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Geek Culture / Boy, 15, admits 'video game' style Anfield bank robbery

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Nickydude
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Posted: 24th Sep 2013 18:25
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Quote: "A 15-year-old boy who admitted robbing a bank with an imitation firearm acted as if he was in a "real-life video game", a court has heard. District Judge Ian Lomax said: "This is a very serious matter. "It's an armed robbery but not in the conventional sense most people would recognise. "It's a bizarre, surreal case of a young man almost acting like a real-life action video game."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24217343

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Wolf
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Posted: 24th Sep 2013 18:37
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Thats a pretty low form of envy, even for a 15 year old.

But yeah, of course he said it was like a real life videogame. Thats where he knows guns and bankrobbery from. If this where in the 80's or 90's he'd say it was like being in an action movie.

Well...it wasn't a real gun and he is 15. Its best to put him into psychiatric care and help him in his development.



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Libervurto
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Posted: 24th Sep 2013 18:42 Edited at: 24th Sep 2013 18:45
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Video games responsible for another crime!? We should ban these dangerous things before they become popular!

Quote: "But yeah, of course he said it was like a real life videogame. Thats where he knows guns and bankrobbery from."

It was the judge who likened it to a video game:

Quote: "It is like a bizarre, almost surreal case of a young man acting like a real life action video game."

The boy admitted to the crime, the news have twisted it to sound like his motivation was video games.


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Posted: 24th Sep 2013 19:07
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I'd think we could expect better from the BBC. Whatever happened to responsible journalism?

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Wolf
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Posted: 24th Sep 2013 19:07 Edited at: 24th Sep 2013 19:09
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I believe this new craze of newsstories about violent acts somehow related to games comes from the GTA-V hype.

Quote: "Whatever happened to responsible journalism?
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We had that?



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Posted: 24th Sep 2013 19:13
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Quote: "Whatever happened to responsible journalism?"


We dont even have that in sweden - so that doesnt surprise me x)



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Posted: 25th Sep 2013 03:55
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Quote: "Thats a pretty low form of envy, even for a 15 year old."


What are you talking about? Welcome to the modern, materialist society.
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Posted: 26th Sep 2013 15:06
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I'm wondering how old he looks, being he told the cashier he had just gout out of prison after doing 5 years and he's only 15. I would have just Lol'ed at him, unless he is one of those abnormal 7 foot tall full facial hair 15 year olds xD
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Phaelax
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Posted: 27th Sep 2013 04:06
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The kid is an immature idiot, plain and simple. Throw him on that Scared Straight tv show, then give him community service until he completes highschool.

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Posted: 27th Sep 2013 08:10
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Quote: "then give him community service until he completes highschool.
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Yeah well that'll leave time for school.



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Mobiius
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Posted: 27th Sep 2013 17:28
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School finishes at half 3, community service until half 5-6 & weekends. Problem solved.


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Posted: 27th Sep 2013 20:27
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Quote: "School finishes at half 3, community service until half 5-6 & weekends. Problem solved"


Where do you live? In France it's 8 til 5, with a ton of homework to do.
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Quote: "8 til 5"


That's crazy, my secondary school ( I left years ago ) is now 8.45 - 2.45.


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Quote: "That's crazy, my secondary school ( I left years ago ) is now 8.45 - 2.45."


Up until recently Wednesday was half-day (finish at Lunchtime, which is understandable considering the regular hours) but some regions recently voted to abolish that. Nice.
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Posted: 28th Sep 2013 09:26
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For me, highschool was 7:30 to 3

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Quote: "School finishes at half 3, community service until half 5-6 & weekends. Problem solved.
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school finished until 4, 8:15 - a maximum of 4. between 3-4.



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SpyDaniel
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Posted: 30th Sep 2013 16:16
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I used to get out of school at about 2:15 I think, can't remember when it actually started though, probably 8:30-9:00.
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2013 01:13
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Schools where I live start at 0900 and finish at between half 2, and half 3.


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Posted: 3rd Oct 2013 02:56
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Is that how you guys pronounce that? Here in the land of the imperial system we'd say two thirty or three thirty.

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