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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4928 Joined: 10 Jan 2009     | Uh.... I am at a distinct lack of words. It's good to supervise your kid's gaming, but why did he beat the kid up for doing poorly? Needs some explanation, methinks. I'm gonna hold my opinion back till more details emerge. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2238 Joined: 5 Jan 2008   | What. I can't wait for the mainstream media to get ahold of this. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1477 Joined: 6 Feb 2008    | [sarcasm] but its the only way the kid will learn [/sarcasm] |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2784 Joined: 31 Jan 2009   | SEE!!! SEE!!! GAMING DOES CAUSE VIOLENCE I KNEW IT LOL |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2095 Joined: 6 Feb 2009   | So the kid got pwn'd? Then he got pwn'd at home. |
Time Lord  Posts: 9984 Joined: 13 Feb 2008     | Personally I'd let the kid beat him back everytime he dies on "I wanna be the guy" |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 549 Joined: 24 Sep 2008 | Now I was spanked as a child, and I am all for spanking. But this is just sick, there is NO reason to punish a child for 'playing poorly'. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3617 Joined: 7 Aug 2008  | Well... Thats... Thats a normally response when your child is bad at something, hit the bad out him! But seriously, thats just wrong. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 803 Joined: 11 Feb 2009  | Am I the only one who thinks a hard smack on the bum doesn't exactly qualify for an 'assault'? Even if it is a horrible reason to spank a child. |
On the Record  Posts: 5075 Joined: 13 Dec 2008     | Just wait until Fox/Jack Thompson hears about this... |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 77 Joined: 11 Feb 2009    | I wonder what he could have done so poorly on a game to cause that sort of reaction?? |
Muckraker  Posts: 309 Joined: 18 Feb 2009    | I forgot who it ws who said this: "Only two things are endless, The universe and Human Stupidity, and I'm not sure about the first one" |
On the Record Posts: 5075 Joined: 13 Dec 2008 |
This. I got smacked loads as a kid, and I turned out fine. Honestly, the PC brigade and 'child safety' bozos have stopped any sort of discipline, because it's against the child's rights to be disciplined. Or something like that. However, beating your kid for being crap at a game is pretty dumb. If your gonna discipline him, at least do it when there's an actual reason. Like if they swear, or break your favourite set of china plates, or let Zoey get killed by the Smoker... wait, are we still talking about discipline here? |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 898 Joined: 24 Sep 2008     | Excellence or DEATH! This amuses me. |
On the Record  Posts: 6020 Joined: 28 Feb 2009   |
The man wouldn't survive that and you know it. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1941 Joined: 18 Feb 2009    | noooooooooooooooooooooooo well maybe I'm overreacting... |
Beat Writer  Posts: 139 Joined: 14 Jan 2009     | That's the kind of thing that gives gaming a bad name... |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1772 Joined: 13 Feb 2009   | Oh, whats that i hear? "ITS ALL THE DAMN GAME'S FAULT, SOME HOW!" Yells an anger but moronic news reporter. |
Time Lord Posts: 9984 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 |
I restate my intention. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1244 Joined: 3 Jan 2009  | I uh...wait.. WHAT?! |
On the Record  Posts: 5967 Joined: 7 Feb 2008  | What? This confuses me outrageously... Why in the hell would anyone do something for such a dumb reason... Faith In Humanity: -1 |
Beat Writer  Posts: 170 Joined: 18 Mar 2009    | *stares blankly* *WARNING: FAITH IN HUMANITY AT CRITICAL LEVEL!* |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3280 Joined: 9 Sep 2008 |
He chose to play an Imperial race Mage in Oblivion. Honestly, this man has problems. You don't beat kids for stupid stuff like this. I'm an advocate for beatings as punishment for stuff like smoking, though. |
Paperboy  Posts: 26 Joined: 19 Apr 2009   | well at least the little bastard can rest easy knowing his father most likely has less of a he ..... i guess thats something to be proud of....... |
Nobel Laureate  Posts: 15957 Joined: 26 Dec 2008  |
Or getting a girl pregnant.
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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4343 Joined: 9 Jul 2008 | I'm sorry but I laughed out loud as soon as I saw the title to this. That is hilarious in its absurdity. That dad must take his gaming seriously. Very seriously. Insanely seriously. That restraining order doesn't sound like such a bad idea. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3280 Joined: 9 Sep 2008 |
If the son got into sports and got stronger, he could beat the father up and |
Paperboy Posts: 26 Joined: 19 Apr 2009 | i think i see assult of a senior citizen charges in this kids future.... but i could be wrong |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 575 Joined: 6 Mar 2009  |
Agreed. That dude has issues. |
Paperboy Posts: 26 Joined: 19 Apr 2009 | its this type of thing that makes me wonder what happend to our morals and such.... |
Nobel Laureate Posts: 15957 Joined: 26 Dec 2008 |
Naw. Once he got into sports, he'd probably be too busy Can you tell I have a low opinion of most people who play sports?
Our what now? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3280 Joined: 9 Sep 2008 |
Hey, we share opinions there. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 759 Joined: 23 Mar 2009  | You now this kid probebly was playing a mature game and all the other people were trash talking him for being a kid |
Beat Writer  Posts: 207 Joined: 8 Jan 2009   | See? We gamers are being discriminated against. If we perform poorly or slightly slower than the others we get beaten up. |
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Dad Beats Son for Having Poor Gaming Skills
A Cincinnati man has been charged with beating his young son after the boy performed poorly while playing a videogame.
50-year-old Terry Taulbee of Cincinnati, Ohio, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence for hitting his six-year-old son on his lower back and buttocks, leaving the area painfully swollen with a large red hand mark. While it was initially unclear whether the assault occurred as the result of Taulbee's gameplay or his son's, the boy's mother confirmed with police that Taulbee "became upset when the boy didn't play well."
Other details, such as the game in question or whether the father has a previous history of violence, haven't been released. Joystiq suggested the boy was actually playing Boong-ga Boong-ga but later clarified that the remark was just an incredibly tasteless attempt at making a joke. Not that it's particularly relevant; smacking a kid because he's having trouble with a videogame is so completely beyond the pale that it doesn't matter whether he's playing solitaire or Gary Grigsby's Pacific War.
Taulbee was being held at the Hamilton County Jail while he awaiting arraignment, which was expected to take place today. The boy's mother has filed for a restraining order.
Source: WLWT.com, via GamePolitics
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