PS3 Japan Launch - Chinese Nationals hired to stand in line

[ArthurDigbySellers]

This article is from an email sent to Kotaku. It is a very interesting and I have never heard of this type of thing happening.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/foreigners-and-fights-ps3-jpn-launchs-dark-side-214130.php

 

[CounterSeal]

I was just about to make a new topic about this!

This article shows just what can potentially happen come this Friday for us. So far, I haven't read anything about actual muggings and robbings of people for their PS3s in Japan... And given that we're in America where the crime rate is much higher statistically, it could be much worse. Especially if you're camping out in an urban area.

Be prepared to brings friends and/or defend yourself if the unfortunate insues.

 

[niceguy]

[quote name='CounterSeal']I was just about to make a new topic about this!

This article shows just what can potentially happen come this Friday for us. So far, I haven't read anything about actual muggings and robbings of people for their PS3s in Japan... And given that we're in America where the crime rate is much higher statistically, it could be much worse. Especially if you're camping out in an urban area.

Be prepared to brings friends and/or defend yourself if the unfortunate insues.[/quote]

I'm paying my neighbors son,17, $50 to stand at a 24 Hr Walmart from 2am Thursday to midnight Friday for my PS3. I asked him how much and he said $50.00:lol: . That's a little over 2 bucks an hour:lol:

 

[niceguy]

[quote name='lebowsky']This article is from an email sent to Kotaku. It is a very interesting and I have never heard of this type of thing happening.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/foreigners-and-fights-ps3-jpn-launchs-dark-side-214130.php[/quote]


Can't this be considered human trafficing.

 

[icruise]

How? They're not selling people, just paying them to stand in line.