When Politics Meet Gaming: Blizzard Causes Suicide
From Joystiq (here: http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000997068547/ ), a couple parents are suing Blizzard after their son committed suicide. Their claim is that the videogame World of Warcraft was an addiction for him. I'm not sure if their claim was that the addiction caused their son's suicide, but it does leave that impression.
This is another case of people who either can't face the fact that they either could do something or nobody could do anything. Someone has to be blamed, and too often it's someone else. While it would be nice to know why he jumped, I doubt Blizzard had anything to do with it, and I also doubt the parents could do much about it.
Trying to put blame on a blameless crime isn't the way to go. If they want their son's death to mean anything, learn why he killed himself. Then find ways of solving this problem, so others won't have to experience the same tragady.
This is another case of people who either can't face the fact that they either could do something or nobody could do anything. Someone has to be blamed, and too often it's someone else. While it would be nice to know why he jumped, I doubt Blizzard had anything to do with it, and I also doubt the parents could do much about it.
Trying to put blame on a blameless crime isn't the way to go. If they want their son's death to mean anything, learn why he killed himself. Then find ways of solving this problem, so others won't have to experience the same tragady.
posted by SeanM at 6:57 PM
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