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Crab exchange game pirate fined £3,000
Pirate who swapped pirate games for a box of crabs gets fined £3,000
In what could be seen as a sideways movement for the piracy police, a man who exchanged pirated games for a box of fresh crabs has been fined £3,000.
George Clarke of Snowdon Terrace, Seamill in North Ayrshire originally intended to sell his pirated games to trawlermen returning to Troon Harbour, South Ayrshire. However, as the trawlermen didn't carry any cash to shell out on dodgy games, he instead exchanged his wares for a box of fresh crabs.
Later that day, Clarke found that he couldn't hide under a rock forever, as police and investigators from North Ayrshire Trading Standards raided the crab-lover's home in a pincer movement, discovering three computers and a pool of over 200 discs of illegal games, which were later examined by ELSPA (the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association).
ELSPA's managing director, Michael Rawlinson, disappointingly resisted the urge to discuss crustaceans, but pointed out the seriousness of game piracy. 'The copying of computer and video games software and any other multimedia product is illegal and has a negative impact on both local and national businesses,' said Rawlinson. 'ELSPA would like to thank the efforts of North and South Ayrshire Trading Standards in their attempts to remove illegal products from the marketplace.'
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and seafarers of any description are always warning about the dangers of crabs and this soft-handed land-lubber obviously paid no heed to the trawlermen's warnings about the doom and horror crabs inflict on humans. My Grandad has a simple solution to this...he eats as many of them as he can
Comment by EdArch at 1:30am 18th January 2008
I know a club in manchester where you pay £10 to get in and leave with crabs ...
Comment by paulpowers at 4:38pm 17th January 2008
3k is a lot of dosh to shell out for crabs. I'll get my coat.
Comment by dedlite at 10:09am 17th January 2008
Well i ended up paying £3000 for some guy to give me crabs....
Comment by Snubbsy at 9:42pm 16th January 2008
Police had issues controlling the subject but a swift blow to his underside resulted in massive internal bleeding, rendering the man helpless. (Police attacked the giant enemy crabs underside for massive damage)
Comment by Ratkid132 at 7:30pm 16th January 2008
If it were me I would have scuttled out of there before the police came... My puns never were good :-/
Comment by PyrO_PrOfessOr at 4:26pm 16th January 2008
Poor guy had to shell out £3000? His eyes must have been out on stalks when he heard.
Comment by deancairns at 3:58pm 16th January 2008
Arrested later that same day? Snappy police work.
Comment by Rob2109 at 2:18pm 16th January 2008
Mike Rawlinson must have been in a crabby mood when CPC contacted him...
Comment by KHenry_07 at 1:10pm 16th January 2008
But at least it was a transaction between only 2 different people
Comment by mrjimmyos at 12:50pm 16th January 2008
the puns are at the same time awful and godly
Comment by wegreenall at 11:16am 16th January 2008
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