Boy Stabs Baby Over Playstation Game

[El Pibe]

Who here hasn't smashed up a pad or destroyed something because of frustration at a videogame?

I smashed a Mega Drive pad up playing Desert Strike and then nothing for years. Last year a lag filled frustrating PES League match caused me to chuck the pad across the room, the quick release, released, and the pad sailed into the wall. The thumbstick was limp when I retrieved it

[Eighthours]

Obviously  an Orphan.

Okay then JUST FOR YOU..

Remember when you are on the last boss, and your Foster Mother shouts  " Come and get your tea love! "

FEEEEL THE RAGE!!

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What about when you're in the middle of a platinum cone challenge in PGR2 and your girlf walks in front of the screen to pick up a glass? TO PICK UP A GLASS???!!!

Rage-tastic!!

[gravity0]

Jak 2. After failing to complete a level for the 253rd time, I:

- violently threw the controller on the floor

- calmly switched everything off

- threw the controller in the bin

- grabbed my wallet

- went down to the local indy

- bought replacement

- went back home

- continued playing

All pretty much in the space of 10 minutes.

[Smoothy]

Mario Kart on Super NES and GameCube usually makes me want to smash something. No other console has games that does this. Nintendo must be doing something right... or wrong, depending on how you look at it.

[Blue]

“Without realising it I stabbed him.”

Y'right.

[Gwynster]

I'll be perfectly honest: I've only ever thrown a controller when playing Wario Ware, and there were 10 of us in a wide circle.

You lot need anger counselling.

[CurryKitten]

I shouldn't be laughing in this thread but that's a fantastic image in my head.

Were you playing DDR at the time, perchance?

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No, DDR just makes me fall over from exhaustion. The ones that get me are the instant death scenarios where you have to do a big section all over again. Buffy on the Xbox was awful on this with her inability to jump - unless it's to her death. Oh yeah, and that bloody get Yoshi to the island thing (it that the one Venice mentioned) in SMS.

In all cases I realise that this isn't good for me, and simply switch off and do something else - normally then breezing through it 1st time the next day.

[squirtle]

No, DDR just makes me fall over from exhaustion.  The ones that get me are the instant death scenarios where you have to do a big section all over again.  Buffy on the Xbox was awful on this with her inability to jump - unless it's to her death.  Oh yeah, and that bloody get Yoshi to the island thing (it that the one Venice mentioned) in SMS.

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The void level in Buffy. Ah, how I hated thee!

I do have one game rage related story though.

I bought a new dance mat. Probably the 5th one. I started playing and within about 15mins the left arrow ceased to work. I stamped on it a couple of times then the red mist descended. Next thing I knew I was in the middle of the room with four of the mats in pieces around me, a knife in front of me and scissors in my hand. I felt so much calmer afterwards though.

[solum]

I have never thrown a joypad... but I have punched myself in my own leg multiple times so when I attempted to leave the game I've just fallen over because my leg was so dead.

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Haha!

Yeah I stopped throwing pads after I chucked one out of the window and it smashed. Since then I have done the leg punching thing; I thought I was the only one..!

[Dax]

Jak 2. After failing to complete a level for the 253rd time, I:

- violently threw the controller on the floor

- calmly switched everything off

- threw the controller in the bin

- grabbed my wallet

- went down to the local indy

- bought replacement

- went back home

- continued playing

All pretty much in the space of 10 minutes. 

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We all do it. Get so very angry at a game for cheating you out of the win but still continue to play it anyway. Are we all rage junkies?

The kid in this must have been a shade mental as it is, don't know all the facts but from the story he did everything quite calmly.

As for games making you angry. I agree games can make you angry and lash out / shout etc So do many other things in life. Sporting events in particular. Should all sport be banned too?

[Monkeyspill]

When I was about 8 or 9 and my brother was 15. He was playing Commando on the Commodore 64 (which was sitting next to the telly on top of a chest of drawers) and on his highest score ever— somewhere around 6 million. I wanted something from behind the chest of drawers and pulled them. The dodgy power lead of the Commodore disconnected and he went beserk. Didn't stab me though. Just shouted a bit.

[Wickedkitten]

Who here hasn't smashed up a pad or destroyed something because of frustration at a videogame?

I smashed a Mega Drive pad up playing Desert Strike and then nothing for years. Last year a lag filled frustrating PES League match caused me to chuck the pad across the room, the quick release, released, and the pad sailed into the wall. The thumbstick was limp when I retrieved it

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I haven't. When I'm frustrated at a game, I turn it off, have a think, then usually turn it back on a bit later and get past the bit.

I don't understand people that throw pads.

[El Pibe]

I haven't. When I'm frustrated at a game, I turn it off, have a think, then usually turn it back on a bit later and get past the bit.

I don't understand people that throw pads.

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Do you play PES 4 online? Play and understand.

[Nick Laslett]

The stabbing had nothing to do with games,

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I agree that the kid was unbalanced. But he was playing a game moments before he decided to stab the baby. The effect of playing the game would appear to have effected his ability to think rationally and realise that stabbing a baby was wrong. It is unlikely he would have stabbed a baby if he had not be playing a game. The game had increased his aggression levels, which is a well document phenomenon.

