As if we needed any further evidence of the incompetence of parents in America, here we have another mother with a complete inability to control her spawn. A 14-year-old boy wouldn't stop playing videogames, so what did his mother do? Turn the TV off? Instill some sort of discipline? No, she called the cops!
49-year old Angela Mejia discovered a light coming from her son's room at 2:30am and, upon entering, discovered him playing videogames. Apparently she was unable to get him to stop, so she called 911. Police actually arrived, told the boy to "chill out" and "go to bed," which he seemingly did without issue.
The boy was playing a Grand Theft Auto game, which the mother disapproved of. She claimed she would "never buy that sort of video, no way," which doesn't explain where her underage son obtained it.
Seriously, this is why parents lash out at the games industry. They're so f*cking incapable of looking after their own kids that they rely on surrogates to look out for the little snots. I hope she doesn't expect that child to ever respect her authority again, now that she's run crying to the cops of a total non-issue.
What is it about squirting out a baby that makes so many people turn into morons?
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8:00 AM on 12.22.2009
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Got all this to look forward to, although if I caught my 14 year old son playing GTA at 2:30am, I'd probably just take the controller off him and play myself!
Although, that is a great parenting console idea! Controller's being uh, controlled, by the parents. My controllers will be kept well out of Vinnie's reach and only given out at my discresion.
Genius.
To imply that this is videogames related is to ignore the crux of the matter (shit parent calls cops because she's shit at parenting), which the press are often wont to do.
Yay, society. :(
Maybe. But I still posted it. Whatchagonnado?
Playing video games helps develop poor self esteem and social skills.
It will be the downfall of the western world in my opinion.-Uncle Mary Jack
Ever wonder why we have "Gang Bangers"? Games like this shouldn't even be allowed to be manufactured!-Psalm91
The entire goddamn article and at least 1 out of every 4 comments spend more time pointing out the fact that he was playing a violent video game than the fact that the whole point was that HE JUST DIDN'T GO TO SLEEP. Further proof that 90% of people on the internet is crap.
At least as a gamer myself, I won't be a complete retard when it comes to my kids playing games.
Though she'd have no problem with me playing an 18 rating game as long as I didn't act like an ass.
Proper parenting, where has it gone?
Seriously though, dumb people should not be having kids. They just fill the world with more dumb people. If I was a dictator I would ban people below a certain IQ level from having kids. And if they didn't want to follow the law I would of course send them out to die in australia.
Video games.
""This is a news story more appropriate for a shitty parenting website than a videogame website."
Maybe. But I still posted it. Whatchagonnado?"
Call the cops, obviously.
"Mejia is among thousands of parents struggling with today’s video-game obsessed youth. The Entertainment Software Association reports the popularity of video games is skyrocketing, with 42 percent of adults intending to give, or hoping to find one in their Christmas stocking this week."
So, the implication is, there are THOUSANDS of people JUST LIKE Mejia. Riiiiiiiight.
It's Christmas week guys, you can't expect a lot of devs to be making announcements. Anyway...wow, how selfish of her to think the police don't have better things to be doing. I'd be so pissed if I was patrolling and got called to make some kid stop playing games.
Actually, I'd probably laugh. But still be pissed.
"Playing video games helps develop poor self esteem and social skills.
It will be the downfall of the western world in my opinion."
What's scarier than that? The 18 thumbs-up the guy got.
Seriously one of these days I'd love for you to write a (serious) piece comparing the similarities and difference between how the English and the Americans fair as far as vidjagamez go.
"As if we needed any further evidence of the incompetence of parents in America..."
Yea, 20 (being generous) examples totally encapsulate the entire parenting skills of one of the largest countries on the planet.
Maybe your poor parents should have taught you proper eating and exercise routines...
You got an uglier looking SNES but with faster screen refresh :¬(
Or maybe Jim's Uncle Reg should teach you about staying quiet.
And what gives you the right to talk but not me? Maybe your mother should have taught you some common sense.
DIAF.
Unfortunately, we now live in a world where it's considered child abuse to whack your kid on the butt when they're small so that they never learn that level of respect/fear - and kids start to feel that they can do anything they want with no repercussions - and the scary thing is that they can.
I think I can almost understand the frustration level of that mother.
The comment section at Destructoid never fails to entertain. Sometimes it gets a little sad, but as long as I keep the perspective that it's just entertainment it's OK.
I'm on of those anti-spanking people not because I think it's abusive but because I think it's wrong to teach respect with fear. I think that breeds paranoia. You know like those people afraid of any overarching power.
But like everyone says these incidents are small and minute. This by no means represents all of American parents. Between my family and my friends I've seen the kids who don't get spanked and they're perfectly fine little people. If they fuck up they have privileges taken away, they're put to work, they're isolated, or (my personal favorite) they ge their sweet little souls gutted out of them with verbal abuse.
My take on this article is twofold. One the mom doesn't have any balls. Anyone parent with some bollocks knows they'll be listened to. This kid was probably pampered and and sweetly told "Don't do that honey," for 14 years. So she's doing it wrong.
On the other hand I can see no better way to scare your kid for at least another year than to have the have the fucking police march into your room and tell you what's up. In that regard she has some balls because at least she's not making idle threats. She fucking did it and the little brat will remember that next time.
Correct, the comments do get entertaining from people who don't understand what they're talking about.
Not only did you assume that I'm 15 (I'm not), you utterly miss the point of my post.
Quite hilarious!
The spread of non-gaming parents, or "n00bs", these days is at an all time dangerous level. Parents who used to blame television, movies, and rap music for their children's poor upbringing to avoid a sense of personal responsibility are now attacking another unknown and thus clearly evil form of media: gaming. So long as these "n00bs" keep themselves in the darkness about how games actually work, they can continue to feign ignorance to the fact that Niko Bellic has about as much real life influence on their kids as Wile E. Cyote.
So please, gamers, I implore you: expose your parents and loved ones to games. Help reduce the ignorance so that taxpayer money, police effort, and my Google Reader are not wasted due to misplaced and unfairly prejudicial blame. Remember, only you can prevent forest fires, and also help out with this matter, too... ... ... Wolverines!
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I want to be a member of your utopian dictatorship.
I'm gonna stop now. I'm so tired I almost went into my "parents should stop expecting anyone but themselves to raise their damn children" rant, promptly followed by "how I hate parents that expect retail establishments to babysit or be completely safe for their precious little ones while they run amok" rant. :p
It's simple biology Jim, I'm surprised you didn't know of this.
Loss of body figure? *shrugs*
I tell you all, parents should be rigorously tested. Kids are worth being tested for that is if you REALLY want kids. But since we just pop kids all over the place... read up on psychology and manipulate them.
Or just unplug the videogame and toss it in a safe until they behave. Whatevs.