That's great, but what evidence does she have that a video game was the cause other than uninformed speculation? Show me the research and I will consider her argument.Kortney said:
9 year old boy commits suicide, videogames to blame....really?
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The same can't be said for ITV news though. Jesus it's fast becoming the new FOX/Daily Mail.Tdc2182 said:
That's not just retarded, that's pants-on-head retarded. We should ask that doctor if she has trouble dressing herself in the morning. Seriously, that's just stupid.olikunmissile said:
[sarcasm]Yeah, video games, that must be it. I'm sure he wasn't having family troubles or being bullied at school or anything. [/sarcasm]
All of you guys are tools. Clearly games are at fault. After all, everyone knows how popular "Hanging Simulator 5000" is! And when you win, it mails you your own noose.
ugh.
ugh.
Wait a minute. Am I the only one here who thinks the police need to make absolutely sure he killed himself, and wasn't actually killed by the nurse? I have no more information than the CNN coverage, and maybe they did this already, but all the same I'd like to see in print that they're sure he hung himself in a bathroom, and that this isn't some kind of weird cover-up.
No, I'm not paranoid. I just don't like having half-assed information.
BTW, that talking head they paid to talk about a case to which she has absolutely no ties only blamed TV and video games because modern parents blow a gasket if you imply their kids are screwed up because they're terrible parents (probably because they suspect it's true). If we had no entertainment media other than Bible verses printed on beef jerky, they'd be blaming the Bible Jerky every time their kids do something lethal. Therefore her specific comment about video games doesn't deserve any acknowledgment. What DOES is the fact that corporate media will attack any industry, art form, etc., as incarnate evil simply because idiots with children hate having it pointed out that that's what they are.
I'm not saying this kid's parents did something terrible to him. What pisses me off is that they can't do more than give that a passing reference, because their audience just wants to hear how something they don't understand is invading their homes and making it impossible to raise their children right. Even if it's something as seemingly innocuous as Bible Jerky.
No, I'm not paranoid. I just don't like having half-assed information.
BTW, that talking head they paid to talk about a case to which she has absolutely no ties only blamed TV and video games because modern parents blow a gasket if you imply their kids are screwed up because they're terrible parents (probably because they suspect it's true). If we had no entertainment media other than Bible verses printed on beef jerky, they'd be blaming the Bible Jerky every time their kids do something lethal. Therefore her specific comment about video games doesn't deserve any acknowledgment. What DOES is the fact that corporate media will attack any industry, art form, etc., as incarnate evil simply because idiots with children hate having it pointed out that that's what they are.
I'm not saying this kid's parents did something terrible to him. What pisses me off is that they can't do more than give that a passing reference, because their audience just wants to hear how something they don't understand is invading their homes and making it impossible to raise their children right. Even if it's something as seemingly innocuous as Bible Jerky.
You know what else is "not uplifting"? Really good works of Tragedy. Besides, I thought it was the parents' job to teach kids how to deal with emotional issues.
What the fuk is wrong with these people!!!? Seriously, the family obviously didn't teach him shit. Also who the hell lets kids play violent videogames at that age!!!? Anyways the family should be blamed because they obviously haven't been good parents, and they should also look to see if the kid was bullied and such.WanderFreak said:
Sorry I kinda flipped but you know they're wrong and I just finished a paper on this thing.
OMG. Parents didn't do anything.
Yeah exactly they did NOTHING. THEY have control on their son's gaming, if it is even involved, and they cannot act like parents, they don't deserve to be ones. Sad that the kid died.
While we are at it, let's blame heavy metal for my depression, McDonalds' for my wieght issues, the '80's for my parnoia, this website for my carpal tunnel syndrome and JRR Tolkien for my bad eyesight.
As for the experts...Twisted Sister is my hearo...and not for the music!
Yeah exactly they did NOTHING. THEY have control on their son's gaming, if it is even involved, and they cannot act like parents, they don't deserve to be ones. Sad that the kid died.
