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Proman



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:24 am Reply with quote
"According to police, the day before he injured them, the child was insulted by 6 classmates including boys whom he tried to kill. They reportedly likened him to a Pokemon character."
Sounds like BS to me. What does this have to do with Pokemon? It's just a case of his classmatates bullying him.
I really hope this won't became the "Evangelion Murders #2" thread.
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cyrax777



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:28 am Reply with quote
*sarcasm* Ban Pokemon and Swords do it for the chilldren*sarcasm*
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:51 am Reply with quote
A case of art imitating life: *looks at Battle Royale*.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:40 am Reply with quote
Oddly doesn't say just what specific Poké-mon character it was that provoked such an out burst. I blame it on the hormone storms of spring. A very irrational time. Wink
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RyoShin X



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:44 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
Oddly doesn't say just what specific Poké-mon character it was that provoked such an out burst. I blame it on the hormone storms of spring. A very irrational time. Wink


I bet they called him a Magikarp.
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DeSpawn



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:49 am Reply with quote
Probably called him a Jinx or a Clafaire, your right that its a shame which pokemon he was called wasn't mentioned...But in defense of the child, I'd be angry to had someone called me a Jigglypuff and would show them no mercy...given I was 13 with no common sense.

Still you don't hear about many sword related murder attempts since the late 1400's
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lianncoop
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:55 am Reply with quote
Jigglypuffs are cute!

It is somewhat sad that bullying causes children to retalliate in such drastic measures. It's bad that the kids teased him, but the problem stems deeper than just anger over casual teasing if he saw killing the kids as the only answer.
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The Ramblin' Wreck



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:14 am Reply with quote
Hello?

Can any of you say "mentally disturbed"?
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Godaistudios



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:47 am Reply with quote
Ramblin' Wreck, I'm inclined to agree with you more. I don't think it matters which character the kid was likened with. This kid tried to kill other kids, and others on this board emphasize such a trivial detail? I'm more concerned with the other circumstances here. Where are the parents in this situation? What have they had to say? Why didn't they notice something wrong in the beginning? You have to know that this is coming from something deeper, so when did it all really begin?

This is only a tidbit as far as the story is concerned, but I just feel like something is missing.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:51 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
A case of art imitating life: *looks at Battle Royale*.

Heh, heh Laughing . It's ironic that I just saw this movie the other day and this happens. How weird... Shocked
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Shorty22



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:38 pm Reply with quote
... just how did the boy 'borrow' his grandfather's sword without anyone noticing and better yet, how'd he get to school with it? Shouldn't someone have noticed and said "No Jimmy, you can't bring the sword with you to school."?
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Godaistudios



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:09 pm Reply with quote
I had wondered about the sword too, but the sword may have been short enough to conceal into a duffelbag, or the like. Especially if it was just a wakazashi.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:18 pm Reply with quote
Still, better a sword than a gun.
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LTGMars



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:07 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
Still, better a sword than a gun.

That's not the point. The fact that he tried to kill his classmates in the first place is decidedly more alarming than his choice of weapon. Besides, who knows... he probably would have brought a rocket launcher to school if he had access to one.

Heh, wouldn't it have been cool if he were likened to Mewtwo? That way, he wouldn't have jumped the other younguns.
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Godaistudios



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:15 pm Reply with quote
LTGMars wrote:
GATSU wrote:
Still, better a sword than a gun.

That's not the point. The fact that he tried to kill his classmates in the first place is decidedly more alarming than his choice of weapon. Besides, who knows... he probably would have brought a rocket launcher to school if he had access to one.


I thought about saying something along those lines myself when Gatsu said that. But he used "still" as a qualifier. It's not that he fails to recognize the seriousness of the situation. It's just a matter that it's fortunate that the situation wasn't made worse by the presence of a firearm. It could have been Columbine all over again instead.
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