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Forcing Child to play GTA IV, Man gets arrested in Japan
- Thread starter Poetic.Injustice
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Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
At least he didn't subject the kid to State of Emergency. He'd probably be dead by now.
Valkerionseven
Member
One of those, "we put the game headline in the title for hits, even though the actual story only mentions it once and is clearly not the issue in the incident" articles lol.
Abusive step father, probably made the kid play to keep him out of his way which lead to it being a stressor for him.
Abusive step father, probably made the kid play to keep him out of his way which lead to it being a stressor for him.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Forcing a Japanese person to play a Western game.. How barbaric 
BibiMaghoo
Member
What the fuck is wrong with him? Should have been V, not IV.
Lol!
Altered Juice
Member
...why?
Well, it sounds like one part of it, and I figure it's no good to FORCE a kid to watch, say, R-rated crime dramas that they clearly don't want to. A kid who is actively bothered by that stuff, combined with a hostile environment, would undoubtedly be worn down mentally and thus get stressed out. Doubly so if the kid was susceptible to motion sickness and got hit by that badly with the game.
It's still really damn weird though.
sakipon
Member
I don't know. If I hated someone, I wouldn't force him/her to play games or anything related to leisure and entertainment really. Is this the best he could come up with?
I hope he kid can overcome all the name calling though. A shame when the male role model in your life is a shitty dude like this one.
I hope he kid can overcome all the name calling though. A shame when the male role model in your life is a shitty dude like this one.
Nemesis121
Member
Poor kid was forced to endure *hey cousin* 2-3 hours a day...
imadinosaur
Banned
Poor kid felt nauseated at the prospect of killing hookers. Dad jumped on his moral dilemma and forced him to follow through. Chunks of the Japanese convenience store cereal from the kid's breakfast proceeded to fly from the boy's mouth.
speculawyer
Member
Are the voices dubbed in Japanese or do they use subtitles?
Interrobang
Member
Jesus Christ... this is horrib-
bahahahahahaha, dang.
bahahahahahaha, dang.
So a an abusive step father forced him to play a game with themes he does not enjoy/ not mentally ready for and it caused him stress along with being associated with the abuse?
Do i have the story right, if so that is terrible. : C
That is an odd reaction to have to greatness. You should get that checked.
Do i have the story right, if so that is terrible. : C
That is an odd reaction to have to greatness. You should get that checked.
There's almost definitely more to this story that we'll never hear about. But yeah, it's a shame. Sounds like the dad has no idea what he's doing as a father and it was easier to rely on western ideals of manliness rather than actually teaching the kid his own morals and ideals.
I bet the actual source of the abuse has more to do with this than any form implied maliciousness on the dad's part. He was probably just a shitty dad. Not everyone is cut out for fatherhood.
I bet the actual source of the abuse has more to do with this than any form implied maliciousness on the dad's part. He was probably just a shitty dad. Not everyone is cut out for fatherhood.
Yeah, it wasn't the game, kid was probably being mentally abused.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysautonomia
Dysautonomia (or autonomic dysfunction) is any disease or malfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The autonomic nervous system controls a number of functions in the body, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestive tract peristalsis, and sweating, amongst others. Dysfunction of the ANS can involve any of these functions.
A number of conditions are forms of dysautonomia: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), vasovagal syncope, pure autonomic failure, neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS), neurally mediated hypotension (NMH), orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypertension, autonomic instability, paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity, and a number of lesser-known disorders such as cerebral salt-wasting syndrome. Dysautonomia may occur as the result of other diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, multiple system atrophy (Shy-Drager syndrome), Guillain-Barré syndrome, Lyme disease, or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, along with a number of other conditions that may affect the nervous system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysautonomia
Dysautonomia (or autonomic dysfunction) is any disease or malfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The autonomic nervous system controls a number of functions in the body, such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestive tract peristalsis, and sweating, amongst others. Dysfunction of the ANS can involve any of these functions.
A number of conditions are forms of dysautonomia: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), vasovagal syncope, pure autonomic failure, neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS), neurally mediated hypotension (NMH), orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypertension, autonomic instability, paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity, and a number of lesser-known disorders such as cerebral salt-wasting syndrome. Dysautonomia may occur as the result of other diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, multiple system atrophy (Shy-Drager syndrome), Guillain-Barré syndrome, Lyme disease, or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, along with a number of other conditions that may affect the nervous system.
Derpcrawler
Member
I somehow believe this one. Kid being little brat and hating on his step father just because and trying to get rid of him.
Lana Del Rey
Banned
Any parent who forces their child to play GTA4 instead of GTA5 deserves jail time.
OriginalNameGuy
Member
Seems like the man is a shitty human being and abused this kid. The game is only relevant because he wanted to keep the kid busy so he wouldn't have to deal with him. It's no different than sitting a kid in front of the TV and saying "watch cartoons". Bad parenting is all this is.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I find GTA to be mind numbing as well.
Gabriel_Logan
Member
"God forbid I bring some high American culture into this house!"
Immaculate
Banned
poor kid had to play the worst gta game
Extra Sauce
Member
Yep. Now he will probably never know the pleasure of playing GTA V.
GTA V is about as obnoxious, junevile and witless as GTA IV is in the writing department but at least the gameplay makes up for it.
TouchMyBox
Member
Like that episode of King of the Hill where Hank Hill forces Bobby to chain smoke a carton of cigs?
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
I will make my kid play Big Rigs if he doesn't behave
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
Well it finally happened, the xenophobia has forced the Japanese to start arresting people who play Western developed games.
All of those 10 people in Japan better watch their backs from now on.
All of those 10 people in Japan better watch their backs from now on.
TyrantGuardian
Member
Being forcefully subjected to such horrible framerates... poor child.
What a bizarre story.
What a bizarre story.
Glass Rebel
Member
GTA IV car physics take another victim.
Poor kid.
Poor kid.
Sons Of Anarchy
Banned
Crazy story defiantly sounds like Someone from the stages though surprised it's from Japan
Me too. Maybe the kid IS lying about this little detail, or maybe not, I don't know. It would make a slightly more sense if he was forcing him to play Silent Hill or Fatal Frame.