Man Shot While Waiting in Line for PlayStation 3

[CrONoS]

Man Shot While Waiting in Line for PlayStation 3

PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) November 17,2006
Connecticut State police say two armed suspects tried to rob a line of people waiting to buy the new Playstation 3 gaming console in Putnam and shot one who refused to give up the money.

State police say the two confronted a "bunch of people who were in line" outside a Wal-Mart store shortly after three this morning and demanded money.

One of the patrons resisted and was shot.

Vance says two gunmen fled, and the victim was taken to University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. There's no immediate word on the victim's condition.

Vance says police were searching for the suspects.

Short supplies of the PS3 and strong demand led to lines of buyers, some waiting for days, outside stores across the country.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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[Caligastia]

These people need to get lives.

[Kuciwalker]

@ Cali

[BeBMan]

How you can line up for hours or even longer for something like this is beyond me.

[DaShi]

Sony must be so excited about this.

[Elok]

This article leaves out all the important details. Does the guy keep his place in line, or does he forfeit it by going to the hospital?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by DaShi
Sony must be so excited about this.

Because people would kill for the PS3, or because killing potential customers is a way out of production shortages?

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Elok
This article leaves out all the important details. Does the guy keep his place in line, or does he forfeit it by going to the hospital?

Indeed important to know! I bet Sony gives him a free PS3 (or maybe Wal-mart does) ...

The robbing-a-line-of-PS3 buyers makes a lot of sense though. They all probably have a decent amount of money (in general), and some probably have $300 in cash ... I see many movies being made of this in the future

[Winston]

Originally posted by snoopy369
I bet Sony gives him a free PS3 (or maybe Wal-mart does) ...

I bet they don't, for fear of people lining up and saying "Oh! Could you shoot me too, please??"

[Winston]

BTW snoopy, you have so much stuff in your location field that it misaligns the start of your message field.



A space inserted before and after the slash in "Organizer/Treasurer" would likely correct it.

[Spec]

What did I miss!!? Sorry guys, I was in line for days waiting for my new PS3!

Spec.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Winston
BTW snoopy, you have so much stuff in your location field that it misaligns the start of your message field.



A space inserted before and after the slash in "Organizer/Treasurer" would likely correct it.

LOL ... that's not my addition, so go ask DanQ or someone to fix it It looks fine on my screen, perhaps you have an insufficient screen resolution

[Winston]

It was just an observation. Yours is the only location field that does it.

[rah]

Adding the space seems to have fixed it.

[Winston]

Indeed.