If you can't sink, hunt them down and choke 'em to death

I'm goin' down · 10-01-11, 10:02 AM

(CBS) - Let this be a cautionary tale for trolls and angry people who play video games.

A British 46-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a 13-year-old kid after the boy taunted the man after "killing off" his video game character in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Mark Bradford told the Daily Mail: "I'd been playing the whole day and he was baiting me and baiting me and just would not shut up."

"He went on and on and I just lost it. I hold my hands up, I lost the plot. In a moment of madness I went round to his house. I didn't know what I was going to do," Bradford continued. "It wasn't malice. I just grabbed him. I've seen him since and [apologized]. We've played online too. He's actually a decent kid."

Bradford was charged of assault at the Plymouth Magistrate Court.

(Credit: Activision) Violent behavior and video games have been a huge source of contention for decades. The American Psychological Association (APA) released two studies in the April 2000 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Psychologists Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., and Karen E. Dill, Ph.D. concluded in the first study that "young men who are habitually aggressive may be especially vulnerable to the aggression-enhancing effects of repeated exposure to violent games."

The second study revealed "that even a brief exposure to violent video games can temporarily increase aggressive behavior in all types of participants."

"Violent video games provide a forum for learning and practicing aggressive solutions to conflict situations," said Dr. Anderson.

Obviously, people are going to continue to play video games, but there are some anger management techniques that can be applied to prevent real-life violent behavior.

The APA recommends relaxation techniques, like breathing and visualizing a relaxing experience. A method called cognitive restructuring can be used to create long-term change.

In Bradford's case, of course the kid was being a punk. That's what 13-year-old boys do.

He should've taken a moment to calm down before tracking down the kid and choking him.

Arlo · 10-01-11, 10:10 AM

I torpedoed Hank's bass boat the other day because he was a deek online.

mobucks · 10-01-11, 02:27 PM

Annnd thats why I play ARMA 2. You can really feel the manlove on servers where teamwork... just happens. Not Domination servers, where 40 guys hump their kit to each new objective while one guy in a warthog decimates the entire AO, I'm talkin about Insurgency. It's phenominal.

Arlo · 10-01-11, 02:37 PM

Domination, manlove, humpin warthogs? Man, that's just all sorts of wrong. But whatever keeps the crew happy on a long voyage, I guess. Ahem.

WernherVonTrapp · 10-01-11, 03:00 PM

Sailor Steve · 10-01-11, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by I'm goin' down

(He should've taken a moment to calm down before tracking down the kid and choking him.

Absolutely. Calm down, wait until you can get him alone with no witnesses.

Daniel Prates · 10-03-11, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Absolutely. Calm down, wait until you can get him alone with no witnesses.

The equivalent in our own SH habits would be to wait till his alone and TORPEDO HIM!

10-01-11, 10:02 AM	#1
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	If you can't sink, hunt them down and choke 'em to death (CBS) - Let this be a cautionary tale for trolls and angry people who play video games. A British 46-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a 13-year-old kid after the boy taunted the man after "killing off" his video game character in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Mark Bradford told the Daily Mail: "I'd been playing the whole day and he was baiting me and baiting me and just would not shut up." "He went on and on and I just lost it. I hold my hands up, I lost the plot. In a moment of madness I went round to his house. I didn't know what I was going to do," Bradford continued. "It wasn't malice. I just grabbed him. I've seen him since and [apologized]. We've played online too. He's actually a decent kid." Bradford was charged of assault at the Plymouth Magistrate Court. (Credit: Activision) Violent behavior and video games have been a huge source of contention for decades. The American Psychological Association (APA) released two studies in the April 2000 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Psychologists Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., and Karen E. Dill, Ph.D. concluded in the first study that "young men who are habitually aggressive may be especially vulnerable to the aggression-enhancing effects of repeated exposure to violent games." The second study revealed "that even a brief exposure to violent video games can temporarily increase aggressive behavior in all types of participants." "Violent video games provide a forum for learning and practicing aggressive solutions to conflict situations," said Dr. Anderson. Obviously, people are going to continue to play video games, but there are some anger management techniques that can be applied to prevent real-life violent behavior. The APA recommends relaxation techniques, like breathing and visualizing a relaxing experience. A method called cognitive restructuring can be used to create long-term change. In Bradford's case, of course the kid was being a punk. That's what 13-year-old boys do. He should've taken a moment to calm down before tracking down the kid and choking him.

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mobucks Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 713 Downloads: 209 Uploads: 0	Annnd thats why I play ARMA 2. You can really feel the manlove on servers where teamwork... just happens. Not Domination servers, where 40 guys hump their kit to each new objective while one guy in a warthog decimates the entire AO, I'm talkin about Insurgency. It's phenominal.