Bren Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7826663.stm How bad is that! Only in America! Bit more bad press for video games, how do people get so addicted to a game that they would kill their own parents to get it back? Or maybe theres something deeper to it all that the news is hiding, who knows! Mad shit ay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 after they took away his violent computer game Yeah... Halo 3 is a hyper ultra violent video game that will make you kill people around you. ¬_¬ Wonder if Jack will send a letter to the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwolf Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 That's nothing to do with the game. Infact I can vouch that he probably would do the same over again he owned. Ignorant news people. Shame on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellmeister Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The fact that he was tried on insanity suggests he's not all there even if the defence failed. More bad press for video games which idiots will believe means violent games should be banned etc blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Just imagine how different the news would be if the game was Beautiful Katamari... I suppose he would have rolled them around the house to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookiablo Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Tbh, he looks pretty fucked up as it is - hopefully they'll leave him to rot in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Just imagine how different the news would be if the game was Beautiful Katamari... I suppose he would have rolled them around the house to death. Exactly, I doubt the type of game has much to do with it really. I'm sure he'd have done the same if he were addicted to something with no violence whatsover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The way the news article makes the kid sound pretty insane and the picture (although possibly just a bad picture) doesn't help. This just backs up what I've been saying all along though. You have to be pretty fucked up already to be influenced by a game to the point in which you would act violently because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookiablo Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 The way the news article makes the kid sound pretty insane and the picture (although possibly just a bad picture) doesn't help. This just backs up what I've been saying all along though. You have to be pretty fucked up already to be influenced by a game to the point in which you would act violently because of it. Not to mention, kill your parents (well try in one case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothic_hobbit Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 He prolly would have killed over the rrod as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 You think he t-bagged his parents after he did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 You think he t-bagged his parents after he did it? Lol thats both amusing and wrong on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 You think he t-bagged his parents after he did it? Lol. So bad. This quote sounds like something out of a film. His father Mark, who was shot in the head and survived, testified that his son came into the room and asked: "Would you guys close your eyes? I have a surprise for you." He said he expected a pleasant surprise. Then his head went numb from the gunshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 To be fair the article does state But the judge rejected this, saying he had planned revenge for weeks. So while the headline is a bit misleading this is journalism after all... However this isn't so cool: [The bill] creates a new rule within the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which forces games with a Teen rating or higher to be sold with a simple warning label, reading: "WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior." http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/12/new-bill-congress-would-add-cigarette-warning-labels-video-games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hem Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 GOW once made me throw a controller against the room. I killed a pint glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicPlague Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 You think he t-bagged his parents after he did it? I hope so. You'd have thought if you were going to kill for a game you'd at least kill for a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Sadly not the first, won't be the last either. Tbh, he looks pretty fucked up as it is - hopefully they'll leave him to rot in prison. I concur, they seemed to find a nice picture at his "retardest" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 From Ashley's link: "research continues to show a proven link between playing violent games and increased aggression in young people. American families deserve to know the truth about these potentially dangerous products." Maybe they should tell them the fucking truth then! If you're a bit nutty, video games (or anything, for that matter) may push you over the edge is what the research has said. What's a little odd is that I, who reads articles about said research in child and adolescent mental health journals my dad gets due to his job, am better informed about such things than the people who are running the world's only superpower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 "WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior." WTF. Labels for fruit in that case. "WARNING : Keep out of reach of children. Bananas have been linked to sexual behaviour" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 WTF. Labels for fruit in that case. "WARNING : Keep out of reach of children. Bananas have been linked to sexual behaviour" What's even more odd is that it doesn't say it's been linked to violence, just aggressive behaviour. As someone commented after the jump, you can do many things in an aggressive manor - door-to-door sales, football playing, walking, talking and, hell, even aggressive piano playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinist Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Its people like this idiot that will ruin videogames for the rest of us. Now everyone is going to jump on the hyper-violent videogame band waggon again. I hope the guy rots in jail for the rest of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Its people like this idiot that will ruin videogames for the rest of us. Now everyone is going to jump on the hyper-violent videogame band waggon again. I hope the guy rots in jail for the rest of his life. It's probably more the lawyers and their good 'ol tradition "if he's clearly guilty, plead for insanity" than the person who did the murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyellowbloke Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 [The bill] creates a new rule within the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which forces games with a Teen rating or higher to be sold with a simple warning label, reading: "WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior." I feel they should go further and put this warning on all water pistols and sticks shaped like guns. After all real life has much better graphics than video games and so logically playing with these "toys" will be much more realistic. I'm going to get the Daily Mail to start a campaign immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 What's even more odd is that it doesn't say it's been linked to violence, just aggressive behaviour. As someone commented after the jump, you can do many things in an aggressive manor - door-to-door sales, football playing, walking, talking and, hell, even aggressive piano playing. That fucking piano had it coming to him, I swear!! But yeah, messed up kid in a messed up story. Pretty damn ridiculous, but that's the state of the world today, what you gonna do about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookiablo Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It's probably more the lawyers and their good 'ol tradition "if he's clearly guilty, plead for insanity" than the person who did the murder. Got it in one (well that's what they always do on Boston Legal at least...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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