Low down dirty... mother... !@#$
Q:Who steals consoles from kids with cancer?
A: This douche bag.
News of this guys douchebaggery was posted over at Kotaku He broke into Carolinas Medical Center, that helps take care of kids with cancer (KIDS... with CANCER!?) and made off with 5 consoles. Consoles that directly aid in the patients escape from the hell that is their treatment.
This servers as a reminder that no matter how bad things get for you personally, someone will always have it worse, and then have their console stolen when they need it the most. If you can't help the lynch mob track this guy down and string him up by his balls from a flag pole, maybe you can help by making a Donation to Child's Play.
As you go into the holiday buying frenzy you might want to set a few bucks aside for a charity that makes a hell of a difference in peoples lives that desperately need it. Especially a charity like Child's Play, Most of you probably already donate and if not you should. Come on its for kids and GAMES!?
If for whatever reason you can't donate, send a message along to Gabe, Tycho or Kirstin Lindsay the contact person for Child's Play, urging them to do something awesome and further a great cause with some good publicity.
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When I was young my N64 was stolen while I was away on holiday and I lost all my progress in games since it didn't save to memory cards.
But these kids are far worse off and it's good to see EA replacing them. EA got a lot of bad press in the past but they've done so much better over the years and I am certain applying to them for my first ever job will be a good choice for me.
"This story really struck us at EA. We can't believe someone would do this right before Christmas and victimize kids recovering from cancer no less. We've made contact with the hospital and EA's going to step up to replace the Carolinas Medical Center's consoles before Christmas and hook them up with new games as well. Hopefully this will brighten up the kids' holidays. Thanks for bringing this story to the attention of the industry."
Update 2: The Halo Waypoint team at Microsoft dropped us a line to let us know that they also had a care package on the way."
While he may need to be drug out to a field, beaten and castrated with nail clippers--at least some good came of this
What a effing douche bag. Kill him with fire!