Following Saturday’s post regarding a car thief’s capture while the thief was playing GTA, it seems others are trying to one-up the ironic, video game related crimes. Reported in this morning, a teenager was apprehended under charges of stabbing his own father over a video game dispute…in Italy…and the teen’s name was Mario. *sigh*
Okay, as much as I hate sensationalizing every bit of video game related violence/crime that goes on, I couldn’t help but pick up on this story PURELY because the irony. Granted “Mario” is definitely a more common name in Italy, but I guess ironic gaming stories tickle my dark, shriveled humor.
The dispute occurred Sunday the 24th over a game of FIFA 2009. Mario’s father apparently turned off the television after an argument occurred between the two over Mario’s strategies in FIFA 2009. Mario responded rather unhappily by stabbing his father in the throat with a kitchen knife. He was shortly apprehended by Italian authorities in his room. Fortunately, Mario’s father survived and is currently recovering in a hospital.
I know Europeans take their soccer pretty damn seriously, and I too hate people telling me how to play video games, BUT COM’MON KID, SERIOUSLY? Though I suppose I did come pretty close to drop kicking our editors while we played Pro Evolution Soccer 2010…
Well, at very least, anti-gaming lobbies can’t argue that this was caused by the influences of “violent video games.” Apparently our world is effed up enough that pretty much anything can set people off. Mario’s mother was even quoted saying
“...we bought him FIFA 2009 because we didn't want him playing violent games"
*sigh* Great.
[Source: Reuturs UK]
