Teenage Killer Caught Through Xbox 360 Game
Guitar Hero plays role in evidence gathering.
An Xbox 360 game has played a role in the collection of evidence against a teenager who shot and killed a girl back in September 2009.
A teenager, whose name cannot be reported due to his age during the alleged crime, is facing charges of second-degree murder after he shot and killed Charlotte Jolly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on September 1, 2009.
Jolly and the teenager were in two separate groups that confronted each other in an alley. During the confrontation, she was shot by a stolen rifle that came from a stolen car.
The court recruited the teenager's uncle aid in the investigation in exchange for the dropping of a drunk driving charge. With his uncle's intervention, the teen gave his account of the shooting, which recorded via a hidden microphone that was set up alongside his Guitar Hero game.
Police then was able to arrest and charge the youth with second-degree murder. The defence said that it would admit to the murder but will push for intent as a major factor in the case.
Source: CBC
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Ummm. a microphone NEAR an Xbox360 game doesn't equate to an Xbox360 game used to catch murderer.
Hahahaahahahahaahahaha I actually laughed out loud when I read how this had anything to do with the Guitar Hero game.
He was stung by his uncle and the microphone was NEAR his game!?
Up next: Woman seriously burnt after son plays Call of Duty.
A lady in Madisville fell and was seriously scalded by boiling water after she tripped over her son's Black Ops case whilst carrying a kettle to make a cup of coffee.
Yea how exactly did the game or the 360 have anything to do with this story other than being in somewhat close proximity to the microphone planted by the police?
I don't think whoever posted this article even read what happened, just another copy and paste job.
This article should be pulled, seriously.
Might as well post news like:
Man gets laid with use of a cellphone. Meet her at a club, she called later than night and they both did the nasty. Thanks to texting and GPS built into his phone!
(WOW)
As if there's not enough trash news like that.
Stop posting that rubbish!
So the nearest object to the mic determines the the title? So if the mic was near a toilet the tittle would read "Teenage Killer Caught Through Toilet"? Just odd.
lol, the uncle sold out his teenage nephew to drop a DUI...
Oh well this is Canada and he's underage. A year in Juvie and it'll be like it never happened. Poor girl's family will never get the justice she deserves.
Wow, what a way to spin a story!
Is this Toms or Fox News?
lol, the uncle sold out his teenage nephew to drop a DUI...Oh well this is Canada and he's underage. A year in Juvie and it'll be like it never happened. Poor girl's family will never get the justice she deserves.
Selling him out isn't the word. He cooperated with authorities to put a killer in jail and was awarded for his efforts.
The way this article is linking Guitar Hero with aiding in the confession is less news worthy then the means at which the girl was shot - perhaps they should report on how the gun was acquired. A stolen gun from a stolen car is more newsworthy than the microphone being placed in proximity of a console (criminal negligence on behalf of the gun owner is more news worthy). Seriously, really poor investigative reporting here. Shame on Toms for even remotely associating this with Tech News or any type.
Odd way to put it. To say that he allegedly did it would make much more sense as this is suggesting the crime itself may have not been committed. Even if he is innocent the crime itself is with a doubt known to have happened.
I suppose we can blame the movie Anchorman for this. Ah, who's kidding all violence by minors is clearly linked to video games as violence. Whats that you say? Kids and violence have existed before video games? Give me one example I bet you can't. Mary Bell? Errr umm.. well you see... -plugs ears and refuses to listen anymore while popular quoting anti-gamers-
Ah, nothings better than applying creationist logic and tactics to all of life.
Someones not getting a invitation to the next family reunion.
Excuse me as I go confess all my wrong doings to a person with a alcohol problem
because everyone knows alcoholics are just the best to trust with your secrets.
And they plan to do this how? He took a weapon out, he pointed it and shot it after a confrontation started. Not just any weapon but a rifle at that. If he did not have intent to kill he would have either fired into the air or at-least aimed very low.
This must be the most asinine and misleading headline of the century. Come on folks really?? I am starting to question why I visit this website.
