[Crime] Court orders problem child to forfeit Wii, will return it if he behaves

[The Helper]

Forget 'scared straight' -- if you want to keep troubled youth on the right track, you've got to hit 'em where it hurts.

According to The Winnipeg Sun, that's the thinking of judge Marvin Garfinkle, who opted to grant a troublesome 12-year-old boy bail on condition that he surrenders his beloved Nintendo Wii to the court.

"He is pledging as a security, akin to a cash deposit, his Nintendo Wii," Garfinkle told the paper. "And if he doesn't comply, he loses it."

By "comply," the judge means "keeping the peace, appearing for court dates, living with his grandmother and participating in a bail management program." Failure to uphold any of those duties will result in forfeiture of the console.

Read the news here.

[ReVolver]

That's like taking alcohol away from a drinker, isn't going to help, just make it worst.

[CysticCraze]

I disagree, I think its a way he can help the 12 year old. I mean the kid doesnt understand money at that age so his parents/gaurdians would have to pay. This is a humane and simple way to punish the child for the time being.

[ElderKingpin]

i think the problem is. HES ADDICTED TO WII?