PS3 hopefuls shot with BB's at Kentucky Best Buy

If you thought shacking up outside of a Best Buy in near-freezing temperatures (say, Ann Arbor, Michigan) for nearly two weeks is hardcore, imagine how folks waiting in Lexington, Kentucky felt when a drive-by shooter let the pellets fly into a group of PS3 hopefuls. Apparently bitter and distraught from not getting their name on a (shaky) pre-order list, enraged suspects drove by a Best Buy on Nicholasville Road and "injured four people with BB pellets," including a news reporter who was conducting an interview with one of the campers. Although none of the folks were seriously injured, we can't help but wonder who pulls off a drive-by shooting with cameras rolling, and moreover, did the "mildly wounded" individuals waiting in line forfeit their position to visit a hospital? The soldier in us says negative.

[Via digg]

[strider_mt2k @ Nov 16th 2006 10:55AM]

You'll shoot your eye out kid!

In the words of Chris Rock, "I'm not saying they should have done it, but I understand."

[James @ Nov 16th 2006 10:56AM]

So which is it, BBs or pellets?

[Nate @ Nov 16th 2006 10:58AM]

I was the second gunman on the grassy knoll

[delerious @ Nov 16th 2006 11:01AM]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHHAHHHHAH! Hilarious. Sitting ducks.
lol, @ Nate.

[DEEZNUTZ @ Nov 16th 2006 11:03AM]

Man, I feel partially responsible for this... I made a comment about a drive by SAN ANDREAS style on the PWNED post 2 days ago!

OK I'm over it.

[Jeremy @ Nov 16th 2006 11:10AM]

I would've used eggs, and done it yesterday. Bruises heal quickly enough, but the stickiness and smell would be much nastier after 3 days.

[Jon @ Nov 16th 2006 11:16AM]

LOL im bringing weapons when i pick my preorder up tomorrow

[Jim Snyder @ Nov 16th 2006 11:17AM]

Bah, this isn't funny. It's not terribly terrible but the shooters are complete losers.

[klaymen @ Nov 16th 2006 11:30AM]

well, if they were airsoft BBs (most likely) then it's not bad at all. those sting for a second, but that's about it. they are way less painful than paintballs.

[Matt B @ Nov 16th 2006 11:27AM]

Getting BB'd at BB. Oh the irony.

Seriously though, what is wrong with the youth of our country for someone to think this is 'a good idea'? The curse of a thousand wolves upon them.

[Andir3.0 @ Nov 16th 2006 11:38AM]

Unless of course you shoot one or the other at close range and happen to hit an eye...

[TwilightGhost @ Nov 17th 2006 3:45AM]

You miss the point.
They drove by a group of people and fired a weapon at them.
I'll say it again. They discharged a weapon into a group of unarmed people.
Why? Because they didn't get a fucking pre-order on a fucking video game system.
Airsoft BB and harmess or not. If this does not outrage you then I would apreciate it if you just shut up and die kthx.

[bsm0f0 @ Nov 16th 2006 11:44AM]

hahaha, thats fucking awesome ... drive by ... 8yr old style. What I liked most about the article ... was if you look at the links on the bottom of the WYKT page, it's "man killed in car accident", "teen killed ..." blah blah ... and this article makes the BB assault sound more serious.

sigh ... that was a good laugh.

[Sean Cooper @ Nov 16th 2006 11:52AM]

I live in Lexington and one of my roommates got hit by a BB walking down the street one day.

[robert semp @ Nov 16th 2006 12:07PM]

IT WAS BILL GATES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DWells55 @ Nov 16th 2006 12:38PM]

klaymen, that depends greatly on the type of airsoft gun. My propane powered Desert Eagle .50AE shoots right around 380FPS and will make you bleed at some ranges. And my 280FPS full auto P90TR will Leave nasty welts. And well, you do NOT want to be hit by my friend's 430FPS sniper rifle.

[Porkchop Flavored Cupcake @ Nov 16th 2006 1:05PM]

RIDE OR DIE!

[Zuke @ Nov 16th 2006 1:22PM]

Pathetic. Those asshats are bigger losers than the ones standing in line! Too bad THEY didn't get chased down and given a San Andreas-style beatdown.

[JamesB @ Nov 16th 2006 1:29PM]

What's pathetic is that it doesn't sound like they got caught. There are only 2 ways out of that parking lot. How the perps didn't get the snot beaten out of them is beyond me. I would have gone on a rampage and smited the bastards.

