Boy hangs himself over a playstation

Deadwing

This kind of stuff seems to be getting more and more common

Daily Mirror wrote:

GARY, 12, HANGS HIMSELF AFTER MUM CONFISCATES HIS PLAYSTATION
By Jan Disley
A BOY aged 12 who was sent to his room and banned from using the PlayStation hanged himself.
Gary Lloyd had been told off by mum Gillian after having a detention at school, an inquest heard yesterday.
She later went to look in on him because no noise was coming from the room and found him hanging by his school tie from the top of a bunk bed.
Recording an accidental death verdict, deputy coroner Christopher Welton told the hearing in Stockport, Greater Manchester, he believed Gary was playing an attention-seeking prank that went "disastrously wrong".
The inquest heard Gary, who went to Werneth Secondary in Stockport, had been smiling when he left school.
Teacher Pradeep De, who supervised his detention given for not doing his homework and being late to school, said Gary was happy after seeing a former teacher.
But when he got home late Gary argued with his mum.
She went to look in on him after making tea and found him hanging. She and partner Leon Ball lifted him down and she tried to resuscitate him while Leon dialled 999.
Gary was declared dead later at hospital.
The inquest heard Mr Ball had once attempted suicide and Mr Welton said Gary saw it as a good way to attract attention.
Describing the boy as a "loveable rogue", he said, "he'd had his PlayStation taken away and he'd been chastised for being naughty.
"He'd seen a situation with his mother's partner that had attracted attention to him after he'd had a bit of a problem.
"He knew his mother would be coming up soon to find him.
"Sometimes it can be very easy to kill yourself with a ligature, if it's tied in a certain way it can happen very quickly and unexpectedly.""
After the inquest, Mrs Lloyd, from Stockport, said Gary, the eldest of her three children, was a very happy boy.
His death on October 13 last year was "a bolt from the blue".
Werneth Secondary said his death was met with "great sadness and disbelief".

flogen

Pretty shocking stuff, although I'd say the headline is a bit misleading, it's more that he hung himself to gain attention/sympathy after an argument with his mother than over a playstation. The real story here is that a boy hung himself to get attention and sadly it went wrong.
Very tragic stuff.

BizzyC

Yeah, not really anything to do with playstations etc.

Still, very sad..

monkeyfudge

Yeah. The Playstation is completely irrelevant to the news story. 15/20 years ago and it would have been his TV that was taken away from him.

Retr0gamer

Yet again the Daily Mail uses another tragedy for another 'shocking' death by playstation article.

Deadwing

One of these days im gonna beat someone to death with a ps2..just to see the headlines

danniemcq

Deadwing wrote:

One of these days im gonna beat someone to death with a ps2..just to see the headlines

now i'd buy a paper to read that!

evad_lhorg

use an xbox instead deadwing. your motive could be "i needed somethin heavier and chunky."
then that would be all three consoles causing deaths :rolleyes:

danniemcq

evad_lhorg wrote:

use an xbox instead deadwing. your motive could be "i needed somethin heavier and chunky."
then that would be all three consoles causing deaths :rolleyes:

why what/who was killed by the Gamecube???

sprinkles

danniemcq wrote:

why what/who was killed by the Gamecube???

Well personally I'd opt for the 2 gamecube approach. They offer fexibility, along with the ease of use (handles) so that you can attack with speed, ferocity and acuracy to ensure a quick and victorious fight. Xbox, I think, would be too bulky, although would last the test of time. Imo the playstation would be the weakest of them all.


Right.....I have my 2 gamecubes. Come and have a go...

TerrorFirmer

You see, I needed something to shove into his eye sockets....

After unsuccessfully trying both X-Box and Ps2 disc's, I found those of the Gamecube a perfect fit.

Retr0gamer

Have to agree about using 2 Gamecubes rather than an xbox. Despite the small size the Gamecube is a heavy console comparable to the xbox. The handles also give extra mobility, flexibility and speed. I'm surprised ninjas haven't taken to this deadly weapon.

The advantage on the xbox is that you could pin somebody down by just placing it on their body and giving the a good proper shoeing. Also after bludgeoning somebody to death with your xbox it would still probably work. I sneezed in the general direction of my last PS2 while in another room and it stopped working.

