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13 Hangs Himself Over A Nintedo Wii
Tanooki News Version:
What did you do the first time you came home, wanting to play your new Wii, but couldn’t because the TV was occupied? Jake Roberts, a 13-year-old boy from Scarborough, North Yorkshire (UK) saw his sister watching TV, threw a tantrum, went upstairs, and probably did something a little more extreme than any of you. The first thing I saw when I walked in to Jake’s bedroom was all the paper he had ripped up on the floor during his tantrum. The door was open with his bed to my left behind the door. I was going to tell him off when I turned. It took me a few seconds to register what I was seeing. His school tie was round his neck and he was hung from his cabin bed. I tried to lift him and his tie was attached to a bar on the bed. Jake died in February. This hasn’t been the first Wii-related fatality, but hopefully it will be the last. Telegraph New Version: A schoolboy hanged himself with his school tie just hours after his Nintendo Wii was confiscated during a "minor argument" with his parents. Jake Roberts, 13, stormed upstairs and fastened the tie around his neck and then to his bed. He was found by his father a short while later. His parents said he could have got the idea by watching a young person hanging themselves on the television programme Casualty. But a coroner said that Jake had killed himself by accident and there was no evidence he has been influenced by the programme. I truly feel simpethy for his family right now. |
Damn!
Anime and Wii Deaths....so many fatalities... |
well with that kind of attitude he really shouldnt be playing video games, unless of course it was an accident. I'm sure he was probably looking around his room for something to do and somehow ended up throwing a tie aroud his neck just for the heck of it.
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God, you're a jerk. and Brock Lee, that happens alot XD |
i didnt think a tie would be strong enough to hold body weight these days
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thats because you dont eat
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being thin has its merets as well as being fat, however more back to the topic. that boy must have had a bad day or something in order to do something this extreme as it didnt seem like an accednent.
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You guys, I thought it stated that he was imitating an event from Casualty (a TV Show) and killed himself on accident because he didn't know what to expect. If it were for that reason, I'd feel sympathy for him since he was not exposed to what could happen if he was hung by the neck. If it were for the reason that the Wii was unavailable, then I'd say it was a very stupid mistake. The Wii could be played anytime of the day. Surely his dad isn't going to watch TV for that long.
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Poor kid. I wish he had gotten some kind of help before this. My god, this is depressing. And no, this isn't the first Wii-related fatality. Remember that contest on the radio where a mom died trying to win a Wii by drinking a bunch of water and holding her pee? |
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Whether the kid was smart or stupid isn't the topic here now is it? It's about someone losing their life. Being stupid doesn't add to the death rate. There's a difference from being "stupid" and having common sense. Which, like I am stating, the kid had a lot more than just was released by the media about him. You shouldn't assume anything until you know the full story. All and all, the only side you know of this is the media's side. You don't know what was going on through that kid's mind when he was doing that. Quote:
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As for the kid, I heard about this. It really sucks that such an enthusiastic and imaginative kid died over something so silly, especially when he already was getting his poetry published. The parents are NOT at fault at all. Every kid needs some sort of discipline, but this kid did overreact to being punished. No one should take their own life, especially over a game system. |
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I'll keep this kid's family in my prayers. I do wonder, however, if Nintendo knows about this. I mean, they're not at fault, but...still. |
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Who do you think you are? Don't reply to this with some stupid snarky comment either. What gives you the idea you can talk about people who died like that? Get over yourself, you're wrong. End of story. |
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Kudos to Letturs for his post, he's made excellent points throughout. Zanacross, you don't know the full story. Like he said, you only know what the media has released. Avoid making asinine statements like you have been for the past two threads. You're accusing these kids of being "brats?" Look at yourself and what you're saying about these poor children. Who's the real "brat" here? Do you understand how hard it is to lose someone? I mean, it must be immensely difficult to lose someone so close to you, especially your own child. Do you think you're helping anything by posting such disrespectful comments about something so serious? If you were to say what you've been saying to the grieving parents, what do you think would happen, Zanacross? Just think about what you've said in these two threads. Do you think you're being at all respectful? |
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I dunno, kids these days are so emotionally volatile that it seems to make the news. Let me guess, next we'll have 'BABY THROWS TANTRUM; HURTS THROAT.' |
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Regardless, I feel sorry for the kid and family, but nothing can be done, now. |
*sigh* Things like this make me wonder what the world is coming to. Accidents happen, but what a bad accident.
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:( awwe
You guys are insulting Zana :( the #irc dudeee xD well; lets face it, people are IDIOTS these days == You wanna hang yourself over a bloody Wii, well, your fault, you buy your kid a Wii and he hangs himself over the Wii, you should have known it was coming. If your kid is that obsessed with video games... then why are you buying him a WHOLE CONSOLE? gosh, and all you people who are flaming Zana have no place... Yeah, he's being a jerk but so are you... The mods took care of it anyway... And I dont feel sympathy for that kid because he had issues... he now solved them. If the incident wasn't his fault, or was a game (like the 10 year old kid who tried to immitate gaara) i would understand... but the kid was 13, had a functional brain, [maybe a little hormones] but its all his fault. It wasnt accidental, so big deal. If we made such a commotion over every suicide in the word, we would all be scared at home and would put safety-bars everywhere. |
But a coroner said that Jake had killed himself by accident and there was no evidence he has been influenced by the programme.
If you ask me, they're just blaming this on the Wii for sensation, because the media loves to blame, oddly enough, the media. It's pretty depressing stuff like this happens; I don't think there's much that can done, though. It does seem weird to me that this would be an accident, though; who ties themselves by the school tie and hangs themselves from the bed accidentally? I don't really think people snap that easily; maybe there were things going on in that boy's life that people around weren't aware of, and that was the Last Straw. |
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All can lead to serious issues mentally or depression etc. in which is the leading factor of suicide. So next time, try and be a little more open minded? |
Everyone these days need sympathy. We all undergo lots and lots of stress everyday. Suicides aren't as rare as they are in the past
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Tragic, simply tragic. It's really all I can say. The sister must be feeling pretty guilty. But to be completely honest, why would he do that? He could have just hooked up the Wii later, right?
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I don't believe that there was anything wrong the boy. His mind probably became so boggled over his Wii that he couldn't think straight and did this to himself over something so trivial. The episode of Casualty could have influenced him (it did include something about a young person that had hung themselves).
This article says that he was described as a "'sensitive boy with a fantastic imagination' who enjoyed writing stories and poems, one of which had been published." He also enjoyed submitting his poems in contests. It also mentions that he has always had a bad temper and threw tantrums before when he was younger. Maybe as he became older this temper progressed and lead him to his fate. Either way, this is rather depressing to hear. |
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