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Boy murders old woman for game money
gamer.tm — 13-year-old kid, kills and 81-year-old woman for approx £4 so he could play online games...
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- HoraceQS, on 11/21/2007, -4/+13Damn, that's out of control.
- LeeSoong, on 11/21/2007, -18/+4Must be a NeoCon Republican Kid - cutting back on Social Security.
- altrego99, on 11/21/2007, -7/+1I wouldn't have done that. But then again, I see his predicomment... play online games on one side, let a woman live on another. Hmmm. Tough choice.
- altrego99, on 11/21/2007, -0/+9You must be psychologically ***** to do that.
- NJank, on 11/21/2007, -1/+5yes, that's what addiction does.
- SuperWinner, on 11/21/2007, -2/+3Well... the question here is, does the addiction itself cause the psychological damage or is the already damaged individual drawn to additive activities? Its a pickle.
- Speed, on 11/21/2007, -2/+2Addiction causes damage. Try cutting caffeine or sugar out of your diet...
- SuperWinner, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1Was this kid damaged before he found WOW, or did WOW damage his mind? Sorry I was too vague for you to understand.
- TransmitThis, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1I think you were just to eloquent
- Speed, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1Personally, I think you'd have to be damaged to kill over a video game (meaning damaged before finding WoW), since a video game is a far cry from crack, but who knows.
- altrego99, on 11/21/2007, -11/+0You must be psychologically ***** to do that.
- NJank, on 11/21/2007, -1/+7Common story: boy needs fix. fix costs money. need for fix outweighs rational thoughts/judgements/values. boy kills for money to get fix.
Replace "fix" with addiction of choice. With the millions of hard core kid gamers in that country, you're statistically bound to generate some with a level of addiction bound to result in destructive behavior. No different than any other fix. - SuperWinner, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2Nice to see this story in the right section at least.
- LeeSoong, on 11/21/2007, -18/+4Must be a NeoCon Republican Kid - cutting back on Social Security.
- NSiderBot, on 11/21/2007, -3/+9That's sad!
- LeeSoong, on 11/21/2007, -2/+7This shows Grandma's everywhere they better not be Camping in a rocking chair.
Grandparents should stick to running the rooftops to gain the high ground advantage.
Insert Counter Strike, Unreal, Quake, and Half Life references here:- sishgupta, on 11/21/2007, -3/+1boom headshot?
- LeeSoong, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1Grandma has lost the lead.
- sishgupta, on 11/21/2007, -3/+1boom headshot?
- LeeSoong, on 11/21/2007, -2/+7This shows Grandma's everywhere they better not be Camping in a rocking chair.
- MikeonTV, on 11/21/2007, -5/+84What do you expect in this world of warcraft
- joshhan, on 11/21/2007, -3/+4Maybe he was looking for epic drops. Some of those dragons are really old too.
Seriously though, this is a sad commentary on modern life. I can't even begin to think of how to help this boy out. Talk to the parents? Probably won't do any good. Institutionalize him? Too expensive. /sigh - MrNexus, on 11/21/2007, -2/+4Mr. T would not be pleased.
- joshhan, on 11/21/2007, -3/+4Maybe he was looking for epic drops. Some of those dragons are really old too.
- whojaybe, on 11/21/2007, -15/+4wow... at least just steal it, now need for murder...
- DarkSamus, on 11/21/2007, -14/+3this is what happens when you get pwned playing stranglehold multiplayer
- CowboyJesus, on 11/21/2007, -17/+8GAME OVER GRANDMA
- RedHerringHack, on 11/21/2007, -1/+36Sad because she was a NPC.
- KnockoutNerd, on 11/21/2007, -0/+28I hope Jack Tom doesn't hear about this.
- atomicpoet, on 11/21/2007, -0/+17And what if he does? People kill people every day for stupider reasons. On Fark a few weeks ago, I read that some guy in Australia was murdered for watering his lawn. Does that mean we should outlaw grass?
- tektalk, on 11/21/2007, -0/+14Crazy old JT can do all he wants to outlaw games, but it would violate the first amendment, and in effect it proves nothing. All this article talks about is some desperate Vietnamese boy killing an old lady for £3.60 worth of money so he can get his gaming fix. If you were to replace his gaming fix, with let's say an addiction to X, it wouldn't change the fact that he did a despicable thing because he killed an old lady to satisfy his addiction to X. This boy could've killed an old lady to get her money for a number of reasons, not just because of games; this boy just needs real psychological help, or he'll spend the remainder of his life isolated from society.
