While the jury's still out on whether playing video games lead to violence, one thing is clear: some people deserve to have their video games taken away from them. Here's the story of one 19-year-old teen who attacked his mom with a taco when she unplugged his Xbox:
Dena Moir, 54, told deputy sheriffs she called her 19-year-old son Zachary several times to come downstairs for dinner Tuesday. When he didn't respond, she went upstairs and unplugged his Xbox. She told deputies her son pushed her, called her names and ordered her out of his room.
The woman said she was cleaning the kitchen when her son came down to eat and that she pushed him to the side because he was in her way. At that point, deputies said, the man smacked his mother on the left arm, called her more offensive names and threw his taco in her face.
"I don't think he believed I'll call," the woman told a 911 dispatcher when she called the Sheriff's Office. "He's done this plenty of times before and I've never called."
The unruly teen is now in jail: Link - via Arbroath | Side discussion: Do video games cause violent behavior?
(Photo: Volusia County Sheriff's Office)
I've loved violent video games ever since i was little but never have I ever applied them to real life... not even in the slightest, never have I though about hurting someone else physically. I don't think video games are the problem behind aggression like this...
And points for reading Dlisted. The guy that writes for them is hilarious. ;)