German Teen blames WWE

[giantz4eva]

From WWE.com-
Violent teen blames WWE

On July 10th, a 19-year-old German teen, Steffen G., consumed 1 bottle of beer, 2 bottles of wine, and 1 bottle of chocolate liqueur then proceeded to murder a homeless man. Steffen G. now blames WWE’s “SmackDown vs. Raw 2006” video game (which is rated “T” for teens) as the reason for his actions. A WWE spokesman stated “Given Steffen G.’s history of violence and alcohol abuse, we believe his claims to be absurd.”

I read this thing and just said WTF. This dosen't make any sense at all. How does playing Smackdown vs. Raw 2006 encourage you to get liquored up and kill a hobo? Was it a secret unlockable storyline? I played the game and didn't find anything like it. Perhaps a cheatcode.

 

[wrestling247]

yeah i think it was the hidden vince kills a hobo because he didnt kiss his ass storyline also a hidden sponsor of the game is miller light.

This is crap everyone looks for a scapegoat when there trying to avoid a murder charge. unless he murdered the guy with 500 consecutive FU's i dont think wwe had anything to with the murder.

what should happen to this kid:

 

[jadii20]

what that 19 year old boy did wasn't wwe fault because the guy made the decision 2 play the freakin game and another thing, what probably made him go crazy and kill that hobo was because he got drunk off of the stuff he drunk. duhhhhh!!!!!!!!! plus this dude had previous situations where he broke the law.

 

[lapel8533]

Yeah theres a cheat code that lets you kill a homless man in the game. lol

 

[mnvike2002]

You can't blame people who are looking at life in the pen for trying to blame some big company so they get off easier.

 

[Kasey]

Man, I know that whenever I think of Smackdown or Raw...I think of killin' me a hobo! Why, Smackdown Vs. Raw and killin' hobos goes together like propane and propane accessories.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

The kid is just fucked up, people with that sort of mentality are easily influenced. If I ever kill anybody I will say that a doughnut made me do it, that way they will declare me insane and I wont get sodomised in a big boy's prison.

 

[charzhino]

The kid must have drunken that much to say something like that. He was probably playing something like grand theft auto or similiar, because there is no storyline o cheat code whatsoever that is even remotely linked with killing a hobo lol

 

[lonedog80]

The kid must have drunken that much to say something like that. He was probably playing something like grand theft auto or similiar, because there is no storyline o cheat code whatsoever that is even remotely linked with killing a hobo lol

yes, because vidoe games make people kill... what kind of absurb comment is "He was probably playing something like grand theft auto" because, I've played all the GTA games, GTA:1, GTA:2, GTA:III, VC, SA and I've never got drunk and went on a hobo killing rampage... however, I do want to punch people like you in the face but that has nothing to do with the game itself, just what ignorant people have to say about gamers...

and no one ever thought to think: maybe the kid was POed because of all the glitches and he just couldn't handle it...?

 

[.Fallout.]

Stupid kid wheres the parents in this???

well the fact that the idea coming from SD VS RAW 2006 is a bad look for the WWE, whats upset me is Vince might do something about the Video games in the future for the WWE

 

[charzhino]

Well lonedog80, which game, smackdown vrs raw or GTA do u think is more likely to encourage behaviour in getting drunk and beating a random hobo to death. Just because you have played the GTA series and havnt gone and commited stuff like that does't mean every1 has. There have been numerous incidents where this has occured.

 

[PlatynumX420]

games arent responsible for ppl killing other ppl. neither is music. The media always blames those 2 for shit like this. Did anyone ever think that maybe watching the news about shit like this makes ppl do this? . Or how about growing up the kid was bullied and beaten ,he had worthless parents that werent there for him...etc.. i could go on and on.

