Comments on: “Baby Grace’s” Parents Met Through World of Warcraft

By: Louise Castens

Louise Castens — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:44:05 +0000

Some say the mother loved little Riley (Baby Grace). I can’t see this, the man she met, however, should have been dumped from day one, in favor of the child.
We don’t know how long this poor child suffered, and had no one to ask for help. I have cried a million tears.

Louise Castens

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:59:11 +0000

yup, this is pretty dumb. the people who brought wow up as an issue know very well that the game had nothing to do with it, but they’re also smart enough to know that most americans are stupid enough to get whipped up in a frenzy over this. just like columbine and doom. if doom had never been made, the kids who shot up that school would have been model citizens, right? whatever.

By: Averre

Averre — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:33:40 +0000

They must be joking, first off it was never stated -how- they “acted” in-game, second it was never stated how long they even played this game….they could’ve been the sweetest people in WoW for all we know…but that’s beside the point.

Instead people wish to link two people to a online game, regardless how irrelevant it is to the crime these two committed, and point the finger at WoW being a factor ..i’m sorry but that go so far past idiotic it can no longer be measured.

So if these two people met in a Taco-Bell, went there every day to meet and eat would the connection still be made? oh i very much doubt it….the bottom line is that people will point the finger at video games and the gaming community when it suits their purpose.

This won’t be the last time we hear about this, mark my words.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:03:02 +0000

Maybe the question we oughta ask is whether we can identify this type of perverted thinking (and acting) through an MMO before it spirals out of control in reality. So when there are people who commmit such inhuman acts are spending more time ingame than in RL, it’s only fair to ask that there are ways at studying at their online behaviors in retrospect and create a channel that allows inappropriate online behaviors to be followed up with real investigations (not just a slap on the wrist aka banning of the account).

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:41:35 +0000

@killerDOTcom: I’d wager you’d be surprised at the number of women that play WoW. In my experience, and judging from numbers I’ve read, it’s upwards of 30% of that 10 million, and maybe more.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:15:00 +0000

/start dramatic

WWWWWHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!?!

/end dramatic

It is all a conspiracy I say.

By: killerDOTcom

killerDOTcom — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:14:09 +0000

I’ve played WoW for a grand total of 4 months now. It truly makes me wonder how a couple ( no matter how screwed up ) can meet each other playing that game. There’s over 10 million people that play it, I don’t know what % of that are actually girls, but I know its low. And I know the dominating percent is middle-school to high-school teenage guys, and another decent percent is grown men (some probably pedophiles!)

Not deviating from the point, the world is a breeding ground for hatred and blaming. I pray that these 2 freaks (or their attorney) blames WoW for their insanity or I might have to organize a couple marches to shut them up. (peaceful marches of course, we wouldn’t bring any high-dps mages with us

By: TK

TK — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:30:55 +0000

LOL Wy do you never hear about people meeting in wow who have a great live and relation ship or just friends…..no alway YE THEY PLAYED WOW OMFG ZOMG ITS WOW WHO MADE THEM KILL !!!!!!

By: Kaurii

Kaurii — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:22:39 +0000

Why? It’s simple really. Sick minded people who cant differ fantasy from reality. While WoW may not be the cause it WILL be blamed however. People are weak in such times and usually tend to pin the blame on other things, like video games or television etc, because they’re to afraid to take it themselves.

I play everquest myself but from what ive seen from wow, it should NOT be the “cause” of the murder, it is caroonish and pretty easy to differ from reality, but like i said it wont stop the people from blaming it . They need a swift kick in the ends themselves if the nda or whatever start a ban on MMO’s.

By: William

William — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:22:39 +0000

that’s not cool at all. I actually know a couple peaceful midgets that play WoW

By: world-o-filth

world-o-filth — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:58:25 +0000

i think your all full of shit i just thought about playing WOW the other day and i have already smashed a baby with a sledge hammer, sexually violated 3 midgets against their will, and tore the unborn fetus out of a random pregnant bitch wrapped it in barbed wire and beat her to death with it all because i couldnt stand the thought of being a wizard or goblin or whatever the hell it is you pathetic bastards pretend to be

By: KingDiamond

KingDiamond — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:16:59 +0000

I remember a case where a 8 year old boy was tied hands and feet behind back and boiling water poured on him. And this was done on a daily basis all the while all 4 of his limbs were broken and he was stuffed into a closet between the boiling water episodes without food.

What caused this to happened Reality?

By: darbie

darbie — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:50:35 +0000

i’ve played WoW for 3 years now and just so ppl know there is a childrens week as a holiday were you be nice to an orphan if this is teaching scum bad traits then i don’t know what game there playing.

By: Carolyn Worley

Carolyn Worley — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:16:56 +0000

Those two freaks involved in the torture and murder of baby Grace should burn in hell. WOW has no involvment in that type of thing, it unfortunatly introduces some freaks to each other. But just like all of in real life, we have to make choices and those child murderers made a seriously wrong choice. The game is not to blame. ANy decent parent would never treat their child that way. Those parents made their own choices from the meaness in their own hearts.

By: Fromps

Fromps — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:38:53 +0000

They look like something from an issue of Dick Tracy.

By: William

William — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:37:19 +0000

Well..people who meet their spouses online are crazy.. just kidding. I met my wife online and she’s the greatest person ever. She even agreed to let me use the entire basement of the house we are buying for my personal gaming area.

I can admit that the gaming world can attract some wacked out people from time to time, but so can anything else like gambling, crack or television shows. What it boils down to is that we have a problem in society as a whole. We cannot pinpoint the problems and I’d really hate it if people tried to turn this into a WoW issue. If these 2 wackos had met at a bowling alley, would they blame the sport of bowling for it? And yeah there are shady people in bowling alleys too. I think the point that most people miss in life is the fact that there are good and bad people anywhere you look. There’s not a single social group in existence that is void of sick and twisted people.

By: Tired of it all...

Tired of it all... — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:21:18 +0000

Ugh, there ARE bad parents out there…that do this, yet NEVER touched a computer.

The media will turn into a frenzy saying that games are just “Killing sprees without remorse while being in a normal frame of mind, it becomes so natural, that it’s easy to replicate.

YOU WATCH, they’ll blame it on games and video game addictions.

I hope that one day the media will come of mind and learn that games don’t cause all the hooplah they say it does.

But until then, Ladies and Gentlemen of the gaming community, hold in there, it’ll all work out for the best….worse comes to worst, we move to Asia…we’ll be excepted there as gamers

- RedwirE!