14 DAY TRIAL // A 14-year-old kid from Mt. Victoria, New Zealand decided to break one of the Ten Commandments and stole an Xbox 360 from another kid's house. Maybe he had cheap parents that never got him a gaming system, or maybe they just couldn't afford it, whatever the reason, he must have been a frustrated child to have gone and done something like this.
Now, here comes the good part. After breaking in, stealing the machine (with games and everything) and taking it to his own place, the brilliant kid called Microsoft and reported he couldn't get online to play his stolen games as the original owner had already made an XBLA account. Stupid huh? There's more, and yeah...I couldn't believe it myself. The kid realized he also needed an extra cord to make better use of the stolen machine and guess what: he called Microsoft again and ordered one.
After this entire masquerade, the cops finally showed up at the kid's house and arrested him with the charge of stealing $700 worth of property. But there's good stuff involving the police too, and didn't you guess it? It appears that Microsoft has some sort of a policy that says they don't necessarily have to help the police when faced with a situation like this. What?
They said something about protecting customer information and stuff, but how does that help the customer when his goods have been stolen and the only way to bring them back is to let the police put it all together? "We genuinely would like to help as much as possible," said Microsoft product manager in New Zeeland, Thomas Hunt also implying that Microsoft's highest priority, in a situation such as this, is protecting the customer's privacy at all costs. Well, how do you like them apples?
So before you log out and leave home, be sure to lock the door. You never know what your neighbor's kid is planning while you're reading this article.