PlayStation 3 shopper shot outside Wal-Mart (I am astonished)

pantophobia · 11.17.2006, 11:45 AM

after all is said and done, with less units for launch (200k tops) higher price ($600) and more rabid fanbase then X-Box, i expect no less then 6 murders, countless armed robberies and assaults, and about 25% recall rate for something wrong that will pop up in the blu-ray drive

PUTNAM, Connecticut (AP) -- Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new Playstation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot a man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.
In other states, customers pushed and shoved their way to the shelves to get at the limited supply, and in Kentucky, four people were grazed by BBs fired from a passing vehicle as they waited for a Best Buy store to open.
The two gunman in Putnam, Connecticut, confronted 15 to 20 people standing outside a Wal-Mart store shortly after 3 a.m. and demanded money, said State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance.
"One of the patrons resisted. That patron was shot," Vance said.
He said the two gunmen fled after shooting a 21-year-old Massachusetts man in the chest and shoulder. The victim was taken to University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. There was no immediate word on his condition.
Vance said police were searching for the suspects, both believed to be in their teens. He said one was wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun, and the other had what appeared to be a shotgun.
Aside from the police tape, things had returned to normal by midmorning at the Wal-Mart store in rural Putnam, a town of about 9,000 residents near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island state lines.
Short supplies of the PS3 and strong demand led to lines of buyers, some waiting for days, outside stores across the country.
In Palmdale, California, authorities shut down a Super Wal-Mart after some shoppers got rowdy late Wednesday. In West Bend, Wisconsin, a 19-year-old man was injured when he ran into a pole racing with 50 others for one of 10 spots outside a Wal-Mart.
In Lexington, Kentucky, someone fired BB pellets from a passing vehicle at people waiting outside a Best Buy store, according to television station WKYT, whose own reporter said she was among four people grazed while she interviewed buyers in line.
A Best Buy in Boston, Massachusetts, aware it had only 140 of the consoles, got smart about the big sale -- its employees gave out tickets to the first 140 people in line so everyone could go home until the store opened.

king_buzzo · 11.17.2006, 11:46 AM

shit... fucking fucktards....

they should ban ps3's i hate them

COPMUTER GAMES!!!!!

sonicl · 11.17.2006, 11:55 AM

I'm slightly disappointed to see that this shooting was actually just a mugging for cash, not a fight to the death over the last console in the shop. But how long 'til they release a game where you have to kick shit out of, or, failing that, kill, other shoppers in order to get into a shop acquire your video game console? Then the "life imitates video games" brigade will really have something to get worked up about.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 11.17.2006, 12:13 PM

My friend was insulting people in line calling them losers and stuff and none of them would go after him because they didn't want to lose there spot.

We were actually gonna go back last night and mess with them more, like throw bags of shit at them and see if the smell is enough to get them to leave the line. Just test peoples limits (have you seen The Magic Christian?) I joked and suggested picking their pockets while they were asleep. Now I really wish I didn't make that joke.

But seriously, what fucking moron resists 2 robbers with guns? Your life is more important than your money with which to buy a PS3 the next day. And the robbers robbed 15 people, I'm sure there will be a pretty big investigation, they'll get caught anyways.

Richard Pryor on Fire · 11.17.2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

I'm slightly disappointed to see that this shooting was actually just a mugging for cash, not a fight to the death over the last console in the shop. But how long 'til they release a game where you have to kick shit out of, or, failing that, kill, other shoppers in order to get into a shop acquire your video game console? Then the "life imitates video games" brigade will really have something to get worked up about.

haha REP!

Trasher02 · 11.17.2006, 12:46 PM

ps3 sucks
WoW rules.

11.17.2006, 12:48 PM

kill them all.

hey alex · 11.17.2006, 12:49 PM

damn, well, at least we, kentucky, only had BB gun shooters.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 11.17.2006, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Trasher02

ps3 sucks
WoW rules.

WoW = Heroin.

static-harmony · 11.17.2006, 12:54 PM

That's why I wait till two years after to buy the game. It is cheaper and has more games.

Trasher02 · 11.17.2006, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

WoW = Heroin.

Heroin rules!

BsideDirtyGuido · 11.17.2006, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Trasher02

Heroin rules!

Maybe they should make a PS3 game about getting a PS3 game! you have to deal with bb gun shooters, muggers. and just because you make it the the last level (walmart) doesn't mean you win, cause you still have to deal with shitty customer service.

king_buzzo · 11.17.2006, 01:11 PM

what exactly is wow?

static-harmony · 11.17.2006, 01:12 PM

Wow- Working On Walmart?

Trasher02 · 11.17.2006, 01:21 PM

World of warcraft.

