Might be true, but if his parents had $1400 to pay his ransom, then I don't think being strapped for cash was an issue. That, and he must have had a tv if he was asking for a wii.
He lives in China... so we should take into consideration the act that he might not have a TV. If this were the case... I'm curious as to what he'll do to buy a TV.
"In other news, Hsu Lin, a man from Beijing, has kidnaped his father in exchange for a TV. Fortunately, he has been captured and his hands have been cut off.
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Did it really cost less to hire 2 guys to kidnap him than it would cost for him to buy a wii?
$1400 = Ransom
$363.91 = Wii
$1036.09 = ???
Well, looks like one big bill... Besides, when he gets a Wii, how can he play it without getting seen!?
making Engadget news = priceless.
The funny thing about all this is that he's going to do exactly what I did with my Wii. It's collecting dust when I'm not playing GameCube games...
I stood outside for 7 hours for this damn thing on launch day... and this douche is so desperate he hires people to kidnap him? Oi vei...
It's China. Lower-class city workers often make less than USD100/mo. Rural areas can get much worse.
@kamokazi
Might be true, but if his parents had $1400 to pay his ransom, then I don't think being strapped for cash was an issue. That, and he must have had a tv if he was asking for a wii.
he shoulda just gotten a Vii
He lives in China... so we should take into consideration the act that he might not have a TV. If this were the case... I'm curious as to what he'll do to buy a TV.
"In other news, Hsu Lin, a man from Beijing, has kidnaped his father in exchange for a TV. Fortunately, he has been captured and his hands have been cut off.
The Beijing Olympic Games......"
@jupiterthunder, kamokazi was referring to why the 'kiddnappers' would cost so little. Obviously, this dude's parents had a decent amount of money.