A 15-year-old Canadian boy, Brandon Crisp, from Ontario ran away from home when his old man took away his Xbox.
Seems the young man had been exhibiting behavioral changes which worried his father after playing Call of Duty, World at War.
According to the AFP (some French news agency):
"This had become his identity, and I didn't realize how in-depth this was until I took his Xbox away," Steve Crisp told the Globe and Mail. "That's like cutting his legs off."
Yeah, well, actually no, Steve. Cutting his legs off with a hacksaw is like cutting his legs off. Not pulling the video game plug.
"This is such an issue that hits every parent out there, with video games that are starting to control our kids' lives," he said. "I just took away his identity, so I can understand why he got so mad and took off. Before, I couldn't understand why he was taking off for taking his game away."
Steve, your kid's a lunatic. I would guarantee he's had quantum problems before this little Xbox incident.
A local newspaper, the family's Internet service provider and Child Find offered a 25,000-dollar (19,500-dollar US) reward for information leading to his return.
Microsoft topped it up with another 25,000 dollars, the company said Tuesday in an email to AFP, "hoping for his swift return."
Brandon has probably either joined the armed forces or become a paid assassin. He might be on a freighter to the Middle East as we fret about his whereabouts.
And how is this Microsoft's problem? Just because they created, manufactured, marketed and sold the game that has turned little Brandon into a homicidal maniac?
I just don't get it.
1 comment:
Hmm... maybe I could get my son to run away for similar reasons. (I'll hide him in the guest room). And then when the reward gets high enough I'll have grandma turn him in and claim it.
She better split it with me or I'll kill her!
Well back to my video games.
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