- haterrade, on 11/21/2007, -4/+1for all the ***** and hypocrisy that's on digg (and we all know there's a ton of it)..it makes me genuinely happy to digg up a comment that's so eloquent
- dinostabOMG, on 11/21/2007, -0/+4I'm not going to argue with your points, but one thing to keep in mind about that guy is his tactics. He has succeeded in convincing a few dumber judges that video games aren't protected speech because they aren't expression, and likened them to the way that gambling isn't protected speech. So he has circumvented the first amendment issue, with success, in a few cases. Complete *****.
- tektalk, on 11/21/2007, -0/+14Crazy old JT can do all he wants to outlaw games, but it would violate the first amendment, and in effect it proves nothing. All this article talks about is some desperate Vietnamese boy killing an old lady for £3.60 worth of money so he can get his gaming fix. If you were to replace his gaming fix, with let's say an addiction to X, it wouldn't change the fact that he did a despicable thing because he killed an old lady to satisfy his addiction to X. This boy could've killed an old lady to get her money for a number of reasons, not just because of games; this boy just needs real psychological help, or he'll spend the remainder of his life isolated from society.
- skyteria, on 11/21/2007, -0/+4We should outlaw money. People are severely addicted to it and millions have been killed for it!
- atomicpoet, on 11/21/2007, -0/+17And what if he does? People kill people every day for stupider reasons. On Fark a few weeks ago, I read that some guy in Australia was murdered for watering his lawn. Does that mean we should outlaw grass?
- olddirtycr, on 11/21/2007, -14/+5I never understood why countries made their currencies so large? 100,000 dong = 7.50$ USD? 1,000,000 USD = 16,055,000,000 dong. I mean what benefit could this possibly have :-/?
- juicebag, on 11/21/2007, -1/+30lol dongs
- Frazzlet, on 11/21/2007, -1/+19Extreme inflation
- Sidzilla, on 11/21/2007, -1/+19Inflated dongs. Heh heh.
- tony4moroney, on 11/21/2007, -1/+9OldDirtyCR It's because of inflation.
- dinostabOMG, on 11/21/2007, -1/+7You'd think you'd want people to think your dong were larger than that.
- lirem, on 11/21/2007, -2/+3They may be asking why the USD and GBP are so small, especially given the fact that the USD is falling.
Also, I don't know about their currencies but I'd imagine they don't have denominations such as cent or penny, and I think that's a good idea.- Ashkc88, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2First of all, I don't think it's falling. Secondly, if the USD falls, it will affect most other countries. So if I were in another country, I'd wish it wouldn't/didn't fall.
- Ryaaan, on 11/21/2007, -2/+4It's not that the currency is "large". They are weighted differently due to vast ranges of economic standards.... Which eventually boils down to gold reserves and other hairline economic play.
- GravitySpec, on 11/21/2007, -0/+3Thanks to our super Federal Reserve system... there isn't enough gold in the reserve to cover all the Dollar's floating in our economy. *Waits for the downturn...* -_-
- SuperWinner, on 11/21/2007, -2/+2Since money is something we made up anyway, who cares?
- atomicpoet, on 11/21/2007, -3/+50Here comes the scapegoating. Is it because of bad parenting? Is it because of terrible cultural mores? Is it because of -- good forbid -- because of video games?
I think the answer is a lot simpler. This was just an incredibly evil act. He killed an 81-year-old women -- in cold blood -- and then buried her in the sand. He did so for incredibly frivolous reasons. And from the sounds of things, he has no remorse. There's no reason to assign blame elsewhere. There's no need to make this any more complicated than it is. Sometimes, evil things happen.
Now obviously someone here is going to do a lot of navel-gazing and say it's society's fault. No, it isn't. Every one of us is affected by "society" and most us are still able to function. Despite this, society does have an obligationg here. The good and right thing to do is to remove this boy from society and make sure he does not harm another human being ever again.- skidme, on 11/21/2007, -8/+2I say we send him to a prison in Saudi Arabia so that he gets raped there and then gets 200 lashes for "asking for it".
- LeeSoong, on 11/21/2007, -3/+8They have catholic priests in Saudi Arabian prisons?
- joshhan, on 11/21/2007, -4/+1Yeah, because that is really what happened. Good job twisting the story around. Are you sure you don't work for a government PR office?
- nastajus, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1has there ever been a perfect society where at least whole generation now commits murder? seriously.
- mojoel, on 11/21/2007, -1/+9Unfortunately in our over PC society, "He's just a kid."
