Major News site blames Brandon Crisp's death on video games...

Video games aren't the only item to fall prey to suck situations. Modern American culture, a lot of times, seeks to remove responsibility from the individual who perpetrated the act and any possible cause can be used as such a scapegoat.muthsera666

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^ That sadly is true.

Not sure if this has been posted before, but this is old news (October '08, I think?)

GwannaSauna

[QUOTE="muthsera666"]

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

How? At 15 you're not a little kid, you can handle violence and the kind of talk that goes on in xbox live (hell, the 12-15 year old age group are the ones spouting the vast majority of all the crap that gets said on XBL). Sure, 15 is two years younger than the recommended age for an M rated title, but I personally don't think that a teen is so young that they'll have trouble grasping what they're experiencing as they play an FPS like COD4. If the game was bought for an 8 year old, then yeah, that's probably a bit irresponsible. But for a high schooler? Come on.

allie2590

Some 15-year-olds are not mature enough to handle some games. Personally,I agree with many of the ratings to act as a general rule. My parents allowed me to play such games because they knew that I was mature enough to handle them. We had several conversations, and my parents were always involved in my life. Too many parents don't take the time (or don't care enough) to really get to know their children and whether they can handle the material. If the kid ran away because of having some of his luxury items taken away, it sounds as though he wasn't mature enough.

You read my mind.

I belvieve this happened in Ontario (didnt watch the video), it was all over the radio and he fell from a tree and landed on his chest which caused him to die. Not 360.

[QUOTE="allie2590"]

[QUOTE="muthsera666"]

Some 15-year-olds are not mature enough to handle some games. Personally,I agree with many of the ratings to act as a general rule. My parents allowed me to play such games because they knew that I was mature enough to handle them. We had several conversations, and my parents were always involved in my life. Too many parents don't take the time (or don't care enough) to really get to know their children and whether they can handle the material. If the kid ran away because of having some of his luxury items taken away, it sounds as though he wasn't mature enough.

sharpshooter188

You read my mind.

Yeah, that's horrible parenting. Although it's not the kid's fault, he shouldn't be allowed near M-rated games for a while.