What the article fails to mention is that his uncle had offered to sing along to "Don't Stop Believing" and when he was failing b/c he is was liquored up the teen yelled, "You better not fail or I'll take you out like I did that girl" at which point the uncle showed him that the mic was not plugged into the game, but into a recording device. *sunglasses* YYEEAAHHHH!
A more appropriate title would be: Uncle f**ks nephew!
next news worthy topic: man plays brink, gets herpes from unprotected sex!
In order for something as trivial and meaningless (in terms of relation to computers and games) to get in toms news, you know there must have been pressure from toms execs to get x number of stories in every day. I can see the big boss now speaking to the writers..... "I don't care how irrelevent the story is, I want 5 headlines a day from each and every one of you".
There truly is no other reason why this has occured.
if the news was titled "Teenager admits crime while playing Guitar Hero on Xbox 360", it might send the wrong message "spending time in prison is a welcome relief from such a boring game".
Wow, what a way to spin a story!Is this Toms or Fox News?
And it is punctuated with some great grammar: "Police then was able to arrest and charge the youth with second-degree murder."
Hahahaahahahahaahahaha I actually laughed out loud when I read how this had anything to do with the Guitar Hero game.He was stung by his uncle and the microphone was NEAR his game!?Up next: Woman seriously burnt after son plays Call of Duty.A lady in Madisville fell and was seriously scalded by boiling water after she tripped over her son's Black Ops case whilst carrying a kettle to make a cup of coffee.
LOL
Maybe GH was used to actually record the conversation? Not sure if thats even available in GH but only thing I could think of... regardless of whatever the means. I'm getting tired of TG news on TH. Please do more reviews of hardware and get back to what you guys do best.
So the nearest object to the mic determines the the title? So if the mic was near a toilet the tittle would read "Teenage Killer Caught Through Toilet"? Just odd.
LOL
In order for something as trivial and meaningless (in terms of relation to computers and games) to get in toms news, you know there must have been pressure from toms execs to get x number of stories in every day. I can see the big boss now speaking to the writers..... "I don't care how irrelevent the story is, I want 5 headlines a day from each and every one of you".There truly is no other reason why this has occured.
Or they knew they'd get more hit counts by having all of us bitch and complain about a grossly incorrectly titled article. Maybe?
More likely they hid the mic inside the guitar hero mic. From the source story it look like the confession was taken during an all night jam session of the game.
Selling him out isn't the word. He cooperated with authorities to put a killer in jail and was awarded for his efforts.
Awarded isn't the word. He hung one criminal(nephew) out to dry, so that another could go free(himself).
Self-Interest removes all noble intent. He is scum. Both are.
And it is punctuated with some great grammar: "Police then were able to arrest and charge the youth with second-degree murder."
Fix'd
The microphone was hidden in the jewel case of a game sitting next to the console.
Wow, what a way to spin a story!Is this Toms or Fox News?
So I had a comment already written and the POS website, wiped the comment when I logged in. I m really not sure what this article is doing here, or if I ll come back after it. Its almost as bad as gamepolitics.com that has nothing to with gaming, and everything to do with the last time someone was killed while playing COD. Weak, very weak.
This really is abit like reporting how the wire the narc was wearing was under a polo shirt and calling that fashion news.
Ellen Degeneres was on the TV at the time. so she deserves some of the credit.
Selling him out isn't the word. He cooperated with authorities to put a killer in jail and was awarded for his efforts.
In other words, he sold him out
Or they knew they'd get more hit counts by having all of us bitch and complain about a grossly incorrectly titled article. Maybe?
Yeah we got trolled...
Awarded isn't the word. He hung one criminal(nephew) out to dry, so that another could go free(himself).Self-Interest removes all noble intent. He is scum. Both are.Fix'd
Lol, how can you compare a DUI to a murder? Average people get DUI's all the time, it doesn't make them scum. By your logic, everyone who watches out for their own back is scum. Welcome to the real world, son. I stand by my previous (and correct) statement.