GTA on XBOX - Mind altering? It could be!

[michael]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 366932.ece

A SHOCKED dad bought a computer game for his son from a high street store — and found four ECSTASY tablets inside the box.
Richard Thornhill, 34, bought two pre-owned Xbox titles with his 12-year-old son Jamie from retail giant Gamestation in Cheltenham, Gloucs.

When he returned home he noticed an unusual lump inside the game’s inlay and was horrified to find the potentially-lethal ecstasy pills inside.

It’s believed a drug user sold the games back to Gamestation forgetting his illicit stash was hidden inside.

Now Gamestation — which has 240 stores nationwide — has been warned to check games packages before re-selling to children.

Mr Thornhill, from Gloucs, said: ”We bought the games and I dropped him off at home afterwards. I put the game down to one side and felt a lump.

“When I opened the box up the cling film wrap fell out. I couldn’t believe it. I know they are ecstasy tablets because they have the Mitsubishi sign on top of them.

“I’ve got two children and my son plays Xbox all the time. He could easily have opened the box up and found them.

“I dread to think what the consequences would have been if he had. He’s only 12. He could have died.”

Mr Thornhill visited Gamestation last Sunday to buy two second-hand Grand Theft Auto games for £30.

After discovering the Class A drugs — linked to 30 deaths a year — he took them to police.

He said: “It was a pre-used game, but that shouldn’t make a difference. My wife is beside herself over this because she keeps thinking about what could have happened and so do I.

“The store asked us to bring back the game and the tablets and told us we’d get a refund, but that’s not good enough.

“They shouldn’t be asking us to give the tablets back - what are they going to do with them?

“Their attitude has been awful. It was as though they didn’t really believe us. They did apologise but more needs to be done.”

Last night Gamestation announced an internal probe into the fiasco.

Seems very keen to point out his concern for his kids yet doesn't mention anything about his reason for buying them an 18 certificate game. Wonder if he buys them blue movies and booze too?

[RichardK]

By "more needs to be done", he means "I want some money from Gamestation".

Bloody idiot. Also, what 12 year old, particularly one being given games like GTA:IV, isn't going to know what a few E's are?

[RichardK]

By "more needs to be done", he means "I want some money from Gamestation".

Bloody idiot. Also, what 12 year old, particularly one being given games like GTA:IV, isn't going to know what a few E's are?

[SamUK]

probably got busted by his wife hiding pills and this is what he came up with.


if it was a new game then it should be in the news but not this.

[JohnnyC]

I hope he gets a big bloody fine for this - of course he won't

The shops would get a fine selling this game to kids, why not the parents?

PS. He looks like a thick mong anyway

[Nails]

I like his crap excuse for knowing that they are E's coz of the mitsi sign on them = meabning I used to take E's but not now andthey are bad. I know that if I gave some E's to my dad or some one that had never seen drugs he wouldn't know what they were.

[thai boxer]

Just look at the state of him!!

He looks like a pill popper and a damn smack head!

[Goto10]

By "more needs to be done", he means "I want some money from Gamestation".

lol, that's exactly what I was about to type :)
As for the Mitsubishi logo, personally I wouldn't have had a clue that indicated they were Es, I would've certainly suspected they were dodgy but having never partaken in such activities I genuinely couldn't have named them as ecstasy.
Judging a book by its cover, I'd say there were 8 tablets in that bag, but he only reported 4 ;)

[RichardK]

By "more needs to be done", he means "I want some money from Gamestation".

lol, that's exactly what I was about to type
As for the Mitsubishi logo, personally I wouldn't have had a clue that indicated they were Es, I would've certainly suspected they were dodgy but having never partaken in such activities I genuinely couldn't have named them as ecstasy.
Judging a book by its cover, I'd say there were 8 tablets in that bag, but he only reported 4

I absolutely will not take recreational drugs. My head's complex enough without help.

However, I still know the cultural reference to recognise Mitsi's when I see 'em

Thing is: Most schools are distributing drug awareness leaflets (No, not "Ask the techy teacher on Friday last period") - which contain pictures of the pills. If nothing else, kids won't be ripped off by being sold an orange tic-tac, man.

[nuttasie]

He looks a right chav daddy.is it not illegal to supply your kids with an 18 game?