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Stop kids getting stabbed by not playing videogames every third Sunday photo

Wait, what?

Yes, according to one Japanese school, the answer to juvenile violence is to have them take a break from videogames once every twenty-one days. An 11-year old Marugame boy stabbed a schoolmate in the back with a pair of scissors, and his education board hit upon a revolutionary new way of ensuring it doesn't happen again.

Students have now received printouts from their teacher giving them handy tips that should apparently help ease the situation. One of the pieces of advice is "every third Sunday should be a day without TV and videogames."

As far as the stabber goes, he's been referred to the local children's counseling center. They're trying to work out what his exact motivations are before deciding anything else.

It was clearly because he'd been playing too much Scissor Stabbing IV: This Time, It's Scissor every third Sunday.


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23 comments | showing # 1 to 23

Muddy Waterz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 18:44
Muddy Waterz
Public education at its finest.
Zantetsuken's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 18:45
Zantetsuken
I fucking love that band.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 18:47
wardrox
it would be better if it was a girl who stabber her sister.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 18:51
MrSadistic
That header image made me throw up in my mouth. God, what an awful band.
grafkhun's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 18:54
grafkhun
leave it to the Japanese to figure out how to solve something like this.
Danzflor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 19:23
Danzflor
One School...

This Studies are getting better and better
CharleyTony's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 19:23
CharleyTony
is that a picture of Scissor Sister ?
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 19:38
atastysammich
Scissor Stabbing fucking jumped the shark after the second one.
Matthew Blake's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 20:11
Matthew Blake
Man, now we'll never get Scissor Stabbing Forever.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 20:37
F Whipple
Don't they know the only way to reduce violence is to get rid of videogames altogether. Silly Japanese
VengefulPenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 20:40
VengefulPenor
The only way to get rid of violence is to KILL IT WITH FIRE!
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 21:13
B-Radicate
Haha. I get it. Haha.
Gantz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 21:26
Gantz
I didn't know Cliff Blezinski was in a band.
Spykron's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 21:34
Spykron
holy shit. "this time, its scissor" made me rofl.
animateria's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 21:42
animateria
I don't see a connection there...

Boys have been hurting each other before the time of video games.

Give em a stick... They'll hit each other.

Give em nothing... They'll kick each other in the BALLS!

THE BALLS I SAY!
LividChihuahua's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 22:37
LividChihuahua
The Balls you say, that's nonsense! neither me or my roommate have stick's that we choose to hit each other with and he's not coming over here too

AAHHH! MY BALLS! THE PAIN!

I stand (in pain) corrected good sir.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 23:12
MechaMonkey
Scissor me timbers!
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2008 02:08
ajaxender
I find this amusing since clearly their remedy is pretty much unrelated to what theyre trying to fix BUT chances are thisll be good for some of the kids.
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2008 04:58
psycho terror2
i would stab everyone in that picture.
Noah's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2008 05:18
Noah
I bet the kid stabbed the classmate because a long haired ghost told him to do it
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2008 08:04
Half left
The reason for the stabbing was probably because the victim suggested this gormless idea.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2008 10:38
TrailerParkJesus
"a day without TV and videogames"

I get stabby just thinking about that
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2008 07:44
The Amazing Shenazin
Tribadism: the game
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