In Northern Ireland, a 13-year-old boy was hauled before a judge to answer for a string of burglaries. The judge asked to know what among the boy’s possessions matter most to him. The Xbox 360, the lad replied. Dumbass.
When judges ask a thing like this, they mean to trick you, young criminal. And now the gaming console has been confiscated, to be returned to him “when the charges are disposed of”.
The unnamed boy faced five counts of burglary for allegedly stealing two electric drills and a mobile phone from four locations, including a high school and shopping centre, between March and May. The judge also ordered that he be “electronically tagged”. Ouch.
Jake
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:01 PMfacepalm
Daniel
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 1:24 PMthis.
f4ction
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:06 PMStealing two drills and one phone from four locations… for five charges? 3 items stolen… 4 locations… 5 burglary charges?
… what am I missing? It’s been a long day, so maybe I *am* missing something
Maria
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:20 PM3 mobiles stolen from 3 different places + 3 electric drills.
Glad I passed math and logic problems at school.
Maria
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:21 PMSorry, 2 electric drills… bit too quick on that math quip I just made :/
Maria
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:21 PMNope… still got it wrong… I’m just going to stop trying!
Maria
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:24 PMNo wait… the math is wrong on the items.
2x electric drills @ 1 location
4x mobile phones @ 4 locations
6 items stolen.
5 locations that the burglaries happened.
Yay the caffeine kicked in.
Stefan
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 1:33 PMbahahaaa
Awnshegh
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 4:51 PMGold star for you – Funniest thing I’ve read all day and a grat, if unintential, piece of comedy gold.
warcroft
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 7:14 PMNo, it says “stealing two electric drills and a mobile phone from four locations”
So thats a total of eight electric drills and four mobile phones.
AnonymousPessimist
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 6:30 PMI laughed my ass off.
4th time is the charm, apparently.
Exaemo
Friday, July 1, 2011 at 2:18 AMIt’s cute when lay people try to figure out law.
But it’s wrong
Seegrey
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:24 PMI’m guessing burglary doesn’t necessarily involve theft, given it’s just breaking and entering at it’s core – breaks into 5 places, steals from 3.
Alternatively, the article went whup-whup and didn’t communicate that the 360 was stolen, and because of the value of it, counts for a double mulitpler.
SunSkorpion
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:26 PMNo I think you’re right. I picked this up too. My first thought was, ‘Wow, one of those items must have been in two places at once…’
#35
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:26 PMperhaps he stole two drills and a mobile from each of five locations :p
maybe its just not worded properly & the five charges include things like breaking & entering & tresspassing…
Karachi King
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:33 PMMaybe he stole two drills and a phone from each of the four locations?
The fifth charge was probably for being Irish. ;)
Jamie What?
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:10 PMWhat a time to be honest.
ash
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM‘and a mobile phone from four locations,’
A mobile phone? Was it the same one he stole four times… not a very good thief.
marty
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM@ f4ction – thats 8 drills and 4 phones. LOL.
Foxe
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:34 PMf4ction you’ve unwittingly broken the CIA’s secret code and will now be targetted for termination.
Thom
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:40 PMActually, I hear the kids boxed red-ringed when he was a 11, and he’s exclusively Sony now, so not as dumb as you might think.
ba!
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:51 PMI guess the next thing he’s gonna steal is an Xbox
Rod
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 12:53 PMI wonder if they happen to have checked the serial number of that XBox against any recent stolen item reports…
Qumulys
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 1:00 PMpffft, kid is lazy. The Grinch stole christmas.
Shane
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 2:01 PMGood thing it was his brother’s xBox.
MadDogMike
Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 8:29 PMI love poetry, and a glass of scotch, and, of course, my friend Baxter here.
Dean
Friday, July 1, 2011 at 11:13 AMCool… I like cheese.