 

[ErkBono23]

first of all i barely feel sorry for this HOMELESS man...there is a reason u r homeless and it is because you are lazy as hell and refuse to get an education...if he was laid off he still should have grown some balls..u do what u gotta do to put money in ur pocket only the strong survive in this world and this homeless do is a perfect example of a worthless weak person...as for this kid...he's a complete idiot..u drink then play a video game then kill a homeless dude? for him to even blame wwe is pathetic cuz he is 19...he's a man already he should take responsibility for his own actions....both the homeless man and this dude deserve what they and will recieve

 

[riceandco]

first of all i barely feel sorry for this HOMELESS man...there is a reason u r homeless and it is because you are lazy as hell and refuse to get an education...if he was laid off he still should have grown some balls..u do what u gotta do to put money in ur pocket only the strong survive in this world and this homeless do is a perfect example of a worthless weak person...as for this kid...he's a complete idiot..u drink then play a video game then kill a homeless dude? for him to even blame wwe is pathetic cuz he is 19...he's a man already he should take responsibility for his own actions....both the homeless man and this dude deserve what they and will recieve

Maybe you weren't thinking straight, but what the fucking hell? Becoming homeless would have to be (I imagine) one of the most demoralising possiblities for one to face in life. To pick yourself up and say "Let's start again" would be tough. No innocent bystander deserves to be murdered. He didn't provoke the kid, he just lived a life. You think you're right, then tell me what you gonna do when you got 1 pair of clothes, no money, unless you busk, which might get you 100 dollars a year, and are living on cold hard streets every night. In my opinion, any man that withstands being homeless is not a "worthless weak person." If you honestly think that it is right to go out and kill homeless people because they are worthless, then you are one screwed up person. As for the kid, the guy is obviously clutching at straws, searching for excuses. The same thing has happened with the GTA series. All buyers know it's a video game, and it is either him being stupid, or him beng idiotic enough to get himself into a state where he is so intoxicated that he acts like he is in a video game, then that's his fault. The WWE video games are bought by many, and they don't go out and kill homeless people, so why should they be at fault.

 

[ErkBono23]

Maybe you weren't thinking straight, but what the fucking hell? Becoming homeless would have to be (I imagine) one of the most demoralising possiblities for one to face in life. To pick yourself up and say "Let's start again" would be tough. No innocent bystander deserves to be murdered. He didn't provoke the kid, he just lived a life. You think you're right, then tell me what you gonna do when you got 1 pair of clothes, no money, unless you busk, which might get you 100 dollars a year, and are living on cold hard streets every night. In my opinion, any man that withstands being homeless is not a "worthless weak person." If you honestly think that it is right to go out and kill homeless people because they are worthless, then you are one screwed up person. As for the kid, the guy is obviously clutching at straws, searching for excuses. The same thing has happened with the GTA series. All buyers know it's a video game, and it is either him being stupid, or him beng idiotic enough to get himself into a state where he is so intoxicated that he acts like he is in a video game, then that's his fault. The WWE video games are bought by many, and they don't go out and kill homeless people, so why should they be at fault.

if i got 1 pair of clothes, no money, and i am living cold on the streets I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO to get more clothes and to put money in my pocket...i wouldnt roam the streets and feel sorry for myself...had this man not been homeless he wouldnt b dead right now..run into a store and rob it...he's already homeless what the hell does he have to lose...he would b sent to jail to get 3 square meals a day? so yea it was the kids fault and the homeless mans fault for being so pathetic and defenseless

 

[lonedog80]

if i got 1 pair of clothes, no money, and i am living cold on the streets I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO to get more clothes and to put money in my pocket...i wouldnt roam the streets and feel sorry for myself...had this man not been homeless he wouldnt b dead right now..run into a store and rob it...he's already homeless what the hell does he have to lose...he would b sent to jail to get 3 square meals a day? so yea it was the kids fault and the homeless mans fault for being so pathetic and defenseless

that is one of the most uneducated things i've ever read on the internet, and I've read a lot of stupid things... shit, i've WRITTEN a lot of stupid things...

just because he was homeless doesn't make him a target to be beaten! what if the guy who was killed happen to just be some pedestrian who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?

being homeless doesn't make you less of a human... all human's have the right to live without being in fear of dying by some punk kid who's parents didn't beat him when he needed to be beat...

