PS3 strikes again

[ViRaL1]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16042423/?GT1=8816

N.C. police kill suspect in PlayStation 3 robbery

WILMINGTON, N.C. - A teenager accused of robbing a student of two new Playstation 3s on the day the popular game consoles were introduced was shot to death by police sent to arrest him.

Peyton Strickland, 18, was killed Friday at a house he shared with three roommates, New Hanover County Sheriff Sid Causey said.

“If this boy would’ve come to the door, opened the door, we probably wouldn’t be talking,” the sheriff said Sunday.

Roommate Mike Rhoton said Strickland was unarmed, but may have been holding a video game controller when he went to the door as it was bashed in by officers.

Authorities promised Monday to fully investigate the fatal shooting. “No one is above the law and no one is beneath its protection,” District Attorney Ben David said. He declined to discuss details of the case.

The State Bureau of Investigation is examining the case and three deputies on the team were placed on paid leave, normal practice whenever officers fire their weapons, Causey said.

Arrest warrants alleged that Strickland, a student at Cape Fear Community College, and a University of North Carolina-Wilmington student stole two PlayStation units from another UNC-Wilmington student that day.

The sheriff said the robbery victim had waited three days in line to buy two Playstation 3 units for $641 each at a Wal-Mart. He was unloading the units at his campus apartment when one man beat him to the ground while another took the PlayStations, Causey said.

The sheriff said Strickland was shot by members of a a special police unit who went to help university officers serve warrants. He would not say why the special team was assisting.

Strickland’s dog, a German shepherd, also was shot to death.

The second man named in the warrants was arrested at another address and was released on bail on Saturday, authorities said.

The nationwide introduction of the Sony game system on Nov. 17 was marked by rowdy crowds and store stampedes. One buyer waiting in line at a Connecticut store was shot by armed robbers.

[budz]

WTF is this world coming to with these insane crimes for a freaking game console. I just got through reading that same article at SF.gate.com.

There's a saying in Japanese called, "Bachi", which means bad luck, bad karma, bad luck will come back to bite you in the ass. I don't agree that he should have been shot and killed but when you rob/steal from someone what do you expect.

[glockjs]

karma is a bitch. that guy got it bad :/

[BJ_M]

poor dog

[Noahtuck]

WTF is this world coming to with these insane crimes for a freaking game console.

A $600.00 game console!!! puleeeease...........
Where were you 26 years ago when i started hearing about these punks starting to shoot people for damn shoes!!!!!!!!! Bunch of crazy crack monkeys!!!!!!
I remember one time my dad asked why we had to carry certain "tools", when he was a teenage they never carried anything, and i said yeah, when you were a teenager people were not shooting people for their shoe's & coats

“If this boy would’ve come to the door, opened the door, we probably wouldn’t be talking,” the sheriff said Sunday.

Yep, see the way some of these punks run, move their hands around, reach into their pockets ect ect, and people wonder why they get shot
A cop has a gun pointed at me and is busting through a door i'm on the other side of and say's freeze..... i aint movin a F'n muscle!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember seeing on "cops" one time this lady cop was telling this guy in his car at night to put his hands on the dash and he kept reaching down to his floor, by his console & other seat and she had her gun out and kept teliing him like 5 times and the dude was just ignoring her
Some people just don't get it.... if they feel threatened or you move with something in your hand and they can't see it and you move fast looking towards them.... Buh Bye!!
They may end up being in the wrong but alot of good that does you.... you're dead!!!!!!

poor dog

Thank You!! I thought that also.
It's always pissed me off when i have heard of some cop(s) going into someone house and killing their dog, the damn dog is just protecting his territory and the cop is just a tresspasser as far as the dog is concerned.......