What? WHAT? There are so many things wrong with this on so many levels.
Okay first off--why was she drunk if she was watching a kid? Call me crazy, but I think babysitters should be SOBER.
Second--community service? Really? She should be in prison for assault.
This makes me wonder what went wrong with the world...
Holy smokes, she stabbed him and only got community service? I'm with redjacketalchemist; you lock people like that up for at least 6 months, more since it's a kid. So are we going to suddenly see a lot of complaints now about gaming-related violence 'cause two within days of each other is a tad scary.
If I were that kid, I'd be afraid to live with that attacker for sure.
What that nasty woman did isn't the right way to get a kid to stop playing for a moment. It's extremely ridiculous! That's what I call "going too far".
sunachick
Grand Otaku | Posted 12/27/09 | Reply
What? WHAT? There are so many things wrong with this on so many levels.
Okay first off--why was she drunk if she was watching a kid? Call me crazy, but I think babysitters should be SOBER.
Second--community service? Really? She should be in prison for assault.
This makes me wonder what went wrong with the world...
kugen
Grand Otaku | Posted 12/24/09 | Reply
My IQ just dropped 18 points.
Ace
Senile Hipster (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/24/09 | Reply
@DemonKingAtticus:
Remember, kids. Video games are bad because they make other people stab you.
The More You Know
DemonKingAtticus
A Fiery Spirit (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/24/09 | Reply
@Hatake Yoshimi:
You know those moments when you laugh because it's funny but then feel a bit sad because it's true? Yeah...
Groups for and against games would have a field day with this story.
ChibiSasuke
13th Angel (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/24/09 | Reply
Only 300 hours of community service FOR STABBING A KID?!
THAT JUDGE NEEDS TO GIVE A TOUGHER SENTENCE! D8<
She fricken stabbed him!
AmayariX
Otakuite | Posted 12/24/09 | Reply
yeah somehow, i knew something like this would happen sooner or later....
what kind of world is this now? :l
FLCLAlchemist156
Otakuite+ | Posted 12/24/09 | Reply
WOW Crazy lady!. I feel srry for the poor kid. and the woman should have had a longer sentence.
The Mask
Detective Mask (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
@Team Plasma N:
Not only did the boy survive, but he also testified against the woman to the jury, as shown by this excerpt from the article:
But the boy told the jury: "She hit me on the back of the head. I stood up and pushed her back. We started fighting.
She pushed me back down on the chair. I saw she had a knife.
"I got up and tried to push her back, and then got stabbed."
He told the court it was deliberate, adding: "She lunged at me."
"Students, be ambitious!"
wolf of sorrow
JMusicGuru (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
That's it?! Only 300 hours of community service. . . my word.
Team Plasma N
Sinbad of Sindria (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
So I am assuming the kid survived? If someone where drunk you would think to say ok to them because they can be violent! Man what a horrible story!
Hatake Yoshimi
Otaku Legend | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
I guess kids don't learn violence from video games - they learn it from the adults.
cougarsama
LDS Fangirl! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
Holy smokes, she stabbed him and only got community service? I'm with redjacketalchemist; you lock people like that up for at least 6 months, more since it's a kid. So are we going to suddenly see a lot of complaints now about gaming-related violence 'cause two within days of each other is a tad scary.
xaos
Burning Spirit (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
Well, I agree with StarArnold that's going too far, way too far. Ever just tried turning off the system and not letting him save?
stararnold
Otaku Eternal | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
If I were that kid, I'd be afraid to live with that attacker for sure.
What that nasty woman did isn't the right way to get a kid to stop playing for a moment. It's extremely ridiculous! That's what I call "going too far".
Katana
Goggalor (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
I echo redmeat's statement.
And now I have myself with a knife in my mouth twice on the page in the same day. Sweet.
"In Kat's wor we trust."
Ace
Senile Hipster (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
Now THAT's how you get the kid's attention. Calling 911. Pshaw.
RedJ
Otaku Eternal | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
....
All she got was 300 hours of community service?
I facepalm @ Scotland's court system.
Schultzie
Getaway Driver (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 12/23/09 | Reply
And in a related story, the 13 year old was sentenced to 25 years for playing on an XBOX.