Student Faces Jail: Gambles Away £28K Xbox Theft Money
Stupid boy does stupid thing, gets caught.
A student who set up a site selling copied Xbox games looks likely to receive a custodial sentence in the coming days, something that will doubtlessly send out a severe warning regarding the consequences of copying and selling videogames.
Simon Baith, from Great Cornard in Suffolk, pleaded guilty to breaching copyright laws and could face the dreaded soap and showers, surely a worse fate for geeks than the type suffered by the usual jail clientèle of joyriders and smackheads.
The thing that bothers SPOnG is how incredibly stupid Baith was in getting caught and having nothing to show for it. Now, we've done some pretty stupid things. Marcus once spent half an hour trying to bargain his way into a strip joint in Wakefield (we'll make no comment on why anyone would want to see naked miners' wives) after drinking nine pints of strong lager and dripping most of a curry down his white shirt. Adam once allowed Stefan to talk him into breaking into a building in Soho and climbing to the very top of the scaffolding after nine pints of lager as 'that view would be amazing!'.
Baith however tops this. Not only did he set up a website openly advertising his wares (War3Z?) with no attempt to conceal his identity: he netted £28,000 and lost the lot on Internet gambling sites.
Simon Baith, from Great Cornard in Suffolk, pleaded guilty to breaching copyright laws and could face the dreaded soap and showers, surely a worse fate for geeks than the type suffered by the usual jail clientèle of joyriders and smackheads.
The thing that bothers SPOnG is how incredibly stupid Baith was in getting caught and having nothing to show for it. Now, we've done some pretty stupid things. Marcus once spent half an hour trying to bargain his way into a strip joint in Wakefield (we'll make no comment on why anyone would want to see naked miners' wives) after drinking nine pints of strong lager and dripping most of a curry down his white shirt. Adam once allowed Stefan to talk him into breaking into a building in Soho and climbing to the very top of the scaffolding after nine pints of lager as 'that view would be amazing!'.
Baith however tops this. Not only did he set up a website openly advertising his wares (War3Z?) with no attempt to conceal his identity: he netted £28,000 and lost the lot on Internet gambling sites.
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realvictory 14 Jan 2006 12:52
1/3
He should have spent about £10 on one of those "How To Win At Internet Gambling" books, and then he could have made millions!
The thing is, gambling isn't really a good investment, because it's likely you're going to lose. He should have bought shares or something. I would have spent it on a good car, I think.
The thing is, gambling isn't really a good investment, because it's likely you're going to lose. He should have bought shares or something. I would have spent it on a good car, I think.
fluffstardx 16 Jan 2006 10:32
2/3
What a tit.
Having lived near Wakefield for most of my life, I too think trying to bargain your way into one of their strip clubs would be a silly thing to do...
Having lived near Wakefield for most of my life, I too think trying to bargain your way into one of their strip clubs would be a silly thing to do...
DoctorDee 16 Jan 2006 17:26
3/3
fluffstardx wrote:
What a tit.
Me for trying to get into the Blue Rooms with curry on my shirt? Or Mr Loserthief, for thefting and losing a 350ZXworth of cash?
Having lived near Wakefield for most of my life, I too think trying to bargain your way into one of their strip clubs would be a silly thing to do...
I wouldn't know, having never been in one of our strip clubs.
But I likes nekkid ladies.