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Convicted child killer gets a free Wii for his troubles? photo

Notorious British child murderer Ian Huntley is reported by The People to have been given a Wii to stop him going through with suicide threats, and warders have been ordered to play with him. According to the report, he was first given a GameCube but complained it was out of date, so the prison upgraded his system. How nice for him.

Huntley is one of Britain's most detested figures after he was found guilty of murdering two schoolgirls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, in 2003. He has tried to commit suicide three times, and apparently Franklin Prison is so desperate to keep him from succeeding, they're prepared to do whatever he wants to keep him happy. 

"Huntley has been asking for a Wii for months," states a prison source. "When he moved to Frankland in February he was given a Nintendo GameCube -- but after only a few weeks he began complaining it was out of date. Management are desperate to stop him going though with threats he's made to kill himself and by giving him a Wii they believe they can take his mind away from harming himself in any way."

The People is a publication that enjoys its celebrity scandal, but with the way Britain's prisons are run, I wouldn't be shocked if this turns out to be true. According to the article, Huntley gets his own TV and CD player while warders are instructed to pamper him. If true, this is pretty disgusting stuff all round, yet sadly ... not shocking at all.








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CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:19
CypherVR
cereal, what? XD
commish's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:22
commish
just another fucker who saps our tax dollars, fuck him, if he's upset, he has just one operation to perform: /wrist
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:23
pendelton21
...why do they not want this sicko ending his life? Your country's customs confuse me, Sterling.
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:23
ThunderHeartXI
Gamecube > Wii.

What a dumb cunt.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:24
Aaron Mxy Yost
And it would be such a great loss for the world if the guy did actually follow through with the threats to off himself?
Mista Smegheneghan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:24
Mista Smegheneghan
if he wants to kill himself, let 'im
cap123's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:24
cap123
i could do with a wii...

i'm getting idea's here.
Zen Albatross's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:26
Zen Albatross
What an ingrate. Take away all his toys and let the bloke hang himself. Prisons are crowded in Britain anyway, no?
thunderleg's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:27
thunderleg
They should be selling tickets to watch this sack kill himself... then use the proceeds towards something good, like dolphins or lolcats or something. Oh, I guess there's always the family of the murdered.
Cheezeitz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:30
Cheezeitz
.....What the fuck.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:31
The Amazing Shenazin
and him killing himself would be a bad thing why?
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:32
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
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So if you say(and attempt) to kill yourself over in Britain, you get free stuff? I need to move over there then, I'm in the wrong country.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:34
wardrox
I laugh because if I didn't I would cry.
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:34
Oni
Reminds me of Paul Bernardo, one of Canada's most notorious prisoners and multiple murders. In his cell, he has video games, movies, cable television (hell, I don't even have cable TV), and his cell is also private. Since when does a person convicted of brutally murdering multiple people deserve that shit? He should have to make like Sisyphus for his entire sentence, not play No More Heroes in his cell.

Toss a couple of razor blades into his cell and tell him to either man up or shut up. Also, remind him that it's down the block, not across the street.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:34
Darren Nakamura
I'm sure I'm not the first to say it, but why don't they just let him kill himself?
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:35
Syn
Who the hell's idea was this? Someone choke that motherfucker!
Mista Smegheneghan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:38
Mista Smegheneghan
i'd advise against that, Palidi. it's full of idiots. i should know, i'm surrounded by them ¬_¬
moshakirby's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:38
moshakirby
@commish

Why do I get the feeling you don't even pay taxes, or read the article, or even really care?

just another fucker who SAPS OUR TAX DOLLARS, fuck him, if he's upset, he has just one operation to perform: /wrist

What? YOUR? DOLLARS?
Prick.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:40
MechaMonkey
I miss the days when we just hung guys like this from the nearest sturdy branch.
vrplumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:45
vrplumber
Playing the Wii is a fate worse than death, so I can see how that would be an effective punishment.
bbysknnr6's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:48
bbysknnr6
I will give my Wii and Mario Galaxy to the first inmate to shank this piece of shit. I will also throw in Mario Kart if said inmate succeeds in killing him.
JACK of No Trades's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:48
JACK of No Trades
This is why I hate people.

