There is a bit of an uproar in the United Kingdom over a report from The Sun, which reveals that residents of the Broadmoor Hospital are living their days at the facility by watching plasma-screen TVs and playing Wii Fit.

The problem? Broadmoore Hospital is a psychiatric institution that houses some of the most infamous killers in all of England, including the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe (seen left, in an image I am shocked has not been given the YTMND treatment yet). Apparently Mr. Ripper and other killers, like Robert Napper, have come to enjoy the Wii so much that Broadmoor Hospital has put in an order for several extra Wiimotes and copies of Wii Fit.

The story “broke” when a source inside Broadmoor contacted The Sun to convey their frustrations, saying in part:

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.

The hospital itself claims that the games are part of the patients’ treatment as well as increase exercise. Personally, if you want to mellow out a serial killer you may start by getting games slightly more mellow than Wii Fit. After all, the last thing a psychologically unstable motherfucker needs is to have a piece of software call them fat, which sends them into a rage and driving them to roam the streets killing “the thin people”. Give ‘em games like Flower or Tetris. Something truly relaxing where no harm could be done.

You know, if you absolutely insist on giving these cretins video games to begin with. Personally, I’d rather see them burned at the stake.

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