[QUOTE="Iconic_D"]Isn't that the kid who ran away because his parents were limiting his XBL time?Toriko42
they werent limiting but they took away the entire xbox. rumour right now is he passed away of starvation.
What was this kid...an idiot?
Did his brain stop working? Insanity
The kid was probably mentally ill. Not his fault his parents didn't care enough to pay more attention to him. Parents really need to set boundries for their children. He's what 14 or 15 and stays up until 4 am playing games. I doubt that's a good thing.
I blame both him and his parents though. His parents were doing the right thing but I think they should've done a better job monitoring him.
The kid....well... he just took it way too far. I realize he's only like 14 but at 14 I had a part time job. I was able to think clearly. I was able to make good decisions. Anyway this kid should've been able to make better decisions.
I was gonna go too...I'll still go but tomorrow. What incentive do I have now if there is no party? Legolas_Katarn
I would venture a guess and say that the whole "launch party" thing means they're celebrating a video game's release. After a kid was just featured in the news as having died because of video games this might be bad publicity. On the other hand, it could just be the store trying to create good publicity by looking respectful.
How is canceling a launch party being respectful to someone who died after running away?
Some people shouldnt play games. I know 10 year olds that have more common sense than this kid. Sorry, but i feel no sympathy for this kid, only for his parents.
We don't know the whole story. Maybe the kid was being stubbourn and a pain in the rear. Or maybe the parents were cruel and abusive and that made him run away.
We don't know the whole story. Maybe the kid was being stubbourn and a pain in the rear. Or maybe the parents were cruel and abusive and that made him run away. GodOfSpore
This could be the case but we're only going on what we know and since this saga is basically over (i god i hope it ends soon) we will probably never hear the full story. If theres anymore on it, chances are it'll be about bashing video games
[QUOTE="Iconic_D"]Isn't that the kid who ran away because his parents were limiting his XBL time?craigalan23
they werent limiting but they took away the entire xbox. rumour right now is he passed away of starvation.
What was this kid...an idiot?
Did his brain stop working? Insanity
The kid was probably mentally ill. Not his fault his parents didn't care enough to pay more attention to him. Parents really need to set boundries for their children. He's what 14 or 15 and stays up until 4 am playing games. I doubt that's a good thing.
I stayed up till 4:00 AM playing WoW but I still understood reponsiblility, had good grades, and held my job
Once again the media is missing the point. For example, I found this link, wheres the option for stubborn stupid kid? Instead trying to place the focus on the wrong area, oh lets blame video games! Or lets say the parents are being irresponsible for trying to do the right thing. Yes they could have stopped him as he walked out of the door, but the kid is 15. 15 is the period of a kid's life where they resort to drama to get what they want. This is not the parents fault, and this sure as hell isnt the fault of the video game industry. If the tobacco industry cant be blamed for causing people to die from lung cancer then how can people actually try to say Video games was the cause for this kid to run away and get himself killed?
damn, that realy sucks for people going to that party. I have to say that the kid should have done that al together. my parents took away my 360 i'm going to run away from home.
since the kid loved videogames so much, they should've had the party in his honor then, not cancel itR7_3
I don't really think it's about honoring him... I think the store wants to use his death as publicity to say oh we're gonna be respectful and not have a party for GEARS OF WAR 2 EVERYONE!!!! IT JUST CAME OUT!!! Yeah... no party for that in his honor..
There's a saying that all publicity is good publicity, so for them to use his name to cancel the party it gets them on the news and noticed more. It's pretty underhanded...
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