So punish the innocent and reward the guilty? Don't you just love society?!?!?
Knigge's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:49
Knigge
Seriously? Who gives a shit if he's happy. Let him die and make the world happy.
's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:50
Clint
Fake Colonel: Rights of criminals are given more respect than the privacy of their victims.

The Patriots were right!!! :O
Zeno's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:52
Zeno
Giving him a Wii?

That's cruel and unusual punishment.
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:55
Daxelman
I guess Suicide is serious shit in Britain.

Maybe every time someone kills themselves, they make the workers stay an extra year or something.
GrayFox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 18:55
GrayFox
Don't worry guys, a few hours of waggling and he'll be killing himself in no time. Well played Franklin Prison, well played.
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:00
Cowboy TTop
This is why Great Britain is losing its greatness, because of PC bullshit like this.

If he's bored, what they hells wrong with a chessboard, some books or some playing cards? All the jails are full and our government has no balls half the time anymore.

I'm sorry to see my taxes being spent on this fucker, because some are too chicken to let him top himself. If he wants a Wii, his family or himself should be paying for it. If that's how it was purchased, then I really don't care what he does with it, despite him still not deserving such perks.

Yanks, at least your government actually believes in cons still doing hard time, where ours just wants to rehab them all, when they should be serving our society in payback somehow.
Jamie McGinn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:04
Jamie McGinn
They don't want him to off himself because it would look bad on the prison. So they're trying to keep his mind off killing himself to protect their reputation.

Let the fucker kill himself.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:10
Clockwork
One of the weirdest things I've heard in a while.
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:12
Mushman
Disgraceful, simply disgraceful.

What an absolute idiotic situation, he should not even be allowed the wii.

I've just lost some faith in the engilish legal system.

What asshats,really.
Qwikstreet's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:15
Qwikstreet
Can we not just give a 360 with the powerbrick submerged in water? He can play new games and commit suicide at the same time.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:18
Aziel13
no freaking way
give him the death penalty, not a Fecking wii
ghets's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:20
ghets
So if i ever get arrested in the U.K. i can just tell them they better set me free or ill kill myself?
Aksumka's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:22
Aksumka
@Quikstreet: lol
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:28
Maurice Tan
I wonder if the nunchuck attachment is strong enough to hang yourself with a wiimote+nunchuck?
Endstiem's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:43
Endstiem
He complained the Gamecube was out of date and they gave him a Wii? Fuck, maybe the prison guards have a really great understanding of irony.
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:43
RICHARD BLOCKER
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
slapme7times's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 19:52
slapme7times
Why not simply shoot criminals in the head rather than paying 100,000$ or 50,000 pounds a year to keep them in prison?
konchu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 20:09
konchu
Ok so they give him what he wants so he doesn't kill himself that is a plain silly. I understand they should keep an eye on him if he is suicidal and I could understand why someone that was disturbed enough to kill 2 young girls might have the metal issues to go through with a suicide or maybe a little remorse for his crimes. But to give in is just bat shit crazy they will have every prisoner out there trying this crap. They should just watch him close, maybe even get him on proper meds if needed but do not give into these demands if he does manage to kill himself really what is the loss here.

Well I give him about a month till hes demading something else.
ace of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 20:12
ace of knaves
I had the exact same thought as Professor Pew.
Max Power's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 20:14
Max Power
CypherVR: cereal, what? XD

Quick, hide the Cheerios, it's a cereal killer!

Ahem, sorry.
Kasmodiah's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 20:44
Kasmodiah
If I murder entire kindergarten, will I get both XBOX and PS3? And some cupcakes? Oh, I love cupcakes! Wait, what? WTF happened with gangbang raping on a death row waiting list?! Sweet Raptor Jesus! Fuck!
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 21:04
mix
Let him kill himself....geez
weiseguy17's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 21:10
weiseguy17
If this was an American prison, he probably would've had the living shit beaten out of him within a couple weeks of getting in, instead of being waited on hand and foot. Child killers are the lowest of the low, even in prison.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 21:13
The Amazing Shenazin
ironic considering the gamecube has better graphics than the Wii

OOOOOOOH BURN!
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 22:06
TrailerParkJesus
Lay off him guys. The Wii is punishment enough.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 23:06
parrothead
That is one way to finally get a Wii
bam2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/08/2008 23:09
bam2003
this is disgusting, he should be locked in solitary confinement for life, padded walls is what he needs, not a wii
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