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DoGGpound
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DoGGpound says:
au.gamespot.com/

Eighteen-year-old Peyton Strickland of Wilmington, North Carolina, accused of robbing a student of two Playstation 3 consoles at the system's launch, died Friday after being shot by police intending to search his home and arrest him. Another man, a 20-year-old student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was arrested Friday in connection with the robbery, according to a Wilmington Star News.

The victim of the theft was another student who had waited in line for three days to buy the two consoles at a local Wal-Mart. While transporting the consoles, four men drove up in a gold Pontiac, battered him with a blunt object, and took the hardware by force.
05/12/2006
Brisbane
Zhaz
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Zhaz says:
Damn. PS3 = violence. Very bad Sony, very bad. Shame on you for creating a console that attracts violence.
05/12/2006
pezza
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pezza says:
haha zhaz i can see your post dripping with sarcasm!
05/12/2006
Melbourne
austryhard
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austryhard says:
sh***********. Everyone in the wii ques hold hands
05/12/2006
Castle Hill, Sydney
mereshell
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mereshell says:
oh my god....poor guys, i cant believe the cops shot the guy to death...
05/12/2006
melbourne, victoria
meow-ludo
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meow-ludo says:
hope i don't get robbed on my way home from TRU!!
05/12/2006
Sydney
Micky_B
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Micky_B says:

meow-ludo said: hope i don't get robbed on my way home from TRU!!


me too, especially at midnight launch. wat TRU are you goin to?
05/12/2006
Sydney
meow-ludo
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meow-ludo says:
Moore Park. You?
05/12/2006
Sydney
Wegus
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Wegus says:
"A series of crimes has dogged the high-profile launch of the PS3 in the US, including a robbery at a California GameStop store, a shooting of a man standing in a line outside a Wal-Mart in Connecticut, and muggings near a Circuit City in Oregon. Similar crimes were reported when the Xbox 360 went on sale in 2005."

Holy crap, did the Wii launch in the US end up like this??
05/12/2006
Melbourne, Victoria
Rav3n
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Rav3n says:
Probably not since the Wii isn't as "rare" as the ps3.
I wouldn't worry about the wii tho, since down here its still kinda seen as a kids toy by most of the low lives that would pull this sorta crap!
05/12/2006
melbourne, victoria
pezza
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pezza says:
Sony has blood on their hands? Surely you jest. Since when does a manufacturer have to be responsible for it's customers actions in purchasing it's goods? Seriously, i know there is a lot of anti-sony sentiment on this site and thats ok, but to suggest that it is somehow partially sonys fault for people shooting each other is a bit silly.
05/12/2006
Melbourne
Rav3n
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Rav3n says:
Yeah i was kidding, I'll delete the comment even.
05/12/2006
melbourne, victoria
pezza
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pezza says:  
But you're right raven, it is strange how there isn't any of this with the wii, but the ps3 is getting this kind of publicity. For some reason, sony can do no right with the ps3 as far as the media is concerned. And nintendo can do no wrong!
05/12/2006
Melbourne
Rav3n
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Rav3n says:
Yeah its weird seeing the news do Nintendo in a good light, they normally just show Nintendo as the underdog. www.vooks.net/ Yet this shows the Wii in a good light, which will be good for its overall image.
05/12/2006
melbourne, victoria
 
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