I'm sure we've all thought about killing a GameStop worker, but none of us are stupid enough to go into a store and actually promise it. One man in Michigan did, after failing to return his Xbox 360 without a receipt, and promptly got himself arrested for it.
The 43-year-old man was enraged over the store's refusal to accept his console without a receipt and said he would kill somebody. This was taken seriously enough to warrant the arrival of a team of cops in "active shooter response" mode. Employees and customers waited in the back while the cops set about slamming the man into a counter and arresting him on the spot. A search of his bag found a stun gun -- illegal in Michigan -- which the man tried to claim was for self defense.
"It was an interesting day here at the GameStop," said worker David Roman.
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2:40 PM on 12.03.2009
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I didnt NOT know Jesus posts on Dtoid, that is amazing!
I must lol at that retarded 43 year old "Take my damn console or I'ma kill you all" needs serious help.
Wait, you mean he failed to return it with a receipt right?
A search of his bag, cops found a bottle of enema--which the man claimed was for his wife.
Also,
"....failing to return his Xbox 360 without a receipt..."
"...enraged over the store's refusal to accept his console with a receipt.."
Sounds like somewhat of a contradiction to me, I could be wrong I'm not a nazi grammer person :/
Along with the above posts this makes for a great article. Keep up the good work!
Hey, I wasn't there and all I know about anything or anyone involved was this article.
Maybe he was a deranged lunatic. I'm just saying my spider sense with the limited details wonders if it's more that people are so jumpy and scared they might have over reacted to an admittedly stupid thing to say. Just, he might have simply had a minor temper tantrum and used the wrong words. Maybe the pigs need to chill out a level or two before throwing people down.
Just a thought. Aw screw it. Taze him and Youtube it. I need some entertainment right this second.
Anyhoo, @mix, article link says without, but more importantly also says
"Lyczkowski said the man could face charges for possession of a stun gun, a four-year felony, and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor."
So in other words, the guy could get quite a bit more punishment out of having the stun gun, as opposed to actually threatening the poor employees with death, another glorious use of our judicial system, though at least it will hopefully keep him from pulling a stunt like this again.
Article says he tried to return in it, threatened them, then told them he was going to his car to get something. I doubt many people promise to kill people and then tell them they're going out to their cars to 'get something'.
Serious business.
That is SOOOOOO much worse than this story. You win?
But not stunguns apparently.
Just thought I'd point that out. Story is hilarious regardless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEQOvyGbBtY
Now, I've worked on both sides of the counter at GameStop. When I worked register, I heard far worse than, "I'm going to kill somebody if they don't return this console." Hell, there was worse said by customers when we didn't get enough strategy guides for the launch of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for N64.
As a customer of GameStop, I have definitely wanted to punch a few of the shower-less, a-holes employees that tell me a game I am picking up is 'retarded.'
There is always two sides of the story, but I guess a good rule of thumb is, "when escalating your threats of violence, please don't carry weapons (lethal or no) on your person. It just doesn't help your case."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEQOvyGbBtY
Enjoy!
I usually get it the other way. I've wanted to punch shower-less, a-hole customers that demand me pick a game out for them, and then blatently go back and buy the worse piece of shovelware they can find, and tell me I don't know anything. I'm not sorry those people bought Carnival Games against my better judgement, HA. Serves them right.
Being an official Grammar Master, it actually can go both ways! :D
I have never seen my boss get quite so angry.
You are quite right, there are definitely more shower-less on the customer side of the counter. I was talking about my own personal experience with a few select GameStop, Babbages, EBX employees that would berate my purchases in front of other customers. Games like 'God Hand' and 'Victorious Boxers' were, in their words, "a waste of my money."
I really have a problem with pretentious store clerks who tell me that Madden is better than anything Clover ever made because it has sold more.
I had threatened him with much worse than death, actually made him cry by threatening to kidnap his DS... it was fun, but I got myself banned from the store. Anyway... my point is, dealing with the clerks at GameStop has never been a good experience, they're paid to ring up my purchase and shut the fuck up. But... it goes both ways, some of the people hanging out in there just... have to stop... existing...
"Don't you test these things before you sell them?!"
Umm... durrr... it wouldn't be 'new' anymore if we did, would it.
And moreover, GameStop won't take known modded 360s, because of the very same XBL ban that may have gotten this guy to rage in the first place. In my experience, the worst GA (who doesn't get fired over whatever) isn't as bad as some of the "customers." They want what they want and they'll subconsciously make whatever "plot holes" they need to in order for things to look "win-win" in their heads... until it isn't.