News Robbery, shooting in PS3 line

Ooooo-kay, the world has gone nuts... but step away for a sec and take a look through my overly-cynical eyes... Im not a blame thrower, but can anyone say this "stock crisis" wasn't awfully convenient, just happened to gaurentee as much media penetration as possible without the massive advertising costs? new tech launches are always shy on stock, but this was daft! I dont blame Sony for mass hysteria or for random acts of violence, but i hate the false hype that surrounds every launch, is a month or two without a PS3 really going to kill you? (maybe if you wait in line)

In the same breath, would you sleep next to a cash point with £300 in your hand? easy target anyone?

 

All these stores are run by morons, how hard would it to make some sheets a week before and get people to come in sign their name and put down a pone number. Randomly pick the 10 people the night before and wow all your units are sold and you also got tons of people into your store before they are pissed off that they won't be able to buy one. How long can it take a store employee to phone 10 people? not that long. It is not like each store would have to phone a bunch of people like they would if they did the same thing for the Wii launch lol.

 

The stores should do that.

 

http://cad-comic.com/comic.php?d=20061117

i blame this guy.

 

Stonewall's got the solution...sign up on a list or enter a raffle well in advance of the console release with no time pressure, then stores select winners at random a day or so before launch. That would solve everything. It'd also even the playing field for people who want to actually play the console -- there's a lot more motivation to stand in line when you think you'll make $3000 on ebay...but that's just lame when it limits the number of gamers who get the console at a fair price.

Anybody else thinking about how retarded the robbers were in this story? I'd imagine that nobody standing in line intended to pay with cash (this is a credit card country...and at the very least people would be paying with a check). So these fools probably thought "oo oo 20 people all with $600, we're gonna be rich!" when the average guy in line probably only had $30 or so.

Hmm...with the stupidity, the desperation for money, and somebody's note above that it was some "white thugs"...i'm starting to wonder if Kevin Federline was involved.

 

Well, there is a simple workaround to these problems...

WAIT 2 MONTHS

 

Well you'll always have riots and fights and stuff for any product if there is a higher demand then supply. Good for business bad for people.

Its just like Maxx Barry's book: Jennifer Goverment where the shoe store sets up a hit on local stores to show people are so excited they are killing over thier product, and thus driving up the demand even more. (Cause, gosh, if people are KILLING for them, it has to be a cool bit of kit.)

Feel bad for the man who was shot though, but the robber doesn't surprise me. Im more surprised no one has been mugged after buying them. I mean *walks out with a PS3 and gets beaten to a pulp*.

Oh well. This is our society.

 

Remove the americans rigth to have firearms

This is a story about gun crime.

No its ridiculous allowing anyone to have a gun. It being a line of people outside a shop for a PS3 has nothing to do withit. It could of been anything or any que anywhere.

Doubt he was a fan boy as id say 90% of the people there are just trying to make a quick $

 

You're right, the first story is about gun crime. However, your premise that removing our right to own firearms would have solved this is deeply flawed. There was mention of the criminals being approximately 17 (though Neo's incident may have been different) and in the US you have to be 21 to own a handgun (which I presume the weapon to be)... Whole lot of good gun control did for the victim! It would have been much more effective if someone was (legally) concealed carrying. They would have been able to protect the victim as well as neutralize two criminals.

 

I hope Sony is held liable for the damage and all that. They're just as guilty as the retarded wal-mart manager who decided that people should play musical chairs as a raffle (yes, the man with the dislocated jaw is going to sue).

 

I have to disagree with you, simply because it is illegal for *them* to buy a gun, doesn't mean they couldn't have taken them from their parents or whatever, sort of like teenagers can take their parents car for a joy ride.

Make guns illegal in general, and you'll have less guns in circulation, which means less guns for idiots like these to shoot people with.
While you can never get all the guns off the streets, you can make it harder for the opportunist which I think is reason enough.

 

seriously lol, why the hell wait overnight to get one. id much rather wait a few months than freeze my ass off outside a retail store in the pitch freakin black waiting to catch a bullet =S it isnt the end of the world if you dont get one right this moment is it??

 

My point is that it's already illegal for those ~17 year olds to have the gun just like it is illegal for kids to drive their parent’s car. Is that not enough? Should it be double secret illegal?

If you look at crime rate in places here in the US where guns are banned and where they are not you will notice that the places without guns have higher crime.

Anyways, aren't you guys trying to ban swords now in the UK? I think its time to just accept that some people are evil and opportunity is not the same as cause. But that's just my opinion. I won't tell you to operate in your own country.

 

I can't see why you'd wait outside just to play it, but some of those have sold for $10,000-$15,000 on ebay! Though I can't see why you'd pay that much for one either...

 

jesus christ, you mayswell get a WC qaud core with 8800GTX in Sli and a 42 inch tv to view it all on and then have 5 grand spare, jesus h christ what is wrong with people =S

 

I don't think The Man needs either

 

I want to see someone here try to blame this on Sony. Like, "Sony didn't make enough PS3's and caused all of this!"

 

no this is purely down to the stupidity of human nature. happens with the lanch of "the next big thing" every time

 

Actually, no, it's not. It's a story about the PS3 and some stupid tragedies that happen when a highly desired product launches.

Please stay on topic and can the anti-American rhetoric. Thanks.

/kicks thread back ON TOPIC.

 

How can Sony be liable. They did not comit the crime in any way. If people like to camp outside a shop with $500 (what ever the PS3 cost in USA) in their pocket then they are asking to be robbed. They should be able carry any amount of money without the fear of being robbed, but these days in USA and UK you have to be careful.

But Sony cant be sued or anything as they didnt do anything. They didnt make people camp outside days before their launch or even get someone to mug the poor people outside.

Edit: Something I said upset the mod. Its gone now