Canadian Judge Takes Boy's Wii Over Bail Money
A 12-year old Canadian lad was ordered to give up his Wii as bail after repeated run-ins with the law and infractions that include smashing school windows, pool cue head-beatings and punching classmates.
So Judge Marvin Garfinkle allowed the kid to go free as long as he keeps his court appearances and adheres to other release conditions like living with his meemaw - but the judge claimed the boy's prized Wii as bail.
The lil rascal's lawyer, Serena Puranen, insists that her colicky client isn't a bad egg, he's just "repeatedly finds himself in the middle of sticky situations."
"I know it doesn't look good," Serena Puranen said. "I've never seen him enraged, I've never seen him upset. He's a 12-year-old who is generally quite scared."
Listen, if some funny-named Canadian judge took away a game system every time I found myself in the middle of a sticky situation, I'd be playing Gears of Coconuts with my bestie Wilson the volleyball. Then again, this could be a wake-up to Nintendo to further reduce the price of the Wii: when your system becomes collateral for nefarious criminals like the Winnipeg Bandit here, you've gotta rethink your value strategy.
Wii Bails Out Felonious Juvenile [GamePolitics]
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Posted to Miscellany on 30 October 2009
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The Canadian legal system adapts itself to the context of the application of law more smoothly than the US legal system. I think taking his Wii as bail was intended to be a currency exchange that was meaningful to the defendant. At 12, he likely has no money to speak of and would not really internalize the impact of a monetary bail. But yank his Wii, and he'll feel it.