You make a great point. I totally agree that the earlier reporting and headline choices were extremely slanted. Glad this turned out to be a bunch of bullshit perpetuated by a sad woman using her son's condition to gain fame.Ghengis John said:
Autistic Xbox Player's Mother Admits He Cheated
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So he gets busted for cheating and they give him a new tag and 1 month free Gold? How is that fair? Did Microsoft offer the same to everyone else who had been caught cheating or only to those who play the Disability Sympathy card?Tom Goldman said:
Woot, I won 20 euros from this! I bet with my friend that the kid cheated and Mom used Autism as an symphaty leverage. Why I though so? Because it was completely irrelevant with the article, not being mentally capable to understand rules doesn't not free you from responsibility but transfers it to a guardian or person is denied of service. And last but least that microsoft gave the info straight to the mother and didn't splash it to the media.
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The mothers actions are sickening! You do not use something like that as a leverage, it is immoral*! (In my moral perspective, that is personal to me). Giving impression that her child doesn't break rules, ever. I feel no sympathy towards this them anymore. She is reason why videos game companies got bad reputation, she is part of the mold that festers on the corner of plate of Gaming and slowly corrodes it away.
I am proud that microsoft acted kind and HUMAN towards this problem (Even it was PR stunt for most parts), showing they aren't such a greedy bastard of a corporation.
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The mothers actions are sickening! You do not use something like that as a leverage, it is immoral*! (In my moral perspective, that is personal to me). Giving impression that her child doesn't break rules, ever. I feel no sympathy towards this them anymore. She is reason why videos game companies got bad reputation, she is part of the mold that festers on the corner of plate of Gaming and slowly corrodes it away.
I am proud that microsoft acted kind and HUMAN towards this problem (Even it was PR stunt for most parts), showing they aren't such a greedy bastard of a corporation.
I been trying to tell this to people! Do they think Microsoft is god of some sort, or some big brother? Did he write it in hes profile and therefor gaining immunity? Since when did logic lose its spot in the minds of the people?C95J said:
... Nice, use your sons autism to get your 15 minutes of game even when you know you're wrong. Classy. I knew this story was bull shit when it was first reported.
Or stupid. Some people call the stupid and what not, truth is: You do not run multimillion corporations with extremely popular programs and devices, by being stupid.2xDouble said:
I'm hearing a hilariously different tune from all you guys since this new development. "Knew it all along!" "I could've guessed it!" "Of course she was milking it for sympathy!"
Two days ago, it was "What a dick move, Microsoft" "WTF Microsoft's on a power trip" "That poor kid, imagine being in his position" "Are the rest of us next? Hide your legal activities~!"
Two days ago, it was "What a dick move, Microsoft" "WTF Microsoft's on a power trip" "That poor kid, imagine being in his position" "Are the rest of us next? Hide your legal activities~!"
I though this whole situation was made bigger than it really was (For what ever reason), only to demonise Microsoft. Since what does this situation has anything to do with the child being autistic, why should the autism be Microsoft worry or how was Microsoft supposed to know of the child's misfortune? Does being disabled give you immunity to punishment over rule breaking? No...PrototypeC said:
Not to sound harsh, but..
Should we really care that the boy is autistic? He still cheated, doing something that anyone else would get banned, achievement reset, ect. for.
Yet, just because he is autistic and his mother started a shitstorm, he gets a free gold month, and a new account? Bullshit, man. How about ValvE sets me up with a new Steam account with CSS and L4D on it? I mean, I cheated on CSS, but if I start a big enough shit storm... Free stuff, right?!
Should we really care that the boy is autistic? He still cheated, doing something that anyone else would get banned, achievement reset, ect. for.
Yet, just because he is autistic and his mother started a shitstorm, he gets a free gold month, and a new account? Bullshit, man. How about ValvE sets me up with a new Steam account with CSS and L4D on it? I mean, I cheated on CSS, but if I start a big enough shit storm... Free stuff, right?!
"seeing it wasn't a bank password or anything big, it's just a game"
First she yelled: "It's his only form of entertainment" and made a massive deal out of that.
And now the facts are out she says "it's just a game"
First she yelled: "It's his only form of entertainment" and made a massive deal out of that.
And now the facts are out she says "it's just a game"
Just like everyone else, I saw this coming.
I hate it when people use disabilities as an excuse for things like this. Even with Autism he should've known that cheating to get Recon (which is freaking stupid looking anyways) is wrong, and the mother lying about him not cheating doesn't put this in a good light.
Plus, who cares about Recon anymore? It's not a big deal.
I hate it when people use disabilities as an excuse for things like this. Even with Autism he should've known that cheating to get Recon (which is freaking stupid looking anyways) is wrong, and the mother lying about him not cheating doesn't put this in a good light.
Plus, who cares about Recon anymore? It's not a big deal.
Got caught and now she's trying to make it less than what it was?
Meh, she should be happy Microsoft is offering what they are. Course its all for publicities sake. *shrug*
Meh, she should be happy Microsoft is offering what they are. Course its all for publicities sake. *shrug*