Another death blamed on games

[mythbuster343]

They could have argued about anything and resulted in murder, video games aren't contributing to it.

Yeah I saw in the paper a while back someone died due to an argument over the TV remote.

 

[DrunkenKitty]

Somehow, I'm not surprised that a guy in Mississippi that named his kids Darius and De-Andre left a loaded shotgun out for them to play with.

People have killed each other over women countless times. No one talks about regulating love or marriage or sex because if it. That article is with the knowledge that if they can tie it in to a hot political topic, it will generate more buzz. Crap journalism at its most typical.

 

[Tekrae]

*head-desk*

Am I imagining things or do all deaths somehow involving video games in any way have the "video game" part stressed in all news reports?

 

[impactsickness]

SORRY TO POST AGAIN AND IN CAPS NO LESS, BUT ARE ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY READING THE ARTICLE???

NO ONE BLAMED A GAME!

have you read the title? AND WHY DID YOU APOLOGIZE FOR USING CAPS WHEN YOU COULD HAVE EASILY TURNED THEM OFF

 

[Kuala BangoDango]

America seriously needs better gun control.

Nope. We need smarter Americans. But smarter Americans is bad for business (A fool and his money are soon parted) so it's in corporate America's best interests to make us as stupid as they can. That way, things like American Idol, reality shows in general, Brittney Spears, Hannah Montana, Twilight and tricks in advertising can continue to rake in the cash for big business.

 

[L33tMarvin]

Not to be rude i live in Mississippi and i havent heard this at all on the news.

 

[L33tMarvin]

This is pretty weird this isnt the first time in Mississippi this happen over a video game.Thank god i live in Vicksburg,Mississippi.

 

[Tekrae]

America seriously needs better gun control.

Well considering you Americans just got a left-wing president, your wish shall probably now be granted. I'm hoping the Tories win the next election here in Britain so we have a chance of getting some more lax gun control.

 

[Kuala BangoDango]

Southern USA... Where else would an 11 and a 9 year older get their hands on a loaded shotgun...


... I think we know who is REALLY to blame here, I hope.

Ive been hunting since I was 9 ad I never shot anyone... over a video game.

By sheer luck more than anything, I'm willing to bet.

Giving a 9 year old a gun = bad idea. On the other hand, I'm also willing to bet you didn't hunt alone at the age of 9, so, while it's still a stupid idea, the fact that you were supervised, makes it slightly less so.

dude, When I was growing up my family was broke and in one day for 25 cents (price of a shotgun shell) we could get enough deer to last us a long time.

How does that invalidate anything I said?

He's simply saying that it's not always a bad idea to give a 9 year old a gun, and that sometimes it's actually needed. Hell, 150 years ago, 9 year old kids with guns was an essential part of a family's ability to get food in most areas of the world.

So really, if kids are having more problems with guns these days vs. 150 years ago then it's because of 2 possible reasons.

1) Guns have somehow gotten more corrupt and evil than they used to be in which case gun control is necessary to keep their black iron hearts from hurting our kids.

or
2) Due to guns not being such an important part of modern life people have grown complacent and stupid where guns are concerned in which case gun control won't be as effective as simply smartifying (not a real word, I know)our kids would be.

 

[Insanum]

Personally i think the worlds a better place already.

The arguement couldve just as well been over the remote, or something else.

 

[Orlana]

Personally I'm wondering why they were left unsupervised in a house with a loaded shotgun that is accessible to children to begin with

Easy answer to this question.

Marshall County, northern Mississippi.

As much of a stereotype as it is, it's based on a lot of truth. I spent over 20 years living on the Gulf Coast and at the first opportunity to leave, I got the hell out of there.

 

[Kuala BangoDango]

The fact that you have no idea what you are talking about makes this so much more fun ^^

Take sweden for example: Firearms here are illegal if they are not to be used for hunting and hunting alone, and for that it takes a spot-free criminal record and you need to get certified.

And guess where that leaves us: MUCH lower accident AND homicide rates than USA.

And yes, you are correct, guns do not kill people, people with easy access to guns kill people, and therefore making it so that every single stupid american keeps atleast 1 gun in the house makes it a perfect scenario for crimes and accidents.

