Son Stabs Father Over FIFA 09
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Ok, this is a new low, he didn't have the game taken away. But he stabbed his dad beacuse he helped him? THERE JUST GAMES PEOPLE!
*Looks at avatar. Uh uh... OT to you: I beg to differ somehow... its probably because I'm used to looking at so and so stabs someone over a video game.lycanthrope321 said:
OT: I wonder what they fought about... whether they play as Italians or something? Not being racist here.
Seconded, look up "Bell curve" on google it's a good description of gaming culture.SonicKoala said:
If my dad tried to school me on how to play a video game, I'd hand him a controller, then hand him his ass in a game, not stab him in the throat (or at all for that matter).
What the hell is wrong with kids these days? At some point, we need to bring back whoopings.
What the hell is wrong with kids these days? At some point, we need to bring back whoopings.
five bucks say Thompson or Atkinson will blame this on GTA or some other game, one that isn't about FREAKIN SOCCER. but this is sad. why have there been so many stabbing related to sport games in the last few weeks. first tony hawk ride, and now this. if Atkinson says games where 100% responsible, I will stab him.
Well a case like this is of course going to be popularized due to the anti-video game crusade by politicians and affiliated media. The article however is of course missing a number of key details such as what specifically was said in that arguement, whether there was any kind of ongoing conflict between father and son, and other assorted details.
I have a hard time thinking the video game was the cause, as much as the final straw that set things off. However the media has a vested interest in presenting things otherwise at the moment.
That said this is a horrifying case, and one has to assume either the kid is horribly broken, or that family relationship is.
Simply put stuff like this makes me look at some of the claims about how people blamed Rock Music for crimes and even seemed to use it as an excuse to get off for things later, back when it was the major "boogie man" instead of games.
I have a hard time thinking the video game was the cause, as much as the final straw that set things off. However the media has a vested interest in presenting things otherwise at the moment.
That said this is a horrifying case, and one has to assume either the kid is horribly broken, or that family relationship is.
Simply put stuff like this makes me look at some of the claims about how people blamed Rock Music for crimes and even seemed to use it as an excuse to get off for things later, back when it was the major "boogie man" instead of games.
Actually music, TV, movies, books, and comics have all had their turn being blamed for stuff like this.wadark said:
The issue crosses "party" and political lines right now, at least in the US, because it's a scapegoat issue that makes a wonderful decoy to avoid having to deal with the bigger issues at play.
Those in favor of this kind of thing TEND to be those who favor strong, centralized goverment. The scapegoat being valuable in the long run if it can lead to precedents for more goverment power over free speech. In the US while conservatives are involved, it's mostly the liberals/democrats who are leading the charge. Hillary Clinton (former presidential cantidate, who currently holds a cabinet position) was pretty much the face of the whole "Hot Coffee" attack. Our current president is also attacking on other fronts where while he has yet to address sex or violence he tries to make a health issue out of it (from what I've seen so far). It's very much a multi-pronged attack. The whole "video game war" is mostly about it serving bigger agendas, than the games themselves.
Consider that Atkinson's actions for example ultimatly give the goverment (and him) a lot of power over deciding what kind of information people can have. He relents on the rating and a lot of goverment control slips through it's fingers, and certain jobs/positions become less powerful as a result.
Also from a purely pragmatic perspective, I'd be VERY surprised if it hasn't occured to a long time politico like him that once the issue dies down and isn't in the spotlight anymore, he and his allies could then accept bribes to let games slip through the ratings net. "Want to release that violent game? Well we'll let it through if you give me a million bucks under the table, and we'll make noise and pretend we missed it, which will help you generate hype, while doing very little to actually stop it due to the sheer number of units you'll ship in immediatly..."
You mean kinda like how football is a religion in Texas? Seriously, we have the day off after the superbowl so we wouldn't go to work with a hangover. Haha... I love this place.Falseprophet said:
OT: Oooookay... Wierd. They say "Violent videogames are corrupting our youth". Well guess what, IT'S THEIR MENTALITY! YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK! Jesu 'ma Christ! Not only that but, the kid walked in with a knife, and the father must've been standing still if his son was able to stab him in the neck! Where did everyone's common sence go?
"We didn't want him playing violent games."
So you bought him a soccer game. In Italy. Where FIFA has repeatedly sanctioned the country's equivalent of the FA for having fans that are about as neat and orderly as Mussolini's stormtroopers.
Irony? More like "pick your poison."
So you bought him a soccer game. In Italy. Where FIFA has repeatedly sanctioned the country's equivalent of the FA for having fans that are about as neat and orderly as Mussolini's stormtroopers.
Irony? More like "pick your poison."
See? Soccer kills! We must ban it!
Children, I mean people shouldn't keep themselves busy with soccer, they should be playing games, like GTA!
Children, I mean people shouldn't keep themselves busy with soccer, they should be playing games, like GTA!
*street hawker's voice* Place ya' bets 'ere! How long 'till Atkinson goes batshit over this? 5 bucks on less then a week, sir? Alright, thanks fa' bettin'