While we are at it, let's blame heavy metal for my depression, McDonalds' for my wieght issues, the '80's for my parnoia, this website for my carpal tunnel syndrome and JRR Tolkien for my bad eyesight.
As for the experts...Twisted Sister is my hearo...and not for the music!
Maybe is society didn't suck so bad the child might be alive.
Maybe if his parents bought him that PS3 he wanted for Christmas,
Maybe if he drank more milk?
Reasons for why a child would kill them self can vary wide and far and no one can really know why exactly except the child.
Maybe if his parents bought him that PS3 he wanted for Christmas,
Maybe if he drank more milk?
Reasons for why a child would kill them self can vary wide and far and no one can really know why exactly except the child.
Man I don't know if I want to hunt you down and kill you cause you sound like such a dick head, or have a meaningful talk about this in which we would sit and drink tea and bring up philosophy and share past experiences. Damn you got me in a mental fight with myself. Seriously, GOOD JOB!Flos said:
Anyone else hear that noise? It's the sound of millions upon millions of happy, balanced, productive members of society happily gaming.
They, along with myself, are trying their best to understand why a small percentage of their communities are so irrationally hateful and villefying.
Our leaders quite often kill and fraud in our names, seeking profit or power, and they do this -actually-, so very realistically that it is conveyed to us in entertainment news, that we have weapons which rend flesh and bone and we're trying to get more of them, that this man or that woman have an opinion other than mine, and therefore must be destroyed.
I detest anyone who looks at real war, real politics, then at my intricate little farce of catharsis and spectacle, then has the galling audacity to say I'm the asshole. To attack the games themselves? Insanity. You can't take the effect and make it the cause, and you can't cure the ill by masking the symptom. Let censorship NEVER take away our eyes to know the ugly truths of our world, instead let our fears be faced forthrightly, and dealt with to the merit of mature minds coming together in harmony.
Gaming did not numb me to violence and sex before society crushed me with a weight of expectation and vicarious aggression.
They, along with myself, are trying their best to understand why a small percentage of their communities are so irrationally hateful and villefying.
Our leaders quite often kill and fraud in our names, seeking profit or power, and they do this -actually-, so very realistically that it is conveyed to us in entertainment news, that we have weapons which rend flesh and bone and we're trying to get more of them, that this man or that woman have an opinion other than mine, and therefore must be destroyed.
I detest anyone who looks at real war, real politics, then at my intricate little farce of catharsis and spectacle, then has the galling audacity to say I'm the asshole. To attack the games themselves? Insanity. You can't take the effect and make it the cause, and you can't cure the ill by masking the symptom. Let censorship NEVER take away our eyes to know the ugly truths of our world, instead let our fears be faced forthrightly, and dealt with to the merit of mature minds coming together in harmony.
Gaming did not numb me to violence and sex before society crushed me with a weight of expectation and vicarious aggression.
Can anyone name for me a game where you hung yourself in it? the only game i can think of that you killed yourself in and still played as the same charecter is The Darkness.
I think i can hear Jack Thomas getting the paperwork ready now...
I think i can hear Jack Thomas getting the paperwork ready now...
For the love of... Video Games don't kill children, it just kills their minds!! Nahh seriously, this is completely unfounded fearmongering and I can't stand it.
Good for him, way to free up the market.
Last thing any of us need is yet another person growing up and competing in the same job space as the rest of us.
6 more years and who knows, that kid could have been competing for my job.
Sorry but all life is not sacred, some idiot kid kills himself and his parents/media are looking for someone to blame, its an age old story. One of which I am sure is very sad for those involved, but honestly does not effect or concern me.
You can't change the view of an older generation about something they want to demonize rather than take responsibility for the society they have helped create.
Last thing any of us need is yet another person growing up and competing in the same job space as the rest of us.
6 more years and who knows, that kid could have been competing for my job.
Sorry but all life is not sacred, some idiot kid kills himself and his parents/media are looking for someone to blame, its an age old story. One of which I am sure is very sad for those involved, but honestly does not effect or concern me.
You can't change the view of an older generation about something they want to demonize rather than take responsibility for the society they have helped create.