By Brian Ashcraft, 7:00 AM on Wed May 9 2007, 1,373 views (Edit post, Set to draft, Slurp)

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This is a first for Britain. A teenager was shot three times last Wednesday in South London as robbers broke into the 18 year-old's home. They put a pistol in his mouth, demanding that the teen hand over his Xbox 360. A struggle ensued, leaving one of the robbers, 17, stabbed and the victim shot point-blank. Scare mongering follows when a "source" tells tabloid The Sun:

You're talking somebody being robbed and shot in their home for a games console. It's the sort of thing you'd expect in America, not here. The violence used was extreme.

Meaning British criminals are pansies? The police are looking for two or three black men, one of which was bleeding badly. So, let me get this straight: A group of men break into some kid's house with the express purpose of stealing an Xbox 360? Something seems off, missing — Even by The Sun's standards. Brian Ashcraft

Xbox Shooting [The Sun, Thanks The Gaffer!]