[strange as it seems @ Nov 16th 2006 1:35PM]

sounds like a loser to me.
either they are unemployed or have no life at all. i dont find it funny either, if that happened to them/you, see if you could still laugh. if you could then, more power to you.

that's weird, if you could not get one, then wait.. be civilized.

[timothytmaiden @ Nov 16th 2006 1:47PM]

PWNED!

[Brian Wilen @ Nov 16th 2006 2:11PM]

Hmmm... I know who did it.

Who wants the PS3 to fail.

Who wants to break those who buy it..

Microsoft!

[tekdroid @ Nov 16th 2006 2:17PM]

either way, hype sure does build for ps3 with articles like this.

A bystander sed: "I expect graphics like THIS to be on the ps3! Now you know what we're risking our lives for... real life!"

A Sony spokesperson was unavailable for comment.

Seriously though, I would have expected cameras to be around most public spaces. In which case I think they'll be identified pretty simply.

[Molnek @ Nov 16th 2006 2:21PM]

See I'm not surprised at all by this people are stupid and when given a weapon they get stupider, this may seem cruel but I lost my faith in humanity shortly after I began to work in customer service.

[James @ Nov 16th 2006 2:22PM]

Well I'm only waiting for a Wii, but I'll be toting my pocket knife, peppery type spray, and Kevlar vest.

[J @ Nov 16th 2006 2:26PM]

While waiting in line at a md best buy people around me were shot with paint balls, some buff dude chased him into the distance I dont know if he caught him. Luckily I was in a sleeping bag..

[Chris @ Nov 16th 2006 2:35PM]

That's what you get for being a camper!

[Philip @ Nov 16th 2006 2:50PM]

@ chris, nice work man, nice work

[Mir ist egal @ Nov 16th 2006 2:56PM]

This kind of behavior signals a breakdown in the social order. Chaos. It reduces us to jungle law. Despicable.

[Mike Street @ Nov 16th 2006 2:58PM]

There where shot with wii wii guns

[Press er John @ Nov 16th 2006 3:03PM]

JamesB has a good point. I live 5 minutes from that Best Buy, and that's not a parking lot you can get out of easily or quickly if you're in a hurry. Those guys should have been caught easily...

[yes @ Nov 16th 2006 3:24PM]

They aren't kidding about Ann Arbor. It's freezing.

[Alf @ Nov 16th 2006 3:28PM]

I would have shot back... Although not with any kiddie shit. I've got the good ole' carry and conceal. Never leave home without it!

[wslcrew @ Nov 16th 2006 4:25PM]

I'm in Ann Arbor and it's cold and rainy right now. Anyway I will probably drive by BestBuy tonight just to see if there're any idiots waiting...

[Rafy @ Nov 16th 2006 4:32PM]

These are the same type of kids that would take a gun to school and shoot people randomly. And everyone that thinks this is funny how about one of the people they shoot is a loved one. It's just sad....

[Thoth @ Nov 16th 2006 5:33PM]

alf: right there with you!

[Ben @ Nov 16th 2006 6:04PM]

if they arnt missed in the days (weeks?) they have been camping out, and wont be missed in the weeks after they get their PS3, when the spend all day playing video games, would they be missed if they were shot?


I'm just sayin'..........

[Whynot @ Nov 16th 2006 6:30PM]

With stuff like this happenning, it won't be long until we hear about: "4 year boy shoot his mother with father's railgun! Kid's justification, "I wanted cookies and mommy said don't eat before dinner"!"

Hmmm, looks stormy outside, I'll take my bulletproof coat with me...

[justdave @ Nov 16th 2006 8:09PM]

There's no way I'd be fucking around shooting people with BB's in the US. Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to gitmo they go...

[Flip21 @ Nov 16th 2006 10:52PM]

Sounds like terrorism. Find something in the Patriot Act that will support such a charge.

[Zuke @ Nov 17th 2006 2:58AM]

Man, those asshats doing the shooting are bigger losers than the guys waiting in line. Too bad they weren't chased down and given a beatdown San Andreas-style. No excuse for that. Hope someone got the license plate!

[Pal @ Nov 17th 2006 5:04AM]

Only in America!

[Matt @ Nov 17th 2006 8:54AM]

I cant wait till 99% of these goofs realize that they waited in line for absolutely no reason and start to cry. The wailing and grinding of teeth will be deafening. Seriously, if you show up to a store and 3 people are in line, just leave, odds are only one of them will be getting one.

[pudders @ Nov 18th 2006 6:31PM]

Getting shot at is not funny!

Camping out for a PS3 now that's funny!