Boy Calls 911 to Question Legality of Xbox Punishment
When we were kids, it was the worst punishment imaginable. How could our parents, the heartless tyrants that they were, take away our video game consoles? There was nothing we could do about it, except huddle up in our rooms and stare at those lonely, desolate, blank screens. At least, that's what we thought. But a 15-year-old from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, decided he wouldn't take his punishment lying down. According to the Chicago Tribune, the unnamed boy dialed 911 Sunday because he wanted to know if his parents were within the law when they took away his Xbox. He hung up the phone before asking the question, but police still came to his house and backed up the parents' decision, telling the boy he should respect his elders.
Apparently, people abuse the emergency call service quite often -- calling to complain about fast food service or to prank authorities. But this kid should know better. Even that guy whose dog spent all his Xbox Live money didn't call the cops. [From: Chicago Tribune, via Kotaku]
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