As you may recall, a number of violent incidents were reported last week
surrounding the launch of the PS3. One of them was from my area--a masked
gunman reportedly robbed a GameStop at gunpoint and stole three PS3 consoles
the day before launch. Today, the newspaper is reporting that the theft was
staged by two 19 year-old GameStop employees. Way to go! Lose your cushy
job and start your adulthood with a criminal record...all so that you can
own a PS3 (or make a few hundred dollars selling them).
I'd hate to be the person who bought the stolen goods for $1,500 via eBay...
surrounding the launch of the PS3. One of them was from my area--a masked
gunman reportedly robbed a GameStop at gunpoint and stole three PS3 consoles
the day before launch. Today, the newspaper is reporting that the theft was
staged by two 19 year-old GameStop employees. Way to go! Lose your cushy
job and start your adulthood with a criminal record...all so that you can
own a PS3 (or make a few hundred dollars selling them).
I'd hate to be the person who bought the stolen goods for $1,500 via eBay...
At least no one got injured though, I'm surprised I didn't hear any "My grandmother got mauled by a mob of people when the trucks came with the new shipment of PS3's!" stories. I once heard a story where some lady broke her leg when a bunch of people ran into a store for cheap laptops when the store only had 2 in stock and 40 people wanted them, some promotions stores use to get you into them can be deadly 
although those were laptops and not new generation consoles...