February 9, 2008 -
Is it possible that by spending the last few years debating the supposed detrimental effects of mature video games like Manhunt 2 or GTA on our youth, we’ve managed to overlook the real culprit?Pokémon...
According to the Associated Press, a 10-year-old boy was sent to juvenile hall for robbing a younger schoolmate of his Pokémon trading cards at gun point. According to police, the fourth grader was holding an Airsoft gun to the 6-year-old’s head while he robbed him.
AE: Thankfully, no one was hurt in this case. The 10-year-old has been suspended and school officials are considering expulsion.
-Reporting from San Diego, GP Correspondent Andrew Eisen
Comments
"...explain to all that these games were demonic/obscene and would be confiscated..."
yes, beware of the devil worshipping witchcraft rituals of magic: the gatheing which was actually made by a mathematician. *rolls eyes*
seriously though, some of those cards could be fairly valuable to as much as $20 fo as single card. ( http://find-ccg.com/Top100/Pokemon.html ) this kind of story doesnt suprise me all that much.
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It's just that kids don't know any better yet; they're still young and inmature. The problem is the American eductation system doesn't teach them things like good maturity. It used to be something that kids would just learn naturally over a period of time, mostly from their parents. But now it's getting out of hand, because parents think putting their kids in front of a children television show is going to teach all that for them. Either parents reform or education reforms, and parents aren't going to reform any time soon.
Re: an airsoft gun shoots concentrated puffs of air?
no its like a bb gun
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a ten year old can get a airsoft gun easily im ten and i have three but i never robbed any1