Your're right. He's a f___ing EVIL kid. and should never see the light of day again. Not for a looong time.- nigh7dagger, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2If I read correctly, he's in Vietnam (page is down, so I've been going off of comments). He probably won't see the light of day again. Not that it'll be long until he's dead.
- Bleue, on 11/21/2007, -0/+8Well, obviously the first thing to do is to sue the tobacco companies.
- maduin, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2Suuure, blame it on evil, I'm sick of evil getting such a bad rap. What has good ever done to make my life any better? At least evil is always far more entertaining.
- Scrappy1850, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1is navel-gazing a british term? like belly button or like ships and seamen?
- Lunarbunny, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1I think he's just a psychopath. Really, who in their right mind would kill somebody, let alone kill them for a measly sum.
- vertinox, on 11/21/2007, -1/+6Had this happened in the 1990s, they would have blamed Marylin Manson.
Had this happened in the 1980s, they would have blamed Dungeons and Dragons.
Had this happened in the 1970s, they would have blamed KISS.
Had this happened in the 1960s, they would have blamed the Beatles.
Had this happened in the 1950s, they would have blamed Elvis.
Had this happened in the 1940s, they would have blamed Hitler.
Had this happened in the 1930s, they would have blamed the depression.
Had this happened in the 1920s, they would have blamed Alcohol.
Had this happened in the 1910s, they would have blamed Rag Time music.
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Had this happened in the 1600s, they would have blamed Protestantism.
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Had this happened in the 1200s, they would have blamed the Crusades.
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Had this happened in the 100s, they would have blamed Christianity.
You get the picture... ***** up people aren't new they've been around for 10,000 years and people got to blame something for it rather than personal responsibility. - mathcreative, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2 I blame the kids completely, but I blame the online multiplier companies for not trying to look into these problems. They make these games so addictive that peoples lives have to be taken. The kids though is life was that game, he saw it coming to end so inorder to save his "life", he took another. Games aren't meant to played for hours on end. These companies should find innovating ways to take peer pressure out, and keep the game in.
- liquidpele, on 11/21/2007, -0/+0I don't play games anymore, but some friends of mine have told me a few of the newer games will pop up a message telling you you've been playing for a long-ass time if you play for more than 3 hours straight...
- skidme, on 11/21/2007, -8/+2I say we send him to a prison in Saudi Arabia so that he gets raped there and then gets 200 lashes for "asking for it".
- chingy1788, on 11/21/2007, -6/+8Game content does pretty much nothing
Game addiction is the main problem- Sh4d0w927, on 11/21/2007, -5/+3Game addiction is the problem? Meaning if you are addicted to video games you become homicidal?? I have been addicted to video games since I was like 8, and now 17 years later I still haven't killed anyone for game money. So maybe you could clarify how addiction is the problem.
- xTRUMANx, on 11/21/2007, -1/+8I believe the point he was trying to make (which I don't agree with) is that addiction to anything causes people to do stupid things which if they were not under the addiction, wouldn't have done.
- chingy1788, on 11/21/2007, -0/+4From digg news alone
I've seen WoW users suiciding, neglecting their own children, players spending so much time on the game that they skip meals, drinks and sleep causing them to die
Theres this case
and the crazy child who bashed his mum over a game
way more cases associated to addiction to games rather than JT's came content concerns
- chingy1788, on 11/21/2007, -0/+4From digg news alone
- Bleue, on 11/21/2007, -3/+1Don't give up now, just give yourself time.
- xTRUMANx, on 11/21/2007, -1/+8I believe the point he was trying to make (which I don't agree with) is that addiction to anything causes people to do stupid things which if they were not under the addiction, wouldn't have done.
- malkir, on 11/21/2007, -2/+2How can you become chemically dependent upon video games? This is pseudo-psychology at it's best.
- vtsvenjob, on 11/21/2007, -1/+5Your body releases endorphins when you play the games. After a while, your brain comes to expect and demand more endorphins. So you play more and your brain demands even more. Almost the exact same feedback loop occurs to people addicted to drugs, sex, you name it.
The same is true for hot sauces which is why nobody can eat food that I cook anymore...- csplinter, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1I see your point but, that makes you chemically addicted to endorphins not necessarily games. It's really a matter of opinion.
- chingy1788, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1if you dont like endorphins or any bodily chemical that makes you feel good
then you dont really have a motive for playing games or doing anything really
- chingy1788, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1if you dont like endorphins or any bodily chemical that makes you feel good
- malkir, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1As I said, pseudo-science at it's best. There have been zero legit studies that substantiate your claims.
