World of Warcraft killed our kid

[Felix the Cat]

World of Warcraft killed our kid (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27829)

GAMES COMPANY Blizzard is facing a lawsuit from Chinese parents who claim that its fantasy game World of Warcraft killed their son.

According to the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the 13 year old boy jumped to his death while reenacting a scene from the game.

The parents are backed by the anti-Internet addiction advocate Zhang Chunliang who has got 63 parents whose children have also allegedly suffered from online gaming addiction and plans to file a class-action suit.

Many Chinese parents contend that their children spend hours gaming in Internet cafes at the risk of their health, work, and school.

[Excorcism]

World of Warcraft killed our kid (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27829)

I'm betting that the lawsuit won't hold since the kids followed an agreement everytime they sign onto the game stating that Blizzard couldn't be held responsible for any action the kids take that may have been influenced from the game.

[Revolution_of_the_Mind]

I don't blame the games. I blame the parents. :mad:

[Jimbo Gomez]

I don't blame the games. I blame the parents. :mad:

Heh, this is a textbook example of applied eugenics.

[Starr]

Your kid died because he was an idiot. Simply reality.

[Revolution_of_the_Mind]

Yes, the kid was an idiot because of the fact that his parents didn't know how to instill discipline, values, or morals when the boy was growing up, so the boy developed this stupidity because of his careless idiotic parents. The parents should have no right to file for a lawsuit. If I were in control of the state, I would have them forced into labor camps, maybe then they will learn their lesson.

[Jimbo Gomez]

They live in China, a labor camp would be an improvement for them.

[Revolution_of_the_Mind]

Sadly though, labor camps are not how they used to be. :(

[RikuDrak]

Lmfao these cases happen in the US as well. Since when has everything else been the influence on the child even though it's a known fact that all of the child's most fundamental ideas and behaviours come from both the parents' nature and the parents' nurture?

Responsibility is something I'm seeing less and less of in today's middle-older adults :(

[Jimbo Gomez]

Welcome aboard rik.

[Sinclair]

Classic moral panic. Just like all the bullshit about D&D and "Satan worshipping" and suicide and whatnot.

[Felix the Cat]

(This old article from 1989 deserves a posting)

"Satanic ritual reports confirmed in Jackson”
David Brewer
The Huntsville Times, Oct. 22 1989

SCOTTSBORO - Satanism is practiced in Jackson County and "It's not going to go away," says a Scottsboro Police Department spokesman.

Satanists "are to be feared; they're dangerous," he said, "The thing is so deep."

He said Satanism may have been involved in crimes in the county. But he said he could not discuss them because he does not want to reveal to cult members what he knows. It is for this reason also, he said, that he wanted to remain anonymous.

The spokesman said he learned about Satanism by attending seminars for law enforcement agents and by talking to experts in the field.

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The spokesman recalled investigating a burglary report at a Scottsboro business.
He said evidence inside the building indicated to him that a cult ritual, not a burglary, had occurred. He said that after entering through the building's back door, which was open and showed no signs of a break in, he discovered items used in Satanic rituals, including an alter.

The spokesman said he believes that most of those practicing Satanism in the county are teenagers.

There may be an older person who "preys on the young people" and gets them started in Satanism by involving them in games such as Dungeons and Dragons, he said.

In Dungeons and Dragons, players take on a quest that may last for years, he said.

The game player takes on a role, said an investigator for Alabama Bureau of Investigation in Huntsville. "They actually become the character that they are playing," he said.

The investigator said that for the last two years he has investigated but found no evidence that rape, child molestation and murder occurred during Satanic gatherings in North Alabama. The investigator also requested anonymity.

Games like Dungeons and Dragons, the investigator said, can aid in moving the participant into a fantasy world where he cannot separate fact from fiction. The player "may gain power or lose power or pick up a suicide spell," he said.

"It is a mind-bending type of game," the investigator continued. "Some kids are susceptible to it, some are not."

Stevenson police several weeks ago encountered a 32-year-old man who believed he was The Archer, one of the miniature playing pieces in Dungeons and Dragons, said police Sgt. Robert Kirk of Stevenson.

The man, arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct at a convenience store, had a Satanic bible, a ceremonial dagger and cloak used in cult rituals, and a bag of playing pieces used in Dungeons and Dragons, said Kirk. Also in his possession were a hunting bow and two arrows, he said.

The ABI investigator said that there have been cases elsewhere in which youths who have committed violent crimes had been playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. Participants have killed other players they considered to be obstacles to fulfilling the quest, he said.

It follows the Satanic philosophy, "If it feels good, do it" said the spokesman for Scottsboro police. The philosophy holds true even if it means killing someone, he said.

"Satanism is not something that's just come up," the ABI investigator said. "It's been here for centuries. It's common to almost every city in the United States. It's worldwide," he said.

The investigator said people have told him that they witnessed a murder during a cult ritual. But he said he has yet to find a body or any evidence for such a claim.

"You have to have something to corroborate that person is missing," he said. "I haven't been able to confirm anything."

The investigator said he believes cult rituals are conducted in the state, but that cult members "are very good at covering their tracks."

The cults "are run by highly educated individuals," the investigator said.