Facepalm: Kid Gets His Xbox 360 Banned for Pirating Games, Gets a Supportive BBC Column
How? That is the question I pose to you: how come people with non-triple digit IQs get positive treatment from mass media sources for violating the law? If there was ever a case for idiot identification cards this would be it.
A 25 year old BBC Radio 1 listener named Raz got his own column on the BBC Newsbeat site about his reaction to getting his Xbox 360 banned for pirating games. Raz, who had pirated "roughly 30-40 games," described his shock at having his console banned after signing in to Xbox Live to play Modern Warfare 2.
"At first I was in shock, I mean it's always at the back of your head using pirate games you know there's that possibility but you haven't heard about it, there's been no warnings and you haven't heard it happen to anyone in the last two years.
I wasn't expecting it. I was just like, 'OK, what do I do now? Is this just a joke?' So I thought, 'Let me restart the Xbox'. I restarted, signed in again, same message. I did that three times, same message. I was pulling my hair out thinking, 'No, why me?'
It's like telling someone their dog's just died. It was pretty much like that for me. I love it, I love playing Xbox live. I play with my mates all the time. It's just a good laugh, we all sit there chatting, playing games. Now I don't know what to do."
Raz went on to criticize the cost of gaming nowadays and called for a reduction in prices. My reaction: suck it up. You PIRATED games ILLEGALLY and you are SHOCKED that you were banned? The BBC, regarded as one of the most trusted news organizations in the world, instead gives you a column to voice your grievances. Way to go guys.
Serves you right being banned for your idiocy. Maybe next time you'll learn to actually pony-up some cash like everyone else.
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