Post by leunas on Jan 6, 2007 3:01:44 GMT -5
Tragedy struck as a 7 year-old London boy vacationing with his parents on the island of Phuket died of electrocution, having attempted to unplug his GameBoy from the wall while still dripping wet from a dip in the pool. A truly sad story, and I cannot imagine what his parents must be going through, but the press in the UK are having a field day. Here's some headlines:
Boy, 7, dies of Gameboy power shock - Metro.co.uk
KILLED BY HIS XMAS GAME BOY - Mirror.co.uk
'Gameboy shock' kills wet boy - itv News
Imagine if you were a parent and just caught any number of those headlines. Remember, don't think like an informed gamer...think like a parent. Right. No Gameboy for your kids. If not anti-game bias, this is at least irresponsible sensationalism, making it seem as if the Gameboy itself were the cause of the poor child's death, to the point where Nintendo of Europe felt they had to issue a statement.
"Nintendo wishes to offer its sincere condolences to the family of Connor O'Keefe...Details of the accident are currently unclear so we are unable to make any further comment at this stage."
Maybe I'm not the best person to be preaching about responsible journalism, but this is just pathetic.
www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/child-killed-by-water-and-electricity-226369.php
Boy, 7, dies of Gameboy power shock - Metro.co.uk
KILLED BY HIS XMAS GAME BOY - Mirror.co.uk
'Gameboy shock' kills wet boy - itv News
Imagine if you were a parent and just caught any number of those headlines. Remember, don't think like an informed gamer...think like a parent. Right. No Gameboy for your kids. If not anti-game bias, this is at least irresponsible sensationalism, making it seem as if the Gameboy itself were the cause of the poor child's death, to the point where Nintendo of Europe felt they had to issue a statement.
"Nintendo wishes to offer its sincere condolences to the family of Connor O'Keefe...Details of the accident are currently unclear so we are unable to make any further comment at this stage."
Maybe I'm not the best person to be preaching about responsible journalism, but this is just pathetic.
www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/child-killed-by-water-and-electricity-226369.php