Fri, Jun 27, 2008 | 10:00 BST
Wii Hanging was an accident, says coroner
The story we ran about a boy who hanged himself after his father confiscated his new Wii game wasn’t exactly as clear cut as the dirge of British journalism, The Daily Mail, would have us believe.
We should have known better, to be honest. What really happened was omitted from the The Daily Mail piece. It was almost as if the paper was trying to get the nation up in arms and gnashing its teeth over how videogames are ruining our children and how the whole thing actually boils down to lack of immigration control or something equally as tawdry, sensationalist and downright lazy.
This quote from the Telegraph says it all:
“But a coroner said that Jake had killed himself by accident and there was no evidence he has been influenced by the programme.”
Unbelievable.
By Mike Bowden
6 comments
#1
Psychotext
27/06/08, 10:03 am
I fucking hate the Daily Mail.
#2
morriss
27/06/08, 10:07 am
Yep.
#3
Gamoc
27/06/08, 12:24 pm
I also fucking hate the daily mate.
How does one hang yourself by accident?
#4
Quiiick
27/06/08, 12:38 pm
a tragedy none the less …
#5
morriss
27/06/08, 12:48 pm
I’ve never read the daily mate. Wassit like?
#6
Zortel
27/06/08, 2:07 pm
I wonder if they would have published the story if his dad took away a football, Action Man, Slinky or some other toy. Or a PC?
… Hell no.
A tragic loss from an accident that doesn’t need the newspaper version of Mary Whitehouse to strongarm in demanding that games cause suicides and addiction. And probably instilling guilt in the father.