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Violent Video Games Blamed:

I guess it is easier to blame a video game for your son killing someone than for a parent to accept the possibility that their kid was a homicidal maniac. It is even more saddening considering you know all the warning signs were there. You know that it is bad when the kid is so far gone that even the teletubbies probably would’ve set him off but the parents are oblivious, blaming video games. Thanks to Tristan Leask for the linkage.

The parents of a boy who was murdered with a claw hammer by a friend have blamed a violent video game which the teenage killer was "obsessed" with. Warren Leblanc, 17, repeatedly stabbed 14-year-old Stefan Pakeerah after luring him to a Leicester park to steal from him.