You might have been hearing about an Xbox murder trial in the press of late. If you have, you'll know that in actuality, there's no such thing. An example of the type of sub-snuff reportage the mainstream press has been putting out about a horrible incident which took place in August 2004, we'll hand you over to the gleeful writers at the Associated Press: "Six dead, beaten with bats. Some mutilated with a knife. Now, the three men convicted Tuesday of committing the rampage over the taking of an Xbox video game system face a possible death sentence."
Contrast this with the words of the chief prosecutor in the case, as published by the Miami Herald in a piece outlining how an Xbox caused a bloodbath. "Victorino became angry when Belanger took his Xbox video game and some clothing from her grandparents' vacant home where he had been squatting, but the Xbox wasn't the real reason for the slayings. He was disrespected. It was a matter of respect."
You see, if the stolen item had been a car, say a Honda Civic, the headlines would not read "Honda Civic Murders" or "Honda Civic Theft Spurs Bloodbath."
Read the full gruesome details here. and let's just be thankful that the whole thing is over.
Contrast this with the words of the chief prosecutor in the case, as published by the Miami Herald in a piece outlining how an Xbox caused a bloodbath. "Victorino became angry when Belanger took his Xbox video game and some clothing from her grandparents' vacant home where he had been squatting, but the Xbox wasn't the real reason for the slayings. He was disrespected. It was a matter of respect."
You see, if the stolen item had been a car, say a Honda Civic, the headlines would not read "Honda Civic Murders" or "Honda Civic Theft Spurs Bloodbath."
Read the full gruesome details here. and let's just be thankful that the whole thing is over.
Comments
RiseFromYourGrave 26 Jul 2006 15:10
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absolutely disgusting. do the writers of such skewed articles really believe that games are the root of all evil? if they do, theyre idiots and dont deserve that influential job anymore than they deserve to pollute the gene pool.
if they dont believe their own anti-games b******s and its just to sell papers, that is so much worse.
they are in a position to create and change opinions and they better have an xbox used as a shell for beelzebub himself chained up in a 5 inch thick holy perspex box threatening them with the opening of the 7 gates of hell and talking about the 'good work ninja gaiden is doing corrupting your souls' - if they expect to say things like this and still be treated like a respectable journalist by moi.
if they dont believe their own anti-games b******s and its just to sell papers, that is so much worse.
they are in a position to create and change opinions and they better have an xbox used as a shell for beelzebub himself chained up in a 5 inch thick holy perspex box threatening them with the opening of the 7 gates of hell and talking about the 'good work ninja gaiden is doing corrupting your souls' - if they expect to say things like this and still be treated like a respectable journalist by moi.