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Teen Gamer strangles Father

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  • 11-01-2008 8:21pm
    #1
    ZorbaTehZ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭


    An 18-year-old was arrested this week after trying to kill his father by strangling him with the cable of his videoconsole gamepad.

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    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Are video games being touted as the cause of this persons mental fault?


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    Hercule
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭Hercule


    ive been saying this for years wired controllers are "DANGEROUS"

    wireless only for great justice!


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    sigh.... That could be "Teen metallica fan/democrat/wrestling fan/heterosexual strangles father"... Its nothing to do with games. I personally prefer kettle leads to tie people up with, they're less fiddly.


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    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    SDooM wrote: »
    sigh.... That could be "Teen metallica fan/democrat/wrestling fan/heterosexual strangles father"... Its nothing to do with games. I personally prefer kettle leads to tie people up with, they're less fiddly.

    And thicker, so the don't leave such obvious bruises.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    This would've been classic if he'd been playing Manhunt 2 on Wii.

    And by classic I mean "would've provoked the biggest media-backlash sh*tstorm in years".


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    rizzla
    Registered Users Posts: 2,936 ✭✭✭rizzla


    I'd love to see

    "Chronic masterbater strangles father with **** hand" wonder what type of backlash that would have.

    By love to see, I mean the headline, not the actual act.


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    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    I thought the picture that accompanied the article was hilarious (in a reefer-madness kind of way)

    http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/01/wii-gameover.jpg

    Dying to know what game he was playing when he lost his progress my money is on cod4 on hard - that ****ing sniper level I tells ya.


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    Kur4mA
    Registered Users Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Kur4mA


    ZorbaTehZ wrote: »
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    gg


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    eggplantman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 455 ✭✭eggplantman


    he must of got really pissed to do somethink like that.its not every day you hear something like that


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    Creamy Goodness
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    probably got fragged by some noob halo player, that would make anyone do extreme things.


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    BigBenRoeth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭BigBenRoeth


    And how much would ye bet that the fact that he was playing a game will be blamed as the cause rather than the fact that he was mentally retarded?:rolleyes:


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    Zombrex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,848 ✭✭✭✭Zombrex


    damn right .. if my dad tried to get my wireless xbox 360 pad I would strangle him with the cord as well ... wait ... damn it!!


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    #14
    Sand
    Registered Users Posts: 12,588 ✭✭✭✭Sand


    Another argument for quicksaves anywhere - saves lives.


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    #15
    Rhyme
    Registered Users Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    The Wii remote and Nunchuk make a good garotte i've found.


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    BigBenRoeth
    Registered Users Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭BigBenRoeth


    I knew the Wii was evil!
    Lol.;)


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    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    Gamers don't kill people, game controllers do


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