- csplinter, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1I see your point but, that makes you chemically addicted to endorphins not necessarily games. It's really a matter of opinion.
- solid12345, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2How can you become dependent on sex? Or shopping? People say all that is bad for you but games, naaah.
- vtsvenjob, on 11/21/2007, -1/+5Your body releases endorphins when you play the games. After a while, your brain comes to expect and demand more endorphins. So you play more and your brain demands even more. Almost the exact same feedback loop occurs to people addicted to drugs, sex, you name it.
- Sh4d0w927, on 11/21/2007, -5/+3Game addiction is the problem? Meaning if you are addicted to video games you become homicidal?? I have been addicted to video games since I was like 8, and now 17 years later I still haven't killed anyone for game money. So maybe you could clarify how addiction is the problem.
- nemoder, on 11/21/2007, -7/+4So... which game was it? Sounds fun.
- Philluminati, on 11/21/2007, -3/+28Strangled her and dragged her into the garden and hid her under some sand?
-- He wasn't playing Metal Gear Solid by any chance was he?- bigbadgoat, on 11/21/2007, -0/+25Obviously not. Snake wouldn't get caught. He'd hide in a cardboard box.
- LargeTrout, on 11/21/2007, -0/+8I feel so guilty for laughing at this.
- Daggity, on 11/21/2007, -0/+7...And then hide cigarettes for when he goes to jail, to reveal the hidden laser traps.
- bigbadgoat, on 11/21/2007, -0/+25Obviously not. Snake wouldn't get caught. He'd hide in a cardboard box.
- MerryMortician, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1sounds like little mikey myers.
- Tobark, on 11/21/2007, -16/+3Only in the UK
- Elohir, on 11/21/2007, -0/+14I know Vietnam is a touchy subject for some but pretending it's part of the UK is pushing it a bit.
- lirem, on 11/21/2007, -5/+3What the hell do you mean,"Only in the UK"? That kind of moronic racism is usually reserved for the US.
- losimagic, on 11/21/2007, -1/+8Except it wasn't in the UK if you read the article
- Bleue, on 11/21/2007, -2/+5Vietnam joined the united kingdom? When did THAT happen? Goddamned American news, you'd think they'd report this but noooooooo! If it doesn't happen in the US they don't report it. [/sarcasm]
- mishsquish, on 11/21/2007, -0/+6Jack Thompson Signal, go!
- Lazymoon, on 11/21/2007, -1/+0Great, more fuel against the video-game violence witch-hunt!
- jfowler27, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1What fuel? If I stabbed an old woman because I wanted to buy some tacos or a giraffe, would you outlaw those items? It does not follow that because someone does X for Y, that Y is inherently bad.
- iwinyoulose, on 11/21/2007, -1/+10Wow this is pretty sickening. Can you imagine how his parents must feel about their son now. I don't have kids, so of course I can't fully understand. But this whole "unconditional" love thing that parents have for their children...for me I just don't know how I would feel if my 13 year old son did something like this. I would be mortified and ashamed that this was my offspring. Might sound harsh being your own child, but geez...
- Midvicious, on 11/21/2007, -3/+2I'd watch him fry.
- jgzman, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2A real man shoots his own dog, if it's gotta be shot.
- Midvicious, on 11/21/2007, -3/+2I'd watch him fry.
- ropers, on 11/21/2007, -3/+1Jack Thompson is going to have a field day with this.
- andpete1, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1So the kid's life is probably over. What's the judicial system over there look like?
btw I can't actually read the article, Job's firewall blocks it for "games"- objectcode, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1There are occasionally news stories that seem so surreal you wonder if they are actually true. In Nam Dinh, Vietnam arrested a 13 year old boy for murder. The boy in question strangled an elderly woman of 81 years with a length of string and buried her in the sand in his front yard. When asked why, the boy responded that he decided to kill the woman so he would rob her and use the money to play online games. The amount taken was 100,000 dong (6.2 USD).
Due to the boy’s age, he is not being sent to prison. He is being relocated to a “reeducation camp”, where he can be released if he presents with adequate “good behavior”.
I’m not sure which is more appalling in this situation, the child’s behavior or the Vietnamese policy on child imprisonment. It takes a very adult mind to conspire to kill someone and rob them.