He may have still stabbed the baby if he had been watching a film, reading a book, drawing or playing with action men. An initial violent reaction to a baby crying is not uncommon. But this rarely translates into actual physical violence against the baby, which is fairly unprecedented.

As a Father of two children I have experienced the unusual stress crying babies place you under. There have been moments when I have cursed or shouted or stomped up the stairs, slammed doors. This is a long way from actual physical abuse. But in this case a video game has increased the agression levels to such an extent that the boy stabbed the baby. He may have already shouted at the baby and slammed the door.

[ristar]

Have you ever been to Lincolnshire?

I have been there almost a year, and have concluded all the locals are 'crazies' especially the young one

[spaceyjase]

I once Dragon Punched my mum because she turned off the SNES when I was near the end of level 8-4*.

*not really, but it would have been awesome.

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Aye, it was 8-3.

Yep, mental issues. I reckon video games can trigger a reaction but cause the problem? Nope. It could have been anything. Oh yeah, like Nick said

Can't say I have ever thrown a joypad. Maybe put one down rather hard, switched something off with a temper, aye. The air often turns blue like but I reckon I'm much more sedate now than I was as an angry teenager. I usually just cry

[Zero]

Who here hasn't smashed up a pad or destroyed something because of frustration at a videogame?

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I never have, control the beast!

I often go into tourette (sp?) like swear-blackouts when getting annoyed at games though.

[Harvest Sun O_O]

Yeah, I've never had a tantrum and smashed a controller due to frustration in a game.

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[Rygal - Reader of Threads]

I wonder what level he was on.

[Lovelyman]

I don't think this has much to do with games at all. The kid needs to see someone about his temper.

[SeanR]

I don't think this has much to do with games at all. The kid needs to see someone about his temper.

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Sounds like a classic only child being jealous of the attention the baby was probably getting... to be fair

[Simon S]

Yeah I definitely get game rage, though it's always inanimate objects that suffer. Never considered attacking someone due to it, even during Street Fighter 2 multiplayers.

Two incidents in paticular stick in my mind. The train section on Shadows of the Empire cost me an N64 controller (And on reflection not worth it, shit game)

Ant that bloody level near the end of Goldeneye where you have to protect Natalya. After about a month attempting it on 00 agent, made it to the end elevator and turned to see Natalya doing her usual "Bullet Shield" manover and running out into a field of gunfire. Hurled the cart off a radiator and put my fist through a plasterboard wall. Definitely, without question the angriest I've ever been at a game.

[therearerules]

If you could skip any boss/level in a game this would never have happened. MY THOUGHTS WOULD SAVE LIVES AT NO EXTRAS COST.

[CurryKitten]

Sounds like a classic only child being jealous of the attention the baby was probably getting... to be fair

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Yeah, what with one of the people that was supposed to be looking after the baby asleep, and the other one out.

[Sidewaysbob]

I've thrown controles in frustration. But never broken one.

However, as the husband of a scary wife and father to a 10 month old baby, i can fully understand the wish to stab some people. Children screaming at 3am because they have teeth coming through, which there is very little you can do to help other than cuddle them and try to get them to calm down. Or a child screaming because they are really tired, and are now too wound up to sleep. Can drive you insane. Especially when your wife is shouting at you to sort the problem out. Because they can't shout at the baby because the baby doesn't understand why your shouting at it ... at 3 am ... after 3 or 4 hours or being really pissed of because it's teeth hurt.

But no, i've never broken a controller.

the rabbit eat through the lead once ... .does that count

[SeanR]

<snip anti-parenting-type rant>

the rabbit eat through the lead once ... .does that count 

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Depends, did the rabbit then eat lead?

[Badger]

I agree that the kid was unbalanced. But he was playing a game moments before he decided to stab the baby. The effect of playing the game would appear to have effected his ability to think rationally and realise that stabbing a baby was wrong. It is unlikely he would have stabbed a baby if he had not be playing a game. The game had increased his aggression levels, which is a well document phenomenon.

But in this case a video game has increased the agression levels to such an extent that the boy stabbed the baby. He may have already shouted at the baby and slammed the door.

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Didn't we already look at the spurious research that claims to prove an increase in violent?

Anyhoo....

"She admitted the baby cried a lot and her son told her he “wanted to send it back”.

The family were looking after the baby because its mother had tried to commit suicide.

The boy, from North East Lincolnshire, had recently told teachers: “There is a lot going on in my head.” "

[chris on the moon]

I haven't. When I'm frustrated at a game, I turn it off, have a think, then usually turn it back on a bit later and get past the bit.

I don't understand people that throw pads.

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Because you're not male.

When men are presented with unsolvable puzzles, they usually got angry.

When women are presented with unsolvable puzzles, they got depressed. I don't remember who did the study though.

Have you ever been to Lincolnshire?

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yes

The only things that have driven me close to stabbing people are the actual people themselves.

I've been angry at games, but I've only ever thrown the controller at my face. it was a snes though so it was pretty light. I'll usually just squirm or squeal quietly or something.

[Err203048]

I never really considered a 'baby' playing video games.

[El Pibe]

Just popped to the shop to get some more paracetemol and saw a story on the front of one of the papers about a bloke who was addicted to 'True Crimes' on his GameCube and may have attacked one of his twin babies because they were pissing him off whilst he played...