i dont really see how people can take things too far..... and i feel sorry for the family of that little girl.....

The only thing I will add that has been said over and over in this thread is that the media is once again blaming games for the acts when parents themselves should see the signs and step in and take away the games......

-fraysol

I don't think this "news" was worth posting. Whenever some shit like this happens, they look at something to blame, and It's always a video game or movie. All posting news on stuff like this does is give the media some pull and people start to aggree that games are to blame and that is rubbish. This is your site, and you are free to post what you want...but I think you should leave these "MK made me do it!" stories off the site, actully I think It's ok to be discussed in a forum topic but shouldn't be posted as front page news.

Regards,
-TMK

Idiots attempting video game stunts kill again. Its a shame

this is not wrestling or video game related......people and their stupid actions should be blamed

Plain and simple thats fucked up to do that to a 6 year old girl, who could'nt defend herself if she even tried. They both deserve what they get. The other reason this pisses me off is because now these organizations against violent video games are gonna be bitchin and moanin about how mortal kombat is inspiring kids to kill one another just like the whole grand theft auto situation about inspiring school shootings and junk. but see every time something like this happens they always blame the most popular violent games.

Edit the headline to "Child Dies in Stupidity Inspired Death".

Exactly ^

This has been argued before....like, a decade before this happened. Mortal Kombat was one of the reasons the rating scheme came out for games. Obviously when people pissed and moaned about it years ago and it didn't do anything to deter the franchise, what makes you think this'll be any different?

And calling it a "Mortal Kombat-styled death" is utter bullshit. There is a whole genre of games dedicated to fighting; complete with punches, kicks, and body-slams. It actually sounds closer to Street Fighter than MK, since when you think MK you think of Fatalities. (much like what people here have already said)

And if some asshat thinks this will "sound the drums of anti-videogame violence" for there political career....lets just keep in mind that better people have tried and failed years beforehand. If anything, use it to solidify a stance against underaged drinking or for stricter parental guidance.

dude what the fucks wrong with you? thats not even funny

He's joking.

Calm down.

Seriously dude thats really fucked up

I GOT A FUCKING STATEMENT FOR THE FUCKING STUPID PEOPLE........STOP BLAMING VIDEO GAMES......AND WRESTLING

oh my god,you can,t be serious

What forum do you SP on? lol I just never noticed you post before. For a second I thought you were a new user. lol

Cool name, Sindra.

Anyway, these guys will be dealt with I'm sure. We'll see what happens in due time.

I was asking myself that same question when i read that, Asesino you are a fucking twat, anyways I drop by MKO for the first time in a while to see if there is anything on MK8 yet and i see this story, thats ridiculous how can MK be blammed for this, knowing that society is stupid enough to actually belive its MK's fault i am prepared to kiss it goodbye, Those 2 should probably get the death sentence, the most painful death imaginable in my opinion, I want to beat them to death right now.....this story sickens me....alot

Yeah, it's always the game's fault, never the person's fault.

you know, this was truly shocking to me

because this is actually not the first time this has happened, back when i think it was Deception was in pre-production the same exact thing happened (it may have also been in Colorado), Midway didn't catch any blowback and they won't catch any now. But i think it's a damn shame that people get to pull shit like this as an excuse, these kids better get several years time in a mental institution at the very least, i hate when people get to use excuse's for illegal actions, does this make their actions any less Illegal?

and why is MK catching the spotlight for this? was the game mentioned in witness reports or what? as said before the "body slam" is not exactly something MK is known for, and it's not exactly like Mortal Kombat is in the eye of the public or anything MK is currently a C-list videogame, odds are they'd be inspired by something newer or more popular. this reaks of bullshit

this poor little girl dies and now they' are going to be turning her into some sort of martyr against voilence in videogames? just take the case as it is a MURDER case, put the piece of shit who killed her in prison for the maximum sentence hold a memorial for the little girl and move on

fucking morons like this bastard need to take responsibilty for their own actions and stop ruining things for the rest of the world

Most people are over looking that fact that this was a 17 year old... not some 12 year old who couldnt understand the difference between real and fantasy. Im 26 years old, could you see somone my age blaming a video game for killing somone... id be laughed out of court...

Better "Child Dies in Stupidity Inspired Death by DRUNKEN Minors".

Neither MK nor WWE, the MAIN PROBLEM was that the minor two no-brainer were drunk. But for media, is more easy blame to videogames than parents, alcohol, society...

Fanart forum.

fuckers


This isn't mk's fault, they just used that as an excuse to get less jailtime. They just blame someone else for their actions. It was their choice to do what they saw in a videogame like fucking morons. MK doesn't like brainwash people into killing children.. shit. They were being punk douchebags and they fucked up.. so they blamed mk.

Also there're tons of games that have those moves. Now if they killed her by throwing a knife attatched to a rope at her, I'd be a bit more skeptical.

Video Games do not "inspire" death retards and crazy people inspire death.

I hope they fry for this. Blaming MK is BS, no excuse for such a level of stupidity.

The whole "it was a bodyslam so it wasnt MK!!!!" needs to be left out.

Those are very naive comments you're making.

Recently, "Superman:the videogame" was blamed for a stabbing incident, http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=52717&provider;=rss

The game wasnt blamed because the guy melted his nephew with his heat vision....nor was the game blamed because he froze his nephew to the spot.

The mere fact that the game was being played that DAY, was enough for the media to latch onto it, and to include it into their story.

The Superman story seems to have been swept under the carpet. I expect the same of this story too.

Does anyone remember Lyonell Tate? The boy convicted of murdering his sister performing wrestling moves that he saw on television. He was inspired.

Well you know what? Lyonell Tate spent years in prison, and he got out after meybe 5 years or less and put into probation. Then on probation he pulled a gun on a pizza delivery guy and robbed the guy!

Evil is just evil. It does not need an excuse that is just how it is inspired!

I get inspired too. When I play MK I get inspired and write stories with the characters.

When I watch UFC or MMA, I get inspired to work out

Everyone gets inspired in their own little ways.