So yes, Americans are stupid for worshipping that old piece of paper known as the constitution as if it was the one book to rule them all, even though the second amendment only does harm to the country.

And yes, you are correct, cars do not kill people, people with easy access to cars kill people, and therefore making it so that every single stupid Earthling keeps atleast 1 car near their house makes it a perfect scenario for crimes and accidents.

See? The same thing can be said about cars. Far more accidental deaths are car related than gun related, and yet you don't see many anti-car protesters.

I guess your Oh So Great Enlightened Sweden isn't as enlightened as you think since you haven't made car ownership illegal.

 

[Fronken]

Thats why I'll never be going to america....guns being kept in houses....it being your rights to bear arms and all that malarcy....It's just crazy in my honest opinion.

This situation was inevitable.

This will continue to happen.

*sighs* at America.

And yet Americans persist on having firearms legal because an old piece of paper says so, these accidents serves them right for being stupid to be honest.

And I absolutely love people like you two who take the time to insult Americans with these articles.

Do you know how many more murders there would be without self-defense? Criminals will get guns, it doesn't matter what freaking law you put on it, it will always be possible. Just look at drugs, people still get them when there's laws on the illegalization of them. Oh, but what happens when the normal American citizen gets freaking robbed at gun-point, huh? Just let the robber take all their stuff? Well, that would happen a LOT more with stricter gun laws.

The people who are to blame are the crappy parents, not gun laws. Guns aren't the ones who force people to commit crimes, the person is. The criminal will always find a weapon to commit the crime.

The fact that you have no idea what you are talking about makes this so much more fun ^^

Take sweden for example: Firearms here are illegal if they are not to be used for hunting and hunting alone, and for that it takes a spot-free criminal record and you need to get certified.

And guess where that leaves us: MUCH lower accident AND homicide rates than USA.

And yes, you are correct, guns do not kill people, people with easy access to guns kill people, and therefore making it so that every single stupid american keeps atleast 1 gun in the house makes it a perfect scenario for crimes and accidents.

So yes, Americans are stupid for worshipping that old piece of paper known as the constitution as if it was the one book to rule them all, even though the second amendment only does harm to the country.

I have to start off by saying not every American has a gun and of those who do about 98% of them are safe gun owners who lock everything up. Now there are always idiots who go out and get a gun and really dont know how to be safe with it and then when they have kids the kids do not learn to respect the gun and well we all know what happens.

And about the old piece of paper (the US Constitution) it is only important because it is basically the set of laws for our country.

That still doesnt mean its not stupid by modern standards.

When it was written, it was great, because back then it was actually needed what with the revolution and everything, but when taking it into a modern standard, it doesnt make alot of sense, all it does is supply more weapons to the public, meaning a shitload of people are armed, not only making it easier for criminals to get a hold of weapons, but also it increases the risk of murder/accidents, as alot of gun killings are done in a temporary state of rage.

That is why i dont see why americans praise it so much now that it does more harm than good (the second amendment).

 

[Danz D Man]

And yet Americans persist on having firearms legal because an old piece of paper says so, these accidents serves them right for being stupid to be honest.

So one person dying because of stupid parenting and stupidity in themselves for grabbing a gun in an argument is reason for denying thousands of people the right to defend themselves?

I see you want to get in on the "Get angry at America" thing but that's ridiculous. My dad keeps a pistol in our house (I'm 16) which I kind of disagree with, but he wants to be able to use it in case of an emergency since he thinks we live in a "bad neighborhood." For one, I'm not stupid enough to ever pick it up, and I've been explicitly told not to. While there's still a lot to blame on bad parenting here, the kids were pretty stupid to pick up a loaded shotgun in the argument.

You don't have to be ignorant assholes to get a point across. Just say what you think about the topic, not what you think about the Bill of Rights...

Oh, and to respond to some of the other things I've read, yes it possession of firearms is hurting America right now, but if you take it away now, ONLY the criminals have guns, and it's worse than where we started.

 

[Fronken]

The fact that you have no idea what you are talking about makes this so much more fun ^^

Take sweden for example: Firearms here are illegal if they are not to be used for hunting and hunting alone, and for that it takes a spot-free criminal record and you need to get certified.

