Activision PR manager took large amount of funds.. : Othor Games

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:23 pm

Are you people happy now we have a honest and nice person in charge of PR now?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/activision-pr-manager-took-29k-from-call-of-duty-budget-6407396

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:56 am

Saw this earlier. Didn't surprise me at all unfortunately. Activision is terrible.

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:57 am

Ha Ha Ha... srs. They act like mini rockstars now.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:10 pm

Activision is terrible.

They're terrible... for having a thieving employee steal from them?

Interesting.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:58 am

Would have gone to some other useless crap.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:28 pm

Saw this earlier. Didn't surprise me at all unfortunately. Activision is terrible.

It should have surprised you, considering that person did it without Activision knowing. This could happen to any company, regardless of how their known by the public. The only person to be blamed is the one who did it.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:55 pm

Surprised it was only 29K.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:23 pm

It should have surprised you, considering that person did it without Activision knowing. This could happen to any company, regardless of how their known by the public. The only person to be blamed is the one who did it.

Yeah, there were some news a while ago about a similiar thing happening in a local grocery store I usually go to, some cashier took some money lots of times over the years and then the total amount was like $14k or something.

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

Think the worst case i've heard of a person stealing money is a Girl Scout troop leader, or something along those lines. The woman used the money to get "perks" and such. Not sure if the group ever recovered the money that woman squandered.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:46 pm

Hah, I wonder how many gamers will justify her acts soley because she's a woman. (Let's not kid ourselves, plenty of lonely geeks who go by 'Female? Clearly innocen!')

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:16 pm

Not surprised.

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:52 am

What I want to know is, if you are going to steal $29K, why buy six iPads?

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:53 am

What I want to know is, if you are going to steal $29K, why buy six iPads?

She wanted to support Apple.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:56 pm

Both Kirton and Kaye avoided prison, with Kirton being sentenced for 18 months with a suspended sentence of two years. Kaye was given a nine month sentence suspended for 12 months, and was also ordered to perform 80 hours of unpaid work.

Sentenced to what? It said they avoided prison...in any case...

Stealing $29,000 from a developer equals no prison time and some community service. Illegally downloading a CD equals a 2 year sentence and $150,000 fine?

Guess equality is an illusion...

LOL

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:28 am

Sentenced to what? It said they avoided prison...in any case...

Stealing $29,000 from a developer equals no prison time and some community service. Illegally downloading a CD equals a 2 year sentence and $150,000 fine?

Guess equality is an illusion...

LOL

Wow, I just realized that the justice system is pretty [censored] [censored]. Not that I thought it was decent to begin with.

Make of those two words what you will, anything works.

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:20 am

Wow, I just realized that the justice system is pretty [censored] [censored].

Make of those two words what you will, anything works.

Our justice system favors those with money and influence. These guys got off way too light imo.

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:20 am

These guys got off way too light imo.

I agree. It's hard to even discuss the reasoning behind the sentencing of these kinds of matters without sounding like a broken record.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:48 pm

80 hours of unpaid work? I can't imagine executives getting paid hourly. Probably some arbitrary number deducted from salary that makes no reasonable impact.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:23 pm

80 hours of unpaid work? I can't imagine executives getting paid hourly. Probably some arbitrary number deducted from salary that makes no reasonable impact.

I figured it was some type of community service, like picking up garbage or something. But then I read the link again, it says they were 'ordered', not sentenced. Why the hell would they get to keep their job after this?

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:57 pm

I figured it was some type of community service, like picking up garbage or something. But then I read the link again, it says they were 'ordered', not sentenced. Why the hell would they get to keep their job after this?

I guess I didn't consider that. For some reason the lack of the actual words "Community Service" threw me off. Seems odd.

I highly doubt they'll keep their jobs. They'll most likely be blacklisted from their line of work, basically nullifying their degrees. Sometimes Justice doesn't come from the court system.

» Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:48 am

Why are they getting off with such light sentences? What part of "embezzeling 29,000 dollars" warrants 9 to 18 months in prison?

I sometimes think the world would be better off if robots determined sentencing, humans are clearly incapable of doing it right.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:44 pm

PR personnel misrepresenting facts for financial gain? Say it ain't so.

» Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:34 pm

Hah, I wonder how many gamers will justify her acts soley because she's a woman. (Let's not kid ourselves, plenty of lonely geeks who go by 'Female? Clearly innocen!')

Dude, what the hell? Nobody made this about gender until you...

Sentenced to what? It said they avoided prison...in any case...

A suspended sentence means that if she commits any other crimes (within two years, in this case) she gets that time added on to her sentence. It's basically a glorified slap on the wrist, but it's common for first offences for non-violent crimes. I know it seems like no punishment at all, but bear in mind they'll probably also sue her in civil court, and it's unlikely she'll be able to get another job in the industry any time soon.