However the slimline PS2 has some vicious corners.

jaggeh

ive always said if you sharpened the edge of the GC discs they would make killer weapons. now THATS video game violence!

danniemcq

what about an old retro approach and using the edges of the old N64 cartridges (oh my god i can't believe i called the N64 retro /shudders) or even the master system of mega grive had nice pointy edges. mind you so did the master system contoller so maybe if you swung it over your head while holding the wire......

sprinkles

Totally forgot about the slim line ps2. thats the type of weapon you keep hidden in you sock so when your frisked or asked to throw over your weapons you can still pack a surprise, like in all those great cop movies of old when they had the small PS2 in its holster under their sock.

The xbox, for me just wouldn't cut the mustard. Large, clumsy, awkward to weild. I think the cube offers the best mobility and as Retro has already pondered, I can't believe that it is not being utilised in the same way the Katana or ninja stars are.

fifth

Don't forget the slab known as the PSP!

Or the jewellery box DS... Add a wrist strap to those and you got a fierce weapon!

Deadwing

If you left the controller plugged into the cube and held it by the handle you could make a fairly good whipping device with it i reckon. Tho for sheer brutality i reckon pegging an xbox at someones head is really gonna do maximum damage

jaggeh

if we are bringing controllers in to this then id say the atari jaguar's controllers would make the best flail/mace type weapon :P

Deadwing

jaggeh wrote:

if we are bringing controllers in to this then id say the atari jaguar's controllers would make the best flail/mace type weapon :P

Are you forgetting the dreamcasts controllers?? With those horrible pointy bits at the end?? imagine getting one of those rammed into your crotch :eek:
Or you could use the pointy bits to take someones eyes out, depending on the situation i guess

ixoy

The power adapter for the Amiga 500 was a weighty beast but compact. You could probably swing it around, bola like, and use it to club someone from a distance.

danniemcq

funkyflea wrote:

Don't forget the slab known as the PSP!

Or the jewellery box DS... Add a wrist strap to those and you got a fierce weapon!

get the screens to smash for added lacerations!

koneko

Gamecube. It's got that handle.
You know.
Handles are probably quite handy when you're trying to hit someone over the head, extra grip.

sprinkles

Another thing the xbox and cube have is the 4 controller slots allowing you to weild 4 of the blighters, with out the need for the extra baggage of a multitap. Although the multitap can be thrown in time of desperation, but everyone knows that if the time has come that your resorting to throwing your multitap then the game is up, lie down and die like a man.

flogen

THIS is why I love boards.ie

(I'd probably take ixoys' initiative and go with an amiga 500 power block in one hand and a gamecube in the other, that way I can make some long distance hits because of the cable and then slide in for a quick temple shot once the target is weak. The xbox could destroy a foe in one good blow, but it's too much to get a good build up with)

Crucifix

I'd use the defective X-box cables as a taser.

koneko

You can't really swing the Xbox and have the controller swing with it, the controllers will disconnect because there's that feature on the cable, the controllers will just come off and fly off into the distance. An Xbox to the back of the head will surely hurt though.

Two Gamecubes though. Both have handles. Like square purple boxing gloves.

Jesus, what's wrong with you people?!

danniemcq

i really hope his mother doesn't read this thread! on the other hand 4 fingers and a thumb

sprinkles

Your right! What is wrong with us?? We're fogetting the gameboy. Origional and best. Heavy enough to stun you assailant while you move in for the fatal blow with what ever console you deem worthy. The Saturn was a nice chunky console, worth a look and can be picked up fairly cheap for those of you looking to equip yourselves on a budget.

Maybe with accurate swinging you could use the failsafe mechanism of the xbox and gamecube controllers to your advantage. Swing them corrently and let them detach at the percise moment to fly into you opponents face with pace. These weren't made for gaming at all. They're deadly weapons!

Pigman II

Whilst the Amiga powerblock would be quite suitable I would suggest going even more old school and opting for a C64 powerblock. It was about 1/2 the size of the A500 but heavier therefore making for a more powerful projectile. Plus its irregular shape meant it had 10 edges as opposed to the rectangular A500s 8 making for an increased probabilitiy of impacting the target in question with an edge.

danniemcq

if you used the 2 gamecubes swinging one at either side of his head you'd get a geeky conchairdo (WWE, edge and christian, few years back, come on you all know)

jaggeh

then of course for retr0 we have this

evad_lhorg

danniemcq wrote:

why what/who was killed by the Gamecube???

a couple of weeks back some 18 year old smothered and crushed his son cause he interupted him playin his new true crime game for the game cube and the mirror had an article about it and basically saying that it was cause of the dad being addicted to gamecube.





