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According to New York Newsday, two teenage thugs in Brooklyn murdered Christopher Rose (15) by stabbing him in the chest when he wouldn’t hand over his iPod to Samuel Darran (16) and Daryl Stephen (17) on Saturday.
Newsday notes that “Police also have reported a wave of iPod robberies… It’s believed that most robbers kept the devices, which can retail for about $100 to $500, for personal use rather than selling them. ”
I know this is no consolation to the Rose Family (I’m very sorry about your son), but I’ve got a solution to the problem of iPod theft: exploding iPods.
Apple was sued by the Pod People a few months ago when their overpriced iPods crapped out after a few weeks of use. Apple didn’t admit to wrongdoing in the obviously faulty non-removeable batteries in the iPod, but once the lawyers were knocking on their doors, Apple offered to replace the failed iPods.
If Apple replaced the failed batteries with a small explosive device akin to the M-80 firecracker so many of us will be exploding on this Independence Day, the victim of iPod theft could hand over their iPod, wait until the thief starts to run away, and then remotely explode his iPod.
From then on, potential iPod thieves will constant be wondering: “Does this guy have the exploding iPod? Do I take the chance of stealing this iPod and have it blow a hole in my lazy ass when I put it in my pocket?”
I doubt Apple will do it (even though the technology to implement such a device would be highly advanced) and the State of New York would probably consider it a firearm and ban it…
I wonder if the NYC City Council will consider banning knives in light of the tragic death of Christopher Rose at the hands of iPod thieves? Or will they ban iPods?