D_prOdigy Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 This is pretty weird, but: http://www.gamegrep.com/news/13045-boy_accidently_kills_himself_trying_to_imitate_halo/ Yes it's the same guy. No, it wasn't suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I can see videogames getting the whole blame for that, when the parents really should be charged for manslaughter for leaving a gun (and a loaded one, at that) in a kid's reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Oh shit... Sad news. He was an oddball, but a talented one. Weird, an internet celeb has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaggis Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 What the hell was he doing with a real gun in the first place? I really hope his parents are realising what they've done, because they are to blame for his death. Thats pretty tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Oh, god... I'm completely... Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Jesus fucking christ, thats hugely messed up. Damn, thats so sad. Okay....I told my friend and he was like..."Oooooh, that'll be a ten second penalty before he comes back." Tasteless, but...funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Read about this on kotaku tragic. is it definitely the same kid? Really disgusting that a loaded gun was left in the house. The kid obviously knew about magazines from gaming but didn't realise there could be a bullet chambered, from what I understand. No doubt the parents will try desperately to blame Halo 3 for this rather than themselves for letting their child get access to a gun. I mean, kids in the UK are probably playing Halo games in the playground right now, none of them will die from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It is a tragedy but to be honest the games do have a small part to play. If he hadn't been trying to replicate stuff he'd seen in games he wouldn't have done this. Although obviously the main part to blame is the parents for leaving a loaded gun somewhere he could easily get to and for letting him stay off school when he was obviously feeling fine. Someone on Kotaku said there might be some foul play here as the gun in question is actually really big and to point it at your own head and shoot would actually be very difficult. Maybe he had a friend round and shot him by accident and then ran off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 this just makes me feel really quite sad. Another victim of American gun culture if anything, although trying to find blame at all feels a bit...pointless. Poor kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Damn it, that really is an odd feeling I've gotten. Poor guy >< I can't find the Kotaku story on this though, link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Damn it, that really is an odd feeling I've gotten. Poor guy >< I can't find the Kotaku story on this though, link? Was one of the "alternative sources" on the original link. http://kotaku.com/5046234/tragedy-as-kid-plays-halo-re+creates-action-with-real-gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Hang on shot in the head? As much as I feel sorry for him and his family, I really do, what's he pointing a gun at his head for and firing it? The story is saying .22 caliber rifle but all the pictures I've seen of a 22 caliber don't have magazines. Unless it's one of those automated machine guns type looking ones, if that why have they got one of them in the house in the reach of an 11 year old? The parents are as much to blame than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It's stories like this that make me question why America does not even consider banning firearms. Ok, the kid was a complete smacktard, but every kid surely enjoys pretending to use guns - if a kid got its hands on the real deal I'm sure they'd use it to play with. The parents are fools for leaving this around, but at the same time a country that allows their use is to blame too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Sad story, though the kid was a bit of an oddball. Skipped school to play Halo in the woods... what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomJcg Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It's stories like this that make me question why America does not even consider banning firearms. Ok, the kid was a complete smacktard, but every kid surely enjoys pretending to use guns - if a kid got its hands on the real deal I'm sure they'd use it to play with. The parents are fools for leaving this around, but at the same time a country that allows their use is to blame too. The right to bear arms combined with the freedom of expression basically. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I guess in 10 years time he wont be looking back at this.. All he was doin was havin fun and he died :/ Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It's stories like this that make me question why America does not even consider banning firearms. 'cos y'know, anything written in 1787 can not possibly go out-of-date or be altered in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 The justification is always something like: "Every American has the right to protect their self!" "Against what?" "Err...other people with guns." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the great Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 well, i dont see the need to ban guns, but people need to be responsible. in an ideal society, the gun would be kept safly. amunition would be stored seperatly and children would be taught not to play with guns. then again, in an ideal society we would have no need for guns. its a shame that kid died, watched one of his videos and, as differnt as he was, he was actualy pretty tallented at making the guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Man that's just damn tragic, poor kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 man this is terribly sad news It's left me feeling... yeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Oh, of course a gun was involved. *can't be arsed ranting about the idiocy of the americans and their guns* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 It is a tragedy but to be honest the games do have a small part to play. If he hadn't been trying to replicate stuff he'd seen in games he wouldn't have done this. Although obviously the main part to blame is the parents for leaving a loaded gun somewhere he could easily get to and for letting him stay off school when he was obviously feeling fine. Someone on Kotaku said there might be some foul play here as the gun in question is actually really big and to point it at your own head and shoot would actually be very difficult. Maybe he had a friend round and shot him by accident and then ran off? Well, technically, its not the games fault that it was purchased for an 11 year old. If the parents hadn't bought the game for him, he wouldn't have seen the stuff in the game and wouldn't be able to replicate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Jesus Christ... The right to bear arms is the most idiotic law in the civilized world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the great Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Jesus Christ... The right to bear arms is the most idiotic law in the civilized world. i dissagre. a gun is safe if used resposibly, much like a knife or sword, or any garden tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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