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Microsoft Xbox 360: Man kills baby over Ghost Recon

By: Jake Goldmann - Published December 15, 2006 at 8:11 PM EST - Writer Archive
Man goes too far; baby dies.

The Philadelphia Inquirer claims that a 25 year old man killed his 17-month old daughter after she pulled the plug on his Xbox. The article reveals that the unstable individual was playing 'Ghost Recon' at the time. In his statement, Tyrone Spellman, said that ,"She pulled the cord and the whole game console fell over. I thought it was broken. I popped her in the face. I picked her up and tossed her in a chair."

We're getting rather bored with the argument that violence in videogames breeds violence in the 'real world' and, although this disturbing example suggests 'the violent combat epic', Ghost Recon, may have something to do with this recent cold-blooded murder inquiry, we'd suggest that anything could have triggered this psychopath's temper.

Nevertheless, this is yet another tragic case that will fuel the argument for further restrictions on violent videogames.

Philly.com

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