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Kid dies in Halo-Related accident.
Reaprar | 4:54 PM on 09.08.2008 34 comments




[EDIT: There's some stuff going around that it may or may not be the same kid, OXM seems to have drawn the conclusion that it was the halo kid from nowhere, as the WaterTown Daily Times mentions nothing of the sort, which is strange, considering halo kid posted a video yesterday, and was supposed to have died five days ago.]

According to Official Xbox Magazine [oxm] Nimm [known on youtube as fartbuttface], the 11 year old 'Halo kid' was made famous on youtube for creating cardboard replicas of the various weapons from Halo 3 and even Master Chief's armor. The boy accidentally shot himself in the head with a .22 rifle while skipping school to practice his halo moves.

OXM states that Police and Paramedics only took 35 minutes to pronounce him dead.

This is really tragic for everyone involved, especially since he actually posted a video just yesterday. Sadly I forsee another debate against 'violent video games' on the horizon.

I believe the bigger question here is, why did this eleven year old child own a rifle in the first place? According to the detective in this case the weapon belonged to him, not his parents. Surely this calls for tighter gun control, not tighter game control?

[Via oxm]
[More detailed info: WdTimes]
[Was going to post this earlier, lazily tipped it, seems nobody picked it up, so here we are.]



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arcadias's Destructoid Blog
Wow. I guess that cardboard overshield didn't work then...
Wexx's Destructoid Blog
That sucks. He probably could've gotten some tight jobs in costuming.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
If the news report is dated Friday, September 5th, how did he post a video on YouTube on the 6th? I call bullshit.
wardrox's Destructoid Blog
fucking fail. That article you linked to is nothing to do with this. You should probably read stuff before posting it.

You should hide this cblog.
ShadokatRegn's Destructoid Blog
There is a bit of continuity issue here - I call shenanigans as well.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Fartbuttface's YouTube also says he's Canadian, while the kid who died was from Wisconsin. OXM fucked up and got the wrong person. In any case, sucks for the family and friends of the Nimm kid.
The Bez's Destructoid Blog
According to my internet calendar this is OLD!
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
ITS OLD IN INTERNET TIME, LETS HATE ON REAPRAR

HAAAAAAAAAAAAATE
Too Much Coffee Man's Destructoid Blog
how do you accidentally shoot yourself in the head?
kaciesaurus's Destructoid Blog
I hope it's not the halo kid. I like that kid.
also, he seems too smart to do such a retarded thing.
Timmeh's Destructoid Blog
Unequivicable proof that games are not linked to violence. If they were, nobody would be fucking stupid enough to shoot themselves in the face.

Jesus, if you're going to leave guns lying around you could at least not be an asshole and teach your kids to respect them. Or, y'know, keep them out of reach.
mix's Destructoid Blog
TOHSDAEH!......get it?

Yeah that was lame but that's all I've got...

This news sucks but what the FUCK was an 11 year old doing with a .22? The Parents should be shot for thinking that their son was "mature'enough for something that kills.

I was supervised when I used a BB gun until I was 16...my mom is awesome.
NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
Video kid and the real kid are not the same. This video is just someone milking the story.
CypherVR's Destructoid Blog
Pew, pew, pew?
RICHARD BLOCKER's Destructoid Blog
@ Wardox & Reaprar

It makes me sad when you guys fight, so stop it.
godkow's Destructoid Blog
I don't see what the big deal is, respawn time for suicide is only 10 seconds...
ZServ's Destructoid Blog
godkow i died, rofl.
Alexradl's Destructoid Blog
How do you accidentally shoot yourself in the head with a .22?
bottled dark's Destructoid Blog
hes sitting in some limbo somewhere where his respawn count goes up and beeps with every second.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Destructoid Blog
But its so easy to hate Reaprar, its not like he doesn't have it coming.

And yes this is quite sad, why in the world would you buy a rifle for an 11 year old? Sure you can teach him about it but accidents still happen.
MechaMonkey's Destructoid Blog
lol @ arcadias
Clockwork's Destructoid Blog
That's too bad. But it seems that it definitely is not the same kid.
Mushman's Destructoid Blog
'How do you accidentally shoot yourself in the head with a .22?'

@ALEXRADL

That's what I'm thinking, thats one hell of an accident, I'll tell you now. The .22 is a big fucker.

Also, if this is true, well then that is really, really sad.

What an awful way to go. Dayum indeed. :(
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
I owned a .22 since the day I was born, it was a gift from my grandfather. However, I never fired it until I was around 9, and even then I first had it drilled in my head never to point it at myself or others and to always treat it as if it was loaded. I was always supervised when I was firing it, and when it wasn't in use it was locked away. I haven't used it in over a decade, just because I eventually got bored with target shooting.

Gun control isn't the issue. Teaching proper firearm safety and making sure they're kept out of the hands of unsupervised children is.
nebones's Destructoid Blog
"The boy accidentally shot himself in the head with a .22 rifle while skipping school to practice his halo moves."

I call bullshit, he was taking a .22 to school with him?
kaciesaurus's Destructoid Blog
no... he skipped.

it's not that weird, though.
I'd be less surprised by a kid with a gun at school than a kid that shot himself in the face because he's a retard.
nebones's Destructoid Blog
Ooooooooooooooooh.

We call it wagging here. :[
Crunshii's Destructoid Blog
sorry to sound cold but if that is true then it is not sad, It is stupid.

Yes, people can die doing stupid stuff, don't feel bad when someone dies of stupidity + this sounds to good ol fakyflakes to me.
dronkmunk's Destructoid Blog
DarWIN FTW


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