Video Game Martyr is a Real Life Hero!

[Catboy]

Jake Roberts is a saint!

Parents need to realize that video games are way cooler than real life, and that depriving one of the sentient right of playing the newest and best console available is a crime. Life wouldn't be worth living without video-games, I know it, and Jake Roberts knew it. Sadly, his parents won this one. Although the people involved try to cover it up, Jake knew he was just doing what he had to do, to prevent his own suffering and more importantly, the suffering of future console gamers around the world.

Jake Wiill always be remembered by myself and by fellow gamers as the one who went straight to World 9 by using two flutes: the Wiimote and the Nunchuk. Xenu(or whatever mythological beast Cathoholics worship) bless him!!!

[dudewithasock]

A boy of 13 hanged himself with his school tie after his father confiscated a computer game.

Jake Roberts wanted to play it on his Nintendo Wii console but couldn't because his sister was watching TV.

How does one play a computer game on a Wii?

[Catboy]

Originally Posted by dudewithasock

How does one play a computer game on a Wii?

You stick your mouse into the nunchuk port and put the game in your DVD drive! DUH!

Stupid questions get stupid answers.

[dudewithasock]

Originally Posted by Catboy

You stick your mouse into the nunchuk port and put the game in your DVD drive! DUH!

Stupid questions get stupid answers.

I know it sounded like a stupid question, but the stupidity stems from the fact that every single article about video games calls them computer games, even if it's talking about a console game.

[peleschramm]

That's dumb...

There are plenty of reason's for killing yourself. Video game's are not one of them.

Though, I remember when I was in second grade, my mom threatened to take away my gameboy as some kind of punishment for something and i was thinking that I would kill myself if I did.

But yeah, All school year (well, since October) I was not aloud to play any Xbox 360. Now that summer is back, I can finally play it again. I survived just fine and well, rarely missing it.

[wickedbob]

Hahahaha....

[1-wheeled-grape]

Suicide is pointless, It never makes anything better, so why do it? That is slightly pathetic.

[Apoc56]

The article is written in a way to imply suicide, but read carefully and it says it was most likely an accidental occurrence during a temper tantrum. Not a suicide.

[1-wheeled-grape]

So he accidentally tied the tie around his bed and neck, and accidentally fell

[kington99]

Originally Posted by 1-wheeled-grape

So he accidentally tied the tie around his bed and neck, and accidentally fell

No, there is a whole world of difference between suicide attempt, and actual suicide. Many people do the first with actually no intention of going through with the second. In some tragic cases, the first goes wrong and the second happens by accident.

[1-wheeled-grape]

Each one is pointless though.

[peleschramm]

why do you say suicide is pointless? It fixes all problems. At the same time, it takes away all joy. If there is no possible joy left, and only problems, suicide would fix everything for the individual. It may make it worse for those who cared for him/her, but it is a way to escape literally anything.

Unless hell exists, which I find doubtful.

[wickedbob]

Originally Posted by peleschramm

why do you say suicide is pointless? It fixes all problems. At the same time, it takes away all joy. If there is no possible joy left, and only problems, suicide would fix everything for the individual. It may make it worse for those who cared for him/her, but it is a way to escape literally anything.

Unless hell exists, which I find doubtful.

Yep, pretty much it. I'm not sure it fixes the problems, it just blatantly ends them for you. Committing suicide over wii is kind of like chopping your leg off since you have a hang nail.

[wickedbob]

Originally Posted by 1-wheeled-grape

Suicide is pointless, It never makes anything better, so why do it? That is slightly pathetic.

Slightly? Then again you have to think what other problems this kid had to make him get so upset over simple things. I'm guessing he had more than a few issues to make him think of suicide because of this argument.


I just thought, maybe he was playing that choking game thing. My teacher's friend's kid died that way. Maybe since he didn't have his game he went to play something else.

Oh yeah, that is a game where you choke yourself to pass out. You get a slight high since there is a lack of oxygen to the brain. I've heard of kids using belts and killing themselves, also using ties much like in the story. The kid I personally heard of tried using the string to a blind within his room.

[peleschramm]

Originally Posted by wickedbob

Yep, pretty much it. I'm not sure it fixes the problems, it just blatantly ends them for you. Committing suicide over wii is kind of like chopping your leg off since you have a hang nail.

Haha, fixing problems I would say is ending them.

Though we seem to be on the same page.