And guess where that leaves us: MUCH lower accident AND homicide rates than USA.

And yes, you are correct, guns do not kill people, people with easy access to guns kill people, and therefore making it so that every single stupid american keeps atleast 1 gun in the house makes it a perfect scenario for crimes and accidents.

So yes, Americans are stupid for worshipping that old piece of paper known as the constitution as if it was the one book to rule them all, even though the second amendment only does harm to the country.

And yes, you are correct, cars do not kill people, people with easy access to cars kill people, and therefore making it so that every single stupid Earthling keeps atleast 1 car near their house makes it a perfect scenario for crimes and accidents.

See? The same thing can be said about cars. Far more accidental deaths are car related than gun related, and yet you don't see many anti-car protesters.

I guess your Oh So Great Enlightened Sweden isn't as enlightened as you think since you haven't made car ownership illegal.

Wow, that's the most retarded thing i've read all week.

Seriously, are you that stupid?, comparing a vehicle designed for transportation to a firearm designed to kill?

Please stop quoting me if you cant even get an intelligent sentence together.

 

[Simriel]

America seriously needs better gun control.

Well considering you Americans just got a left-wing president, your wish shall probably now be granted. I'm hoping the Tories win the next election here in Britain so we have a chance of getting some more lax gun control.

Umm... Tories are not known for being Pro Gun.

 

[Danz D Man]

America seriously needs better gun control.

Well considering you Americans just got a left-wing president, your wish shall probably now be granted. I'm hoping the Tories win the next election here in Britain so we have a chance of getting some more lax gun control.

Umm... Tories are not known for being Pro Gun.

And "Lax gun control" means less gun control.

 

[Fronken]

And yet Americans persist on having firearms legal because an old piece of paper says so, these accidents serves them right for being stupid to be honest.

So one person dying because of stupid parenting and stupidity in themselves for grabbing a gun in an argument is reason for denying thousands of people the right to defend themselves?

I see you want to get in on the "Get angry at America" thing but that's ridiculous. My dad keeps a pistol in our house (I'm 16) which I kind of disagree with, but he wants to be able to use it in case of an emergency since he thinks we live in a "bad neighborhood." For one, I'm not stupid enough to ever pick it up, and I've been explicitly told not to. While there's still a lot to blame on bad parenting here, the kids were pretty stupid to pick up a loaded shotgun in the argument.

You don't have to be ignorant assholes to get a point across. Just say what you think about the topic, not what you think about the Bill of Rights...

All im doing is going to the source of the problem, having it legal for everyone to own guns doesnt make the country safer, all it does is increase the amount of deadly weapons that are being passed around, making accidents like this a common occurence instead of a freak accident.

Not only that, but having less guns also decrease the amount of murders being committed as most shootings/killings are done when a person is in a temporary state of enragement, having a gun in the house at that point makes the person more likely to kill out of anger, passion, revenge etc... than if there werent a gun in the house.

And to the other morons writing to me saying that im saying that knifes should be banned as well as they can be lethal, NO, that is not what im saying, LEARN TO READ!, a gun is designed to kill, a kitchen knife is designed to cut up pieces of vegetables and various meat products, its NOT designed to kill.

 

[megapenguinx]

Sounds like the kid did it on purpose, and it's also the parent's faults for giving them easy access like that.

 

[Megacherv]

Guns don't kill people, people kill people... yeah but the guns help"- Eddie Izzard

Fantastic placing of Izzard quote there.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090610/twl-boy-9-shot-dead-in-video-game-row-3fd0ae9.html

Is it just me or are they focusing too much on the video game part of this in the title and article for what happened? It's not as if the game demanded the kid argue with his brother while holding a shotgun.

I think it's just you...

The only time the mentioned the game was when they said the two brothers were arguing over a video game. It didn't say what the game was, they didn't even mention it was a violent one. I think you're the one looking to pick a fight here.

To me it seems like the fact it was a game that caused the argument had very little to do with the story. Mostly it was the fact the brothers argued, if they had argued over something else it seems to me that that would have got the same mention.

Really, no need to get so defensive.

The problem is that anti-video game politicians and retards and grab the completely wrong end of the stick and use it as evidence that video games should be banned.