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Barrie Teen runs away, parents blame Video Games (pg. 11)
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
what did the parents exactly do wrong? |
No idea. I didn't think they did anything wrong.
I think maybe AJ was referring to the fact that they didn't do anything about his gaming addiction.
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| activate |
| the parents can't and won't be charged with anything.. just the thought of that even happening is ridiculous... unless they killed him of course. |
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| activate |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
I think maybe AJ was referring to the fact that they didn't do anything about his gaming addiction.
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Video games have nothing to do with it. he could have just as easily been killed while on his way to school or something. Wrong place, wrong time is all it is.
unless of course the parents killed him. |
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| mikester69 |
| its pretty lame that the police couldn't find his body after devoting so many resources to this case |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by mikester69
its pretty lame that the police couldn't find his body after devoting so many resources to this case |
Apparently he was found in the vicinity of where his bike was found.
But we don't have enough info to jump to conclusions.
It may have been poor investigations by the police, or the killer could have easily disposed of the body today.
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
Apparently he was found in the vicinity of where his bike was found.
But we don't have enough info to jump to conclusions.
It may have been poor investigations by the police, or the killer could have easily disposed of the body today.
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or maybe the kid just fell and broke his neck.. :( |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
or maybe the kid just fell and broke his neck.. :( |
or maybe he committed suicide because he felt life wasn't worth living without an XBOX |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by mikester69
You actually think that this kid is going to be found alive? |
I guess not. :(
So heartbreaking. His parents will never ever begin to erase the guilt over that argument...even though it was totally unforseeable that this would be the outcome.
From the star:
Brandon Crisp's body found
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Barrie teen Brandon Crisp was last seen Oct. 13, 2008.
The body of Brandon Crisp, the 15-year-old Barrie boy who fought with his parents over video games, has been found.
Police said early this afternoon that hunters found the body near the Fourth Line in Oro-Medonte Township northeast of Barrie.
The teen was last seen Oct. 13 after he ran away from home when his parents took away his Xbox console because of what they said was his addiction to the online game “Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Sgt. Dave Goodbrand of Barrie Police said this afternoon that police have to work with the OPP and medical examiners before they can officially confirm that the body found is Brandon's.
However, students at Brandon's school, St. Joseph's High School in Barrie, were told the sad news at a special assembly this afternoon.
Many were in tears as they left the school.
Goodbrand also said that Brandon's parents had been notified. “They’re obviously distraught by the information,” he said.
Police had said that a woman saw Brandon on two occasions along a trail several kilometres from his home on the night he disappeared, and she noted the boy appeared to be having trouble with his bicycle.
His abandoned mountain bike was found in the area Oct. 20.
As the weather grew colder and snow began falling, police began a massive aerial, marine and ground search effort in the Shanty Bay area — about four kilometres from Brandon's home — near where the body was found today.
Hundreds of volunteers also aided in the search, but no trace of the boy was found at the time.
Police had received more than 1,000 tips, but failed to find any meaningful clues to the boy's whereabouts.
Two local media companies, including the Barrie Advance, where the boy’s mother works, had put up $20,000 in reward money for information to help locate the teen. Software giant Microsoft, which manufactures the Xbox, later increased that amount to $50,000.
Brandon's disappearance prompted a huge outpouring of support from across the country.
A Facebook group with nearly 22,000 members was created, and within a half-hour of the news of the discovery of the body, there were already 100 messages of condolence.
Early this afternoon, on the east side of Oro-Medonte Line 4, an OPP helicopter made low, tight circles over a cornfield. It is an area believed to have been canvassed extensively during various search efforts.
Forensic officers set up a command post at a farmhouse, which backs onto the cornfield.
Police offices on four-wheelers were canvassing the surrounding woods and fields. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by FunkyCrew
or maybe the kid just fell and broke his neck.. :( |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
or maybe he committed suicide because he felt life wasn't worth living without an XBOX |
Exactly. They are both plausible reasons. It'll be interested to see the autopsy to see if he was kidnapped/abducted or what actually happened.
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| MissK |
oh my gosh!
I did not think that would be the outcome
The article has no mention of how he actually died. Did he freeze? Was he killed?
I feel horrible for the family too. Just very traggic.
I'm gonna try and find more articles
:( :( |
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| Rodrico |
| Weird that they found the body in an area that they supposedly "been canvassed extensively during various search efforts". For the body to just appear seems like something fishy is going on. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rodrico
Weird that they found the body in an area that they supposedly "been canvassed extensively during various search efforts". For the body to just appear seems like something fishy is going on. |
I agree. |
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