Utah man kills dog... videogames to blame? (article)

[Talendra]

I think it's April Fools, with a fake link seeing that 99% of people won't click it. I guessed it about half way through. Good job! I laughed.

The sad thing is how easy it is to instantly believe this story, even on April fools day. I hope you are right and it is April fools, if not, poor dog.

 

[Schnippshly]

No. It wasn't video games. Gregorie is just an unstable asshole. Give him the death penalty before he moves on to bigger animals. Like humans! And then bears.

 

[sam13lfc]

I'm getting absolutely sick of these IDIOTS who blame video games for EVERYTHING. For crying out loud, people kill because they are psychos and sickos, not because they've killed a virtual dog or human, the police and investigators should focus on the guys who have JUST KILLED SOMEONE and not on the entertainment products that have nothing to do with it!

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

I pity da fools who believed this story.

 

[Undeed]

Correlation does not mean causation, just as the fact that it made the news does not make it important. I will one day move on to great thing, and when I do I will put my collection of videogames proudly on display, as a beacon that one can have violent, foolish pastimes and still be successful.

 

[lacktheknack]

"...finding a prominent history of mental psychosis and instability..."

There you go.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

No more to blame than the people who think violent videogames promotes violence in real life. The poor dog, he did nothing wrong.

think you posted the wrong link title of page you linked too was Belly buttons may cue potential mate but my opinion is that while it is sad he did it video games aren't to blame the only people that have gone over the edge due to video games were so close to going over that many other things could have pushed them over also.

Well damn, I was hoping for this to be an April Fool's thread, but this is just... Damn...

That's not video games to blame. However, I feel very bad for that dog. The owners are not overreacting.

No. It wasn't video games. Gregorie is just an unstable asshole. Give him the death penalty before he moves on to bigger animals. Like humans! And then bears.

I'm getting absolutely sick of these IDIOTS who blame video games for EVERYTHING. For crying out loud, people kill because they are psychos and sickos, not because they've killed a virtual dog or human, the police and investigators should focus on the guys who have JUST KILLED SOMEONE and not on the entertainment products that have nothing to do with it!

Correlation does not mean causation, just as the fact that it made the news does not make it important. I will one day move on to great thing, and when I do I will put my collection of videogames proudly on display, as a beacon that one can have violent, foolish pastimes and still be successful.

You guys have all been had.
I wonder why nobody ever bothers pressing on the link.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

It was the early hours of the morning in the rural town of Kamas, Utah, when police were called to the house of Robert and Ingrid Anderson. The couple had just returned home after spending a couple of nights in the neighboring town of Henefer, but their welcome home was far from pleasant: lying on their doorstep was the corpse of Rufus, their eight-year-old Labrador Retriever.

"We went to attend a friend's wedding out of town, so we left Rufus here in the care of a neighbour. We were in Henefer for two days... [and] when we got home this morning, we found Rufus sprawled in front of the door," says 32-year-old Ingrid Anderson, teary-eyed.

The couple confronted the neighbour they had entrusted with Rufus, 27-year-old John Gregorie, and were told that their dog had, "just died of old age." However, closer inspection of the Labrador revealed several deep lacerations, including one on the dog's throat that was later deemed responsible for its death. Despite Gregorie claiming that he was, "just as surprised as [them]," to see the injuries, the Andersons called the police, at which point Gregorie admitted to killing the dog.

Says officer Don Grant, "It's really horrible, hearing about something like this. This family put their trust into a neighbor, and for him to do something like this, it's just unreal."

When asked why he killed the Andersons' dog, Gregorie claimed that he was overwhelmed by, "a desire to hurt things," and that he, "was not himself when he killed Rufus". This prompted authorities to look into the man's medical records, and despite finding a prominent history of mental psychosis and instability, officials searched even further into Gregorie's life to find what could have motivated him to commit such a horrible act of violence and betrayal.

"The one thing that stood out about his life was the investment he put into playing videogames," explains Officer Grant. "From what we've gathered, he spends about twenty hours a week in front of his TV, playing games... and most of them feature violence."

One game in his collection that caught the authorities' attention was "Call of Duty: World at War", a game wherein players are rewarded points for killing dogs. The game even gives players the freedom to kill these virtual animals in a variety of different ways, including by gun, by flamethrower, and by knife.

"It's disgusting," remarks Ingrid. "It's absolutely ridiculous. We wonder why these things happen, we wonder how people can be driven to be so cruel, and the reason is right there: these games - these violent games - they're training people to kill."

This isn't the first time that videogames have driven a person to violence: almost every public shooting in the past five years has been attributed to the playing of violent games. This is just one of several instances in which a man, so engrossed by the alternate world of gaming, has lost his grip on reality. Despite this, all efforts to outlaw violent games have been dismissed by congress.

As they bury the corpse of their beloved dog, Ingrid and Robert Anderson have decided to lobby against the gaming industry, and encourage others to do the same.

John Gregorie is due for trial in May.

(Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28934310/)

What do you guys think of this? I think the owners of the dog are overreacting a bit, but I actually do see where they're coming from.

Extremely well-played, sir.

 

[wordsmith]

well played dude Nice to see who reads the actual article and not just what you say is in the article

 

[kat-24]

You guys have all been had.
I wonder why nobody ever bothers pressing on the link.

On the other hand, my soul mate might just be a belly button away!

 

[RetiarySword]

He killed the dog not because of games, but because he was a fucking looney! Poor dog but for fuck sake.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

You guys have all been had.
I wonder why nobody ever bothers pressing on the link.

On the other hand, my soul mate might just be a belly button away!

Hey, this thread is worth it just for that valuable piece of info.

 

[Ronwue]

Um... I'm starting to see a trend these days.

"Oh noes! A man/woman in their teens/early adulthood/old age, killed X because he/she was playing too much of game Y. Government in country Z decides to go on a ban every game aside tetris campaign. Developers in outrage and gamers protest."

Later Edit : Note to self. Try to read the source article before ... ha ha ha. Got me alright.

 

[Jeronus]

There's a lesson here, folks. Ask anyone if they are crazy before dropping off an animal of loved one with them.

 

[DM.]

VIDEO GAMES ARE THE REASON WE HAVE WARS

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

There's a lesson here, folks. Ask anyone if they are crazy before dropping off an animal of loved one with them.

The other lesson is: click the link to the source before you comment.

 

[Arcyde]

It's an April Fools Joke.

Calm down, everyone.

 

[MalloClam]

"One game in his collection that caught the authorities' attention was "Call of Duty: World at War", a game wherein players are rewarded points for defending themselves from viscious attack dogs."

Fixed for bias.

 

[Tech Team FTW!]

poorly executed April fools. I followed the link an typed "John Gregorie" into the msnbc search and got no results.