Man Let Son Suffocate Because He Was Playing WoW

[Bobbity]

Yeah blame the game, not the fucking idiot.

^^^
I honestly don't think that there's a better way to put it.

 

[cystemic]

i think it's time to implement the parenting license thing, this is getting out of hand, poor kid

 

[angry_flashlight]

If he wasn't playing WoW, this wouldn't be headlines. Simple as that. The man is a negligent father first, a negligent gamer way back in second. It's a shame the media seems to reverse that situation.

 

[Narcogen]

Two words, guys: pronoun antecedent.

http://www.towson.edu/ows/proref.htm

The man let the son suffocate because the son was playing WoW? First I thought, how do you suffocate while playing WoW? Then I thought, how does an infant play WoW at all, let alone suffocate while playing it?

Then I thought, why wasn't this story headlined Man Playing WoW Lets Son Suffocate? Then I thought, how does this story get five pages of comments before that headline is changed?

 

[Extragorey]

How is this WoWs fault? This man is just a bad parent. He could just as easly been watching football or something and this could have turned out the same. Blaming WoW is just an excuse.

Resident WoW player alert! BRING OUT THE FPS PLAYERS!
Seriously, though, it's pretty depressing.

 

[Poofs]

This sounds like a Fox new story
unfortunately, this is true

 

[Realitycrash]

Eh, April Fool's Joke?

 

[gbemery]

I can't help but feel sorry for the entire family, Andrew Warner included.

seriously how can you find a shred of sympathy for that guy? he is 29 has a son and couldn't find the time to just watch his son? Hate to say it but there is a pause button on WoW its called logging out. If he couldn't set aside the time, it took his wife to go shopping, for HIS son and worse having it lead to his son's death he deserves worse than just involuntary man slaughter charges. What he has time to take a piss but not make sure his son is alright? Not to mention who the fuck thinks that pillows is a impassable barrier for an infant?

 

[kkdagger]

I agree that this is a horrible incident, but the guy is just looking for a scapegoat.

 

[Dak_N_Jaxter]

Oh god...
This better be an April fool's joke.

 

[Aeshi]

Wonder how many of the degenerates going "This prove WoW bad durrrr" would still say the same thing if he had let the kid snuff it to play more CoD or ME2.

 

[Void(null)]

I know the guy and no he's not a fucking idiot or a sicko. He loved his child very much

Not as much as World of Warcraft apparently.

If you love your child you feel some form of parental responsibility for their well being and do little things like make sure they are not dead or dieing. You don't let them suffocate to death because you were playing a video game.

How many times have we all heard "brb baby woke up" or "brb baby crying" or "brb baby just put something in their mouth" while playing an MMO? I'm pretty sure even the most brutal of raid leaders would understand "brb baby suffocating" and if they don't... fuck 'em, because your child should be more important than a god damn game.

 

[Charli]

Look, don't you find it a bit hard to believe that a man will just think "Well my son's dieing, but shit I gotta finish this raid."

I think there's a good case to be made against WoW, assuming this isn't just a case of one man's gross negligence. Perhaps its time we analyze Wow for its potentially dangerous addictive qualities.

I sincerely DOUBT he thought "my son is dying". WoW is not an addictive thing. It is a compulsion tool. It does not physically or chemically affect your body therefore it cannot be labeled addictive. This guy just needed a good slap and his console power cable yanked out by siblings as a kid. It did wonders for my ability to walk off from WoW at a moments notice... and yes I have Alt+F4'd on raids because my mum was suffering from what turned out to be trapped gas. She just said she was hurting quite badly so I left fully expecting a hospital trip.

Idiots will be idiots. Accept it and stop clambering for something to blame.

 

[New Vegas Samurai]

He took 5 minutes to take a piss and didn't have 15 seconds to fix up his son? Shit, I hope that guy gets his own dealing of irresponsibility

 

[Rayne870]

I know the guy and no he's not a fucking idiot or a sicko. He loved his child very much

Not as much as World of Warcraft apparently.

If you love your child you feel some form of parental responsibility for their well being and do little things like make sure they are not dead or dieing. You don't let them suffocate to death because you were playing a video game.

How many times have we all heard "brb baby woke up" or "brb baby crying" or "brb baby just put something in their mouth" while playing an MMO? I'm pretty sure even the most brutal of raid leaders would understand "brb baby suffocating" and if they don't... fuck 'em, because your child should be more important than a god damn game.

You weren't there and you have no idea what happened. And he did AFK a shit ton to check on his kid.

 

[metal mustache]

so this is what yahtzee was talking about, huh?

glad i didn't get into WoW. I mean, with most games i play, i let myself get pretty immersed, and i wouldn't want that one to get its talons on me, i wouldn't notice catastrophes.