- objectcode, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1There are occasionally news stories that seem so surreal you wonder if they are actually true. In Nam Dinh, Vietnam arrested a 13 year old boy for murder. The boy in question strangled an elderly woman of 81 years with a length of string and buried her in the sand in his front yard. When asked why, the boy responded that he decided to kill the woman so he would rob her and use the money to play online games. The amount taken was 100,000 dong (6.2 USD).
- jubilee123, on 11/21/2007, -3/+3http://www.ps3gameplayers.com/playstation-3-ps3-ne ...
- Christbait, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1Buried. This is not PS3 news and we don't care about your blog.
- GrimReaper711, on 11/21/2007, -3/+22Don't you lose honor for killing civillians?
- Asianwaste, on 11/21/2007, -1/+5She was a mob.
- jfowler27, on 11/21/2007, -1/+2I was camping her, waiting for the old woman to respawn and then right as she spawns, this jerk-ass kid comes and KS's me. She probably dropped the lore item I needed too.
- ferrell, on 11/21/2007, -7/+3And that, my friends, is the sound of Jack Thompson cumming in his pants.
- jfowler27, on 11/21/2007, -0/+4Of all the places, you go there...
- Mcl0vin, on 11/21/2007, -9/+1They should ***** burn him alive !!!
- Klarth, on 11/21/2007, -4/+3Yeah, just imagine a world in which that would happen. Imagine a world in which a thirteen-year-old kid is burned upon a stake in an act of retribution. Imagine a world in which everything works from that kind of viewpoint.
That alone should be incentive enough for you to think before opening your ***** mouth in future.- Mcl0vin, on 11/21/2007, -7/+2***** u ...its soft ***** like you that are the problem !! .... in reality nothing will happen to the kid coz hes a minor ....he'll end up getting help and set up in a new life. Id like to see your response if it were your family. Oh lets help him hes troubled !!! .....Idiot kill him hes scum better off dead
- Klarth, on 11/21/2007, -4/+3Yeah, just imagine a world in which that would happen. Imagine a world in which a thirteen-year-old kid is burned upon a stake in an act of retribution. Imagine a world in which everything works from that kind of viewpoint.
- daalbarizer, on 11/21/2007, -6/+1That boy must be ***** retarted....
- Genevera, on 11/21/2007, -0/+3Retarted? lol Hello, pot. Meet kettle.
- jfowler27, on 11/21/2007, -0/+3So he was made into a pastry, and then somehow made into a pastry again... I'm not following you here.
- JayKeaton, on 11/21/2007, -6/+1Page doesn't load at all. Bury.
- insertAliasHere, on 11/21/2007, -1/+2Right, bury a story because the site's servers can't handle the strain all the diggers put on it. Brilliant!
- JayKeaton, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1Well yeah. Do you think I am going to digg a web page that doesn't show anything at all?
- insertAliasHere, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1Well, you could wait, use a mirror, or just not digg or bury. Kinda unfair to bury a story you haven't even seen.
- JayKeaton, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1Well yeah. Do you think I am going to digg a web page that doesn't show anything at all?
- insertAliasHere, on 11/21/2007, -1/+2Right, bury a story because the site's servers can't handle the strain all the diggers put on it. Brilliant!
- humanerror, on 04/03/2008, -5/+39The title should be,
"Level 13 human thief kills old woman, loots corpse"- had3l, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1Damn, I hate those ninjas...
- AceLy, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1Level 81 woman.
- incrediblemoo, on 11/21/2007, -2/+8someone should beat that kid to death with his game controller. whatever happened to good-old-fashioned community sentences, like the rack, or stoning to death?
- feshmania, on 11/21/2007, -3/+2it's cases like this where i think torture is a good approach.
- jfowler27, on 11/21/2007, -4/+1Ah, those were good times... Women were property, leaders were theocratic, and the rich plundered the pour. God bless modern America.
- objectcode, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1thats in Iran, and some diggers think we should nuke them for it
- NJank, on 11/21/2007, -3/+2Another copy of the story:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/144906.htm ...- Genevera, on 11/21/2007, -1/+0Thanks. For some reason, I couldn't get the other page to load.
- hombre69, on 11/21/2007, -6/+0You mean it only cost $7.50 to play online games in Vietnam... I'm packing my things and moving there...
- orlyfactor, on 11/21/2007, -5/+11How much XP did he get?
- nastajus, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1-10. years. in prison. probably.
- Azslande, on 11/21/2007, -5/+5Stupid kid... Grandma's never drop good loot, despite their high level, their stats are weak from penalties...
- Pyroteq, on 11/21/2007, -2/+6Game over.
