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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Teddy Roosevelt on November 17, 2006, 11:18:21 AM

Title: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Teddy Roosevelt on November 17, 2006, 11:18:21 AM
This is insanity.
Customer shot while waiting outside a Wal-Mart in Putnam, Conneticut (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2660886)
Three PS3 campers robbed at gunpoint outside Springfield, OR Circuit City (http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=006518A0-7413-4424-AD12-A235C95257D7)
Several customers shot with BB guns while waiting outside a Central Kentucky Best Buy (http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/4661551.html)
Police temporarily shut down a Palmdale, CA Wal-Mart after some customers got unruly (http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_4674868)
One customer at a Wal-Mart in West Bend dislocated his jaw when an employee setup 10 chairs for customers waiting in line to order and has the 60 people in line race to get one (http://www.620wtmj.com/_content/news/story_5427.asp)
Man arrested after fight breaks out at Ottawa store (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/11/17/playstation-rowdies.html)
Pregnant mother ignores contractions while camping outside a Secaucus, NJ Best Buy (http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1163746874107410.xml&coll=3)
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Raphael on November 17, 2006, 11:21:59 AM
LOL!
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: WC Iz Active on November 17, 2006, 11:39:36 AM
some pathetic people in this world
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: MontrealCity's Most on November 17, 2006, 01:04:28 PM
I like the one of the woman who ignored the contractions of her baby kicking lol
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Nutty on November 17, 2006, 02:28:48 PM
I wonder what the Wii-fanatics will say about this......... ::)

Do you think this was all part of Sony's plan? lol
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Don Seer on November 17, 2006, 03:09:29 PM
but ps3 people keep dissing inside "positive" wii posts.. whats THAT all about?

Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Teddy Roosevelt on November 17, 2006, 03:11:30 PM
High prices, high demand, people getting shot over it, are we sure the PS3 isn't filled with crack?
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Don Seer on November 17, 2006, 03:34:32 PM
dunno.. makes sense to me that you rob a queue of people waiting outside at midnight with their pockets stuffed.. who are likely to be nerdy types.. must be irresistable to the criminally inclined..
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: WC Iz Active on November 17, 2006, 03:36:06 PM
Quote from: Seer - San on November 17, 2006, 03:34:32 PM
dunno.. makes sense to me that you rob a queue of people waiting outside at midnight with their pockets stuffed.. who are likely to be nerdy types.. must be irresistable to the criminally inclined..

hahaha lol thats just what I was thinking.  They were probably such easy targets lol.  I think its sick and I hate thieves but shit I bet it was just to easy for them to resist hahah
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Westcoastin' on November 17, 2006, 03:37:02 PM
that ottawa one is about 2 blocks from my crib
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Don Seer on November 17, 2006, 03:39:32 PM
Quote from: Westcoastin' on November 17, 2006, 03:37:02 PM
that ottawa one is about 2 blocks from my crib

*shows this message to 5 0*
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: K.Dub on November 17, 2006, 03:55:19 PM
Quote from: Spice Iz Active on November 17, 2006, 11:39:36 AM
some pathetic people in this world
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: No Compute on November 17, 2006, 03:58:22 PM
Serves them right, you'd think somebody was giving out free blowjobs by the length of some of these queues but no they are queuing for what is basically a glorified toy.
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Mac 10 † on November 17, 2006, 04:13:29 PM
Quote from: Malik Ted - Sophomore of the Year on November 17, 2006, 11:18:21 AM
This is insanity.

You got that right.
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Mr. O on November 17, 2006, 04:21:33 PM
fuck those consumers.  Serves them right for staying overnight hoggin' the motherfuckin' line and not letting the rest of the world buy one. 
Actually, we can sue Sony for cause of death....hmm..i'll think about that.
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: .:TimeLock:. on November 17, 2006, 07:48:21 PM
wtf i heard there's only 3 games out for this thing so far wuss the big rush?
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: M Dogg™ on November 17, 2006, 10:34:50 PM
mine is on sale on e-bay for 1500... ha ha ha

























































































1500 of what, I have no clue.
Title: Re: People getting robbed, shot, and beaten while trying to get a PS3
Post by: Chief on November 18, 2006, 08:08:53 AM
LMAO @ store attendant setting up a RACE... WTF where did he learn his managerial skills?