Becket stabbing details cloudy - Berkshire Eagle Online

The Pittsfield man accused of stabbing a Russell teenager in a bar on Sunday pleaded innocent at his arraignment in Central Berkshire District Court yesterday.

[Ooogah Shagah]

Agression begets agression.

Is this being taught to the young by television and other electronic games?

Most kids play mostly forms of combative games and are so ingrossed in them that reality
has become boring.

[FJoe]

I'm not sure the video game industry is responsible for 280 lb guy getting stabbed by a 150 lb guy who ends up with a shattered jaw and broken nose. I think there is more to the story and Uncle Larry's.

[mmee]

I doubt video games is the root of this problem. More likely two drunken individuals who pushed things too far.

[No name today]

I agree. Bar fight. Drunk people. No reason, other than two drunk people having a beef w/ one another. Not a particularly interesting event. Well, maybe for Becket. But in general, pretty low on the excitement meter.

[Swinson]

Conserver wrote:

Agression begets agression.
Is this being taught to the young by television and other electronic games?
Most kids play mostly forms of combative games and are so ingrossed in them that reality
has become boring.

No this is "taught" by parents who don't take care of their children. Blame the TV, blame the video game, blame the teachers, the police, the food, the chemicals in the water...but god forbid don't blame the parents, right? zzzzzzzz

[Gork the dork]

No name today wrote:

I agree. Bar fight. Drunk people. No reason, other than two drunk people having a beef w/ one another. Not a particularly interesting event. Well, maybe for Becket. But in general, pretty low on the excitement meter.

Really, is this a new phenomenon unique to this generation or social class. MY father got stabbed in a bar fight in 1948. They did not blame it on video games or the parents. They blamed it on the two drunks my father being one of them.

[Bowie]

Tell you dad I said "I'm sorry".

But he shouldn't have been bragging about having the first color TV on the block.