You killed a civilian. - slapded, on 11/21/2007, -7/+1what the fuk is a £
- snek, on 11/21/2007, -2/+4lol you have been spending too much time in an online game as well I think.. That is the UK pound symbol ya nab!
Seriously though, I hope you were joking about that question..
- snek, on 11/21/2007, -2/+4lol you have been spending too much time in an online game as well I think.. That is the UK pound symbol ya nab!
- Genevera, on 11/21/2007, -6/+0Is it just me or is the term "reeducation camp" almost as terrifying as the crime he committed?
- KingGorilla, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1it's just you. I for one welcome our brain washing overlords
- BearinG, on 11/21/2007, -2/+11"....according to the communist country’s police."
What the hell was that?! What's that have to do with anything.. What next? "... according to the kids yellow skinned asian parents..."
Such a stupid useless addition to the sentence - pantherxx, on 11/21/2007, -0/+3A definite tragedy, and my heart goes out to both families.
Now before everyone begins blaming the games; let us flashback a few years, and remember when some kids who played Dungeons & Dragons got a little out of control. What is the real problem? Lets take a look at the parenting, or rather the lack of. I would make a big bet that the parents involvement in this child's life was minimal. My youngest child plays a mmorpg, plays other video games, plays outside, plays school sports, plays two instruments in the school band, does her homework, and gets straight A's in school. My child is not the exception, this is very common, but it is not news worthy. When unfortunate occurrences like this happen everyone is quick too blame the game/song/band/etc instead of addressing the real problem(s).
Structure in the child's life, and involvement of the parents is crucial to the development of these young people. - hockey, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1Link to actual source.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3 ... - capncock, on 11/21/2007, -1/+64 quid doesn't sound nearly as good as 100,000 dong.
- def1234, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1it makes sense if you don't think about it.
- Kitakaze, on 11/21/2007, -1/+0Ya know, when a kid (or an adult, for that matter) does something good; something impressive; something fantastic, we can easily recognize that the kid is inherently good, or talented, gifted -- or simply a dedicated and hard-working individual. Why is it that when someone does something horrible, people start clamoring for excuses? We all have a capacity for good and evil -- and some, for great good, and great evil.
Unless you want to dismiss Freddy Rogers as a product of his environment and circumstances, you shouldn't excuse Jeffrey Dahmer with it either. Some people are just plain *****' evil. - s0nicfreak, on 11/21/2007, -1/+4In his defense, he probably expected her to have more money than that.
- maduin, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1Well, I know that in Laos (neighboring Vietnam), you can buy a nice dinner for a family of 4 for less than $1 USD. In fact, their largest bill 10,000 Kip is worth less than a US dollar, so $7 over there can go a long long way.
- csplinter, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1Wow, what a ***** drop.
- Devido, on 11/21/2007, -0/+0And I thought I had a gaming problem.
- digiital, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1Thats ok, he will have ALL the time in the world to play games now behind bars.
- KingGorilla, on 11/21/2007, -0/+1he can't play games there?
- spawnfree, on 11/21/2007, -0/+2This has to be an abused or mentally damaged kid, but it cant help when most MMO games revolve around killing things and stealing their stuff.
I am a big fan of games by the way, i just wish they would grow up a little as i do. - MrSarcasm, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1i blame videogames!
no, wait... - JimiSlew, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1Well if he was addicted to games and needed the $7 to play it would have taken him a long time to save up that much cash. I did a little more number at my website, http://www.gamessecond.com and it would have taken him 2.5 days of full time labor at the average income level to earn enough money to play games. Do you think he even comes close to earning that much as a 13 year old? If you consider gaming an addiction chalk this robbery/murder up along side those who kill for drug money, it's just a new kind of drug. Can the One-Laptop-per-Child laptops play any online pay-to-play games?
Oh, and the other link to the article Hockey posted http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3 ... is good. - solid12345, on 11/21/2007, -2/+1Jack Thompson wins again. All you idiots feed the troll, if you weren't bitching about him all the time he'd go away.
- addikt, on 11/21/2007, -0/+3people have died for less
- CZzyzx41, on 11/21/2007, -1/+1Only a lad. You really can't blame him
Only a lad. Society's made him
Only a lad. He's our responsibility
Hey there Johnny, you really don't fool me
You get away with murder and you think that it's funny
You don't give a damn if we live or if we die
Oh oh oh ohhhhhh ohhh ohohohhhh
Hey there Johnny boy, I hope you fry!!! -
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