I'd keep going but you know, your post doesn't deserve a real responce... it deserves to be printed out and sent to your parents and then have them beat some sence into you... little f'n turd...

 

[NoUrRoll23]

if i got 1 pair of clothes, no money, and i am living cold on the streets I WILL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO to get more clothes and to put money in my pocket...i wouldnt roam the streets and feel sorry for myself...had this man not been homeless he wouldnt b dead right now..run into a store and rob it...he's already homeless what the hell does he have to lose...he would b sent to jail to get 3 square meals a day? so yea it was the kids fault and the homeless mans fault for being so pathetic and defenseless

you are the pathetic one , until you are homeless i dont think u have the right to say wat u would and wouldnt do cause u dont no how it really is its very hard 4 homeless pple to get jobs they have not showerd nor have had a clean set of clothes and its just hard to get hired like that and just because ur homeless doesnt make conment a crime like rob a store or some 1 so until u are homeless your opinion is neither desired nor requiered

 

[PlatynumX420]

wow. Erkbono23 that was some messed up shit to say. You don't know what that homeless man lived through or had to endure in the course of his life.For all you know that man wasn't lazy owned a house and was educated but circumstances changed like his house could've burned down then the factory he worked at shut down/shitcanned him and if that was the case they would be other ppl needing jobs and they werent enough to go around.any ways the point i m trying to make is you didnt know that person and what he lived through.and You're not God so who are you to judge him for being homeless? How did you get to be so much better than the homeless man anyway?

 

[ErkBono23]

no its not one of the most uneducated things to say seeing as my OPINION has absoutley nothing to do with education so i dont kno what your talking about...no i am not pathetic...seeing as i actually work a full time job for a living and go to school full time as well so if your calling me pathetic for saying that this homeless man WAS a target because he was homeless than alright...but he was a target cuz he was homeless...im not saying what the kid did was right but we all know this 19 year old so called adult would have not done it to anyone else on the street with a suit on...the fact that this man was homeless, looked weak, and trashy is why he got picked out and attacked..this boy figured aw what the hell he's poor and no one cares for him....y i sed that the homeless man had it coming to him is because well he did...what r u doin on the streets..im sure there are shelters around....you CHOOSE to stay homeless if you want to...had i been that homeless man i would do everything in my power to get back on my feet...someone stated maybe he did have an education but couldnt shower and bla bla bla and so he could not get a job interview...give me a break...im sure there are plenty of ways you can find a place to take a shower..shelters support it as well...and if not...RUN INTO SOMEONES HOUSE AND USE THERE SHOWER....its true...YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO TO SURVIVE IN THIS SOCIETY...and the homeless man didnt do everything in his power to do that...this is called weakness...for you to lay out on the streets with out even trying every humanly possible way to succeed is PATHETIC....if your homeless and need money for godsakes rob a store..dont kill anyone but YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO to get yourself out of a slump...this is how our world was built...conquering, betrayal, death and DOING WHAT THEY HAD TO DO IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A CERTAIN goal..i kno noone is going to agree with me and i could care less...but in this world only the strong last and WEAK people like this homeless man who refused to make anything else of his life no matter what the obstacle is pathetic...and if i was in a homeless position i would not stay homeless...id rob a store or something crazy because it wouldnt really matter..in jail or on the streets..in jail u get 3 square meals a day shelter and heat...on the streets you lay down pciking up cans, cold and thinking about what could have been and what you can do but he was to SCARED to do anything with himself and HELL YEA it was wrong to kill that homeless guy but i hardly feel for him when i know he was most likely a drunk or something who just gave up on life already dig yourself out of the hole and stop playing the victim

 

[charzhino]

How do you kno he wasnt trying to suceed or do something about it. You dont kno what circumstances overcame him that led him onto the street. He could of been a billionaire and got bankrupt and lost all his money forcing him onto the street, and robbing stores may not have been in his nature. The fact you dont kno the full storey means you cannnot decide on whether he is doing the right or wrong thing.

