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Stop kids getting stabbed by not playing videogames every third Sunday

6:42 PM on 11.18.2008, Jim Sterling 25 comments

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

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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wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 11/18/2008 18:47
it would be better if it was a girl who stabber her sister.
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 11/18/2008 18:51
That header image made me throw up in my mouth. God, what an awful band.
grafkhun's Avatar
grafkhun at 11/18/2008 18:54
leave it to the Japanese to figure out how to solve something like this.
Danzflor's Avatar
Danzflor at 11/18/2008 19:23
One School...

This Studies are getting better and better
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CharleyTony at 11/18/2008 19:23
is that a picture of Scissor Sister ?
atastysammich's Avatar
atastysammich at 11/18/2008 19:38
Scissor Stabbing fucking jumped the shark after the second one.
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Matthew Blake at 11/18/2008 20:11
Man, now we'll never get Scissor Stabbing Forever.
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F Whipple at 11/18/2008 20:37
Don't they know the only way to reduce violence is to get rid of videogames altogether. Silly Japanese
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VengefulPenor at 11/18/2008 20:40
The only way to get rid of violence is to KILL IT WITH FIRE!
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B-Radicate at 11/18/2008 21:13
Haha. I get it. Haha.
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Gantz at 11/18/2008 21:26
I didn't know Cliff Blezinski was in a band.
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Spykron at 11/18/2008 21:34
holy shit. "this time, its scissor" made me rofl.
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animateria at 11/18/2008 21:42
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
LividChihuahua at 11/18/2008 22:37
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.
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MechaMonkey at 11/18/2008 23:12
Scissor me timbers!
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ajaxender at 11/19/2008 02:08
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.
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psycho terror2 at 11/19/2008 04:58
i would stab everyone in that picture.
Noah's Avatar
Noah at 11/19/2008 05:18
I bet the kid stabbed the classmate because a long haired ghost told him to do it
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Half left at 11/19/2008 08:04
The reason for the stabbing was probably because the victim suggested this gormless idea.
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TrailerParkJesus at 11/19/2008 10:38
"a day without TV and videogames"

I get stabby just thinking about that
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MotoRobo at 11/19/2008 12:57
Can you see the contradiction? Teachers, working for a state which extorts (taxes) people under threat of violence (armies and cops at the ready) tell a boy he shouldn't settle his dispute w/violence.
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The Amazing Shenazin at 11/20/2008 07:44
Tribadism: the game
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