this is an hilarious thread! im waiting for the sap to come in and say "dont be so insensitive" or "get back on topic". whos it gonna be? you? ....YOU?,,,,

jaggeh

oh and if you want to go really retro theres the super controller for the colecovision


can be used as a knuckle duster and then theres the joystick bit for easy eye removals

<edit> the more i look at this picture the more i come to the conclusion that it was designed around the concept of punch people in the face without hurting your hand.

flogen

If you're gonna go with handhelds someone should really consider the Gamegear or Lynx

Deadwing

i wonder if you could slam a cd cover on someones head, like you would slam someones head in a car door..you know, just pop open a ps1/DC/saturn cd tray, inset victims head, and slam away to your hearts content. youd never get someones head in the GC tray to, so it loses points for that

Roar

Don't be so insensitive.. get back on topic

Btw a playstation multi tap full of joy pads being swung around your head would do some damage

jaggeh

gamegear and lynx werent that well put together, you would get 2 maybe 3 strikes on someones skull before it broke apart.

Deadwing

wow..imagine giving someone a headbutt with a virtual boy on.... :eek:

danniemcq

gettin back to the present day you could tie his legs to an Xbox and thrown him off a bridge.

and according to Sleepy's law i must now say...


"roll him up in a carpet and throw him off a bridge. hee hee hee hee"

sprinkles

not sure the disk trays would stand up to the head beatings that are required in this brutally cruel amusment arcade. But I like you lateral thinking. Perhaps you could store razor eged discs in them to be thrown at your opponent. Sharpen up the edge of the good old school titles that no longer provide you with any amusement and get one last thrill out of them as they saw deep into the flesh of the console waving lunatic in your path.

madrab

guys guys guys

we are all forgetting the greatest weapon ever made

the x-box original controller, okay its sooo big that it would take about 3 people to throw it but the amount of collateral damage caused when it lands...KABOOOM take that bahumat!

sprinkles

2 mins work so its shoddy. Please add more to him.

jaggeh

Deadwing wrote:

wow..imagine giving someone a headbutt with a virtual boy on.... :eek:

yeah if you wanted to take your own eyes out, you could take the steel tripod from the VBoy and use it to stab people

Retr0gamer

Imagine how cool you would look in a fight wielding two Gamecubes (controllers optional) and a virtual boy strapped to your head like some kind of infra red night vision. Cooler than the MGS ninja I thinks. Big Bully Bob down the local disco is going to get it this weekend after flushing my head in the toilet every weekend.

Someone mentioned the Saturn. Unfortunately it's chunky but hollow.

How about an arcade machine as a weapon. If you can swing an xbox around then an arcade machine would be no problem.

Deadwing

okay okay so how about this for a full suit of armour:

Head:Virtual boy
Chest: Xbox (great protection from bullets)
Arms: Game boys (sellotape them around your arms)
Hands: dual weild gamecubes
Crotch: Xbox controller
Aux weapons: gamecube discs as throwing stars, 2nd xbox controller as a flail

Oh and an atari 2600 to cover your arse.
:EDIT:
wait were forgetting the biggest, baddest, heaviest home computer ever..the atari ST. One swipe with that and youd take anyone down

madrab

my bad attempt

sprinkles

bad attempt indeed

I like the head though.

Not sure if the xbox on the chest would help rather than hinder. Its far too heavy. I carried mine from henry st to my flat on thomas street last year and I nearly need a saint bernard to resue me. Painfully heavy.

koneko

How about taping one of those Gamecube chainsaw controllers to your arm.

It's a controller *and* you could look like Ash.

madrab

koneko wrote:

How about taping one of those Gamecube chainsaw controllers to your arm.

It's a controller *and* you could look like Ash.

how about strapping a real chainsaw to your hand and then sticking a gamecube to it? now you are ash and you look like your playing a gamecube?

Retr0gamer

Deadwing wrote:

Chest: Xbox (great protection from bullets)

ROFL especially since it's true. (For anyone interested, there was a story that some shot his friends xbox with a .45 to annoy him. The xbox survived)

koneko wrote:

How about taping one of those Gamecube chainsaw controllers to your arm.

You are a genius.

I was thinking that the hand would be left quite open. How about using nintendo powergloves as gauntlets?

madrab

and as a ranged weapon, the new ps3 boomerang...sorry i mean controller