 

[lonedog80]

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so, you're saying the man should of been in a shelter instead of being beaten to death? brillant! joy and rapture! that's it! that'll salve the problem, get in a shelter... ever been in a homeless shelter? didn't think so... you don't know what goes on in them... shut your trap...

so, you believe that breaking laws is better than staying homeless? that stealing money made honnesty is better than living on the streets? well, if you ever get tossed to the curb and have to struggle to survive, and you go to rob a 7-11 and the cashier pulls a gun and kills you, nice knowing you...

do you think before you type? yes, fine, it's your opinion but your opinion has everything to do with your education because your education bends your perspective and opinions... you work full time, schooling full time... I applaude you... guess what, hot shot, still doesn't make you any smarter...

 

[stevensnk]

The kid is just trying to put a blame on something else rather than take time for his actions.

This whole thing just puts a dark cloud over the WWE. Why would you even put something like that in a wrestling game? It makes no sense.

 

[rockyedge]

Ok, I have done research on this topic, I have been a video game player for as long as i can remember. I have grown up with every generation from the NES to the Wii. MY personal opinion is that Video Games don't cause deaths, but they do have some sort of contribution. One of the theroys behind the Columbine shootings had to do with the game DOOM. (Though it is one of many theroys and of course, its just a theroy.)

However, I would think that a WWE game death would be more of a death by fistfight or doing a dive of your house. I bet the drinking and the fact he couldn't win were major factors, but at least it was not 07, otherwise he might of killed multiple people. Seriously though, you can't say that violent video games have no contribution to violence is the real world. There is some connection.

 

[.JoeY]

Ok, I have done research on this topic, I have been a video game player for as long as i can remember. I have grown up with every generation from the NES to the Wii. MY personal opinion is that Video Games don't cause deaths, but they do have some sort of contribution. One of the theroys behind the Columbine shootings had to do with the game DOOM. (Though it is one of many theroys and of course, its just a theroy.)

However, I would think that a WWE game death would be more of a death by fistfight or doing a dive of your house. I bet the drinking and the fact he couldn't win were major factors, but at least it was not 07, otherwise he might of killed multiple people. Seriously though, you can't say that violent video games have no contribution to violence is the real world. There is some connection.

I Agree, you think oe night, some Teen is gonna get wasted, find a homeless guy and tell me, "I'm gonna lay the SmackDown! on you" of all things a drunk person would say, and then hit him with a couple of WWE moves. Bceuase, I know if I was drunk, I would not be fighting like the WWE superstars, let alone being able to focus myself to kick someone's ass. Just another reason to blame WWE, instead of taking responsibility for your own actions.

 

[Jeremy Dick]

Ok, I have done research on this topic, I have been a video game player for as long as i can remember. I have grown up with every generation from the NES to the Wii. MY personal opinion is that Video Games don't cause deaths, but they do have some sort of contribution. One of the theroys behind the Columbine shootings had to do with the game DOOM. (Though it is one of many theroys and of course, its just a theroy.)

However, I would think that a WWE game death would be more of a death by fistfight or doing a dive of your house. I bet the drinking and the fact he couldn't win were major factors, but at least it was not 07, otherwise he might of killed multiple people. Seriously though, you can't say that violent video games have no contribution to violence is the real world. There is some connection.

I wholeheartedly disagree. Look at it this way, for example.. the GTA games have sold millions and millions of copies all over the world. There are very few cases in which a murderer claims to have committed certain crimes due to playing GTA. Sure, GTA has been blamed by the media constantly, but how many times has there actually been a link? I can think of like 1 or 2.. and keep in mind that the easiest way to get yourself into less trouble is to blame something or someone else.. every criminal needs a scapegoat. There's really no proof at all that GTA may have caused these individuals to act violently, other than the fact that they had the video game at home.. but millions of other people had the same game, and nobody else was going crazy and hurting people because of it. The fact remains that people are violent by nature and always have been. Forget the video games, forget the movies, the problem lies within the INDIVIDUAL.