Butters go buy world of warcraft before we all murder you.
Does it sound familiar yet?

noisemachine · 11.17.2006, 01:48 PM

Me and a friend were actually planning on driving by our local Kmart and peggeing everyone with waterballoons waiting outside last night. But for some reason we decided against it. Wouldn't have even thought about guns, but whatever works.

pantophobia · 11.17.2006, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trasher02

ps3 sucks
WoW rules.

don't cast your intimidating shout on me, i'll summon goddamn scorpions on you

king_buzzo · 11.17.2006, 02:38 PM

ps is waaay overrated and pricey.

psp is usefull though but i dont see myself buying it ever

HairwayToSteven · 11.17.2006, 04:46 PM

I was bored and checked eBay for PS3's....and holy shit!!! Alot of them are for between 1-3 grand! That's insane. Now I wish I had waited in line for a couple days so I could turn and sell them for a nice profit, damn.

!@#$%! · 11.17.2006, 04:50 PM

this is hilarious

and i thought that walmarts were guarded by laser-shooting robots...

11.17.2006, 11:45 AM	#1
pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	after all is said and done, with less units for launch (200k tops) higher price ($600) and more rabid fanbase then X-Box, i expect no less then 6 murders, countless armed robberies and assaults, and about 25% recall rate for something wrong that will pop up in the blu-ray drive PUTNAM, Connecticut (AP) -- Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new Playstation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot a man who refused to give up his money, authorities said. In other states, customers pushed and shoved their way to the shelves to get at the limited supply, and in Kentucky, four people were grazed by BBs fired from a passing vehicle as they waited for a Best Buy store to open. The two gunman in Putnam, Connecticut, confronted 15 to 20 people standing outside a Wal-Mart store shortly after 3 a.m. and demanded money, said State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance. "One of the patrons resisted. That patron was shot," Vance said. He said the two gunmen fled after shooting a 21-year-old Massachusetts man in the chest and shoulder. The victim was taken to University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. There was no immediate word on his condition. Vance said police were searching for the suspects, both believed to be in their teens. He said one was wearing a ski mask and brandishing a handgun, and the other had what appeared to be a shotgun. Aside from the police tape, things had returned to normal by midmorning at the Wal-Mart store in rural Putnam, a town of about 9,000 residents near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island state lines. Short supplies of the PS3 and strong demand led to lines of buyers, some waiting for days, outside stores across the country. In Palmdale, California, authorities shut down a Super Wal-Mart after some shoppers got rowdy late Wednesday. In West Bend, Wisconsin, a 19-year-old man was injured when he ran into a pole racing with 50 others for one of 10 spots outside a Wal-Mart. In Lexington, Kentucky, someone fired BB pellets from a passing vehicle at people waiting outside a Best Buy store, according to television station WKYT, whose own reporter said she was among four people grazed while she interviewed buyers in line. A Best Buy in Boston, Massachusetts, aware it had only 140 of the consoles, got smart about the big sale -- its employees gave out tickets to the first 140 people in line so everyone could go home until the store opened.
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11.17.2006, 11:46 AM	#2
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	shit... fucking fucktards.... they should ban ps3's i hate them COPMUTER GAMES!!!!!
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11.17.2006, 11:55 AM	#3
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	I'm slightly disappointed to see that this shooting was actually just a mugging for cash, not a fight to the death over the last console in the shop. But how long 'til they release a game where you have to kick shit out of, or, failing that, kill, other shoppers in order to get into a shop acquire your video game console? Then the "life imitates video games" brigade will really have something to get worked up about.
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11.17.2006, 12:13 PM	#4
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	My friend was insulting people in line calling them losers and stuff and none of them would go after him because they didn't want to lose there spot. We were actually gonna go back last night and mess with them more, like throw bags of shit at them and see if the smell is enough to get them to leave the line. Just test peoples limits (have you seen The Magic Christian?) I joked and suggested picking their pockets while they were asleep. Now I really wish I didn't make that joke. But seriously, what fucking moron resists 2 robbers with guns? Your life is more important than your money with which to buy a PS3 the next day. And the robbers robbed 15 people, I'm sure there will be a pretty big investigation, they'll get caught anyways.
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Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	ps3 sucks WoW rules. __________________ 666
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11.17.2006, 01:11 PM	#13
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	what exactly is wow?
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noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	Me and a friend were actually planning on driving by our local Kmart and peggeing everyone with waterballoons waiting outside last night. But for some reason we decided against it. Wouldn't have even thought about guns, but whatever works. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	ps is waaay overrated and pricey. psp is usefull though but i dont see myself buying it ever
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HairwayToSteven children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iowa. Posts: 266	I was bored and checked eBay for PS3's....and holy shit!!! Alot of them are for between 1-3 grand! That's insane. Now I wish I had waited in line for a couple days so I could turn and sell them for a nice profit, damn.
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	this is hilarious and i thought that walmarts were guarded by laser-shooting robots...
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