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[The Don]

Mexican police offer Xboxes for guns
As part of a trial initiative to get people to give up firearms, police offer a trade-in for consoles and PCs.
By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UK
Posted Mar 28, 2007 6:45 am PT

Police attempting to tackle the problem of crime in the inner-city barrio of Tepito, Mexico, have come up with a novel idea. They're offering citizens games consoles in exchange for guns, reports Reuters.

Under the program, part of a push against drug violence, a small gun can be exchanged for cash or for an Xbox console. The report doesn't state whether the consoles are the original Xbox or Xbox 360.

High-calibre weapons, for example machine guns, would be swapped for a computer valued at 8,500 pesos ($769).

The weapons which the police receive will be destroyed by the army, and those who give them up are promised anonymity. On the first day of the scheme, March 27, a police spokesperson reported that 17 guns had been handed in.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168193.html?...estnews;title;1

I think that's funny.

[CS]

This is stupid, some people will just keep the guns and then shoot the people that trade in so then they'll have both.

[bigpoppn]

It's a pretty good idea*wishes to go live in Mexico*