The headline—"Boy, 11, stabbed baby whose
crying spoiled his PlayStation game"—would have you believe otherwise, but for once a tragic story associated with
gaming didn't blame pixilated violence and its ability to corrupt the world's youth. Nope, the youngster was playing
The Incredibles after all, and while rated "Teen", the boy was driven to stab his baby nephew more out of frustration
than learning-by-playing.
So while the headline was concocted to feed the never-ending media frenzy against gaming, the story tells the tale of a young boy struggling in a difficult family situation, unable to control his emotions or comprehend his actions. It's a tragedy, yes—thankfully the infant survived. But luckily, the media isn't insisting that Sony, the PS2, or the Incredibles are at fault. Now if he'd been playing GTA….
[Thanks, JEPrather]
