UK Asylum Gives Serial Killers Wii Consoles as Part of "Treatment"

By David Savage in Gaming News
Monday, January 4, 2010 at 2:46 pm
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​According to The Sun, a high security insane asylum in the UK called Broadmoor Hospital has been lavished with 22 Wii systems, valued at 5,000 Euros, thanks to the good British taxpayers. The "hospital" is home to the criminally insane and the video game systems are being supposedly part of the patients' "treatment".

The Sun's source had this to say:

"When you think of their crimes and the misery they have caused, you have to ask if it's right for society to pay to entertain them. This cash could have been spent improving care in the wider NHS. In the meantime all we hear is laughter as patients play with their new toys."

Considering the hospital is already equipped with plasma televisions, Xbox and PlayStation systems, the addition of the Wii had to be made -- if only to give patients a proper choice for their gaming entertainment! 

A spokesperson from Broadmoor claimed the Wii systems are meant to increase exercise (while using Wii Fit). But I think we can all call bull on that statement. If I were a British taxpayer, I would be calling up someone in power and demanding some answers!

I'm sure there is some orphanage in the UK that could use those systems for a better cause. Heck, if every orphanage in the UK have proper entertainment, I'm sure there's an old folk's home that could use them (see picture of happy old people playing Wii above).
Tags: UK, Wii
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