK'ing.

Amusingly, the prison in question is actually Fort Leavenworth's United States Disciplinary Barracks - a maximum security facility designed to hold court-martialled servicemen in real life.

The game will also send you here if you decide to shoot your Drill Sergeant or other soldiers during the training level. But clearly, the operating utility was to curb rampant team-killing online by making the consequences a time-wasting pain in the ass.