US police have launched a criminal investigation after a child was advertised for sale on Xbox Live.
Xbox_live_child_sale This Xbox Live mock-up was created after a girl was offered for sale online
Image courtesy of Kotaku
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, based in Florida, said that an Xbox Live member recently posted …
Presumably she gets a few calls to buy her daughter every so often anyway so it wasn't until you noticed they were coming in unusually fast that she realized something was up.
What if the kid was the one pulling off the prank?
However, I'd have to say that those callers are idiots. Who in their right mind would believe someone would actually sell a kid in something like XBox Live? It is obvious that such a post is a joke.
American police in "taking things too seriously" shocker
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It was a joke. Don't be such a bunch of tards. Laugh it off, call the callers morons (which they are) and spend your time doing something more worthwhile.
"By the 18th or 19th call, I knew something wasn't right"
Darwin was wrong after all!
Anyway, why X-box? I would have advertised on Craigs List or eBay.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Anonymous Coward
I like seeing this sort of thing on The Register, really I do
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But given that almost all IT news involves the ultimate use of hardware somewhere why, unless someone is implying some dark depths that I didnt think suitable for a family publication (ahem) like El Reg, is it in the Hardware News section?
Or did we think that the Sods section might be, err, a bit close to the bone?
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Child offered for sale on Xbox Live
US police have launched a criminal investigation after a child was advertised for sale on Xbox Live. Xbox_live_child_sale This Xbox Live mock-up was created after a girl was offered for sale online Image courtesy of Kotaku The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, based in Florida, said that an Xbox Live member recently posted …
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Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 19:58 GMT
Morris Maynard
Gadzooks! #
A felony rap seems way harsh for this prank. What was the worst outcome of this even if not discovered by the coppers?
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 19:58 GMT
Anonymous Coward
"By the 18th or 19th call, I knew something wasn't right," #
None too fast on the draw, is she?
Or maybe she usually gets sixteen or seventeen angry calls every day, so she didn't notice anything amiss until the extra ones started arriving...
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 20:01 GMT
Hollerith
and up until the 18th or 19th call??? #
The first dozen or so didn't make her think 'hmmm, this is odd' ???
Was it her own child desperately trying to find a new home with a mother who had a brain?
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Hmmm #
Presumably she gets a few calls to buy her daughter every so often anyway so it wasn't until you noticed they were coming in unusually fast that she realized something was up.
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
Tanuki
Jonathan Swift was right. #
How old was the child on offer? Was it purely milk-fed?? How much did it weigh???
I'm thinking of Mr. Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and wondering what wine would go best with the aforementioned infant.
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
Toastan Buttar
Manos... #
...Hands Of Fate !
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Be a idiot/jerk/stupid, go to jail #
I like it.
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
Daniel B.
Prank? #
What if the kid was the one pulling off the prank?
However, I'd have to say that those callers are idiots. Who in their right mind would believe someone would actually sell a kid in something like XBox Live? It is obvious that such a post is a joke.
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
John Stirling
aww #
As the 'happy' father of a child that age, the picture makes me melt.
On the other hand - £50 and she's yours.
(JOKE!)
Posted Wednesday 11th March 2009 23:39 GMT
Neoc
Usual suspect: #
The first two things I'd check:
1) Does the girl offered for sale have a brother? Brother may be jealous of the attention the girl is getting.
2) Does the woman have a boyfriend? Boyfriend may look upon the kid as a nuisance.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
P. Lee
Merkin law doesn't have humour #
See responses to "yes of course I have a bomb in my bag" at the airport.
Ask a silly question, get an OTT response.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Felony charges #
Seriously?
For something that is quite original, gutsy to actually do it and obviously not for real?
(And quite funny as well)
Paris, for she would be happy to be taken this seriously.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Seán
Jebus wept #
Is there any limit to how humourless that country can be
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Greg
American police in "taking things too seriously" shocker #
It was a joke. Don't be such a bunch of tards. Laugh it off, call the callers morons (which they are) and spend your time doing something more worthwhile.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Wize
There should be some charged #
The idiots making the nasty calls.
If something nasty is posted on the net, its usually not done by the person saying 'please call me on 555 8724'.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Paul
FELONY? #
I mean... it is pretty funny.
And she'd probably get paid in Live Points, too. \o/
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Sceptical Bastard
No shit, Sherlock? #
"By the 18th or 19th call, I knew something wasn't right"
Darwin was wrong after all!
Anyway, why X-box? I would have advertised on Craigs List or eBay.
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 10:22 GMT
Anonymous Coward
I like seeing this sort of thing on The Register, really I do #
But given that almost all IT news involves the ultimate use of hardware somewhere why, unless someone is implying some dark depths that I didnt think suitable for a family publication (ahem) like El Reg, is it in the Hardware News section?
Or did we think that the Sods section might be, err, a bit close to the bone?
Posted Thursday 12th March 2009 11:54 GMT
Nameless Faceless Computer User
Could have been me #
I would have put my sister up for sale in a heartbeat when I was younger; but, the technology did not exist at the time.
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