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Teen Suicide Victim NOT a WoW Player
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Kalia
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Teen Suicide Victim NOT a WoW Player
   

<blockquote><em> Despite earlier reports to the contrary, GamePolitics has the news that the dead Chinese gamer whose parents were suing Blizzard was not a World of Warcraft player. From the post: "World of Warcraft (WoW) was not released in China until May 2005... the actual lawsuit claimed he committed suicide after playing the real time strategy game Warcraft III... Without WoW, it would have been much harder to pin the blame on Warcraft because it's a strategy game, not role playing. But with WoW, and the recent focus on the alleged addictive qualities of MMORPGs, the lawsuit gets much more attention..."</em></blockquote>
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<br>Figures, huh?
Post Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:08 pm
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Teens...
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Post Sat Nov 26, 2005 1:09 pm
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Is it possible to for the causer of suicide to be a victim of suicide? I can see how family and friends can be victims of suicide, but saying that about the initiator seems kind of odd. Thats like being a rape victim by way of masterbation isn't it?
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Post Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:07 pm
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The kid is a 'victim' of his mind and his decisions. Let's not get into a semantic discussion of the word. The word can be used as a description of things outside the person's influence as well as those within his/her influence.

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vic·tim Audio pronunciation of "victim" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vktm)
n.

1. One who is harmed or killed by another: a victim of a mugging.
2. A living creature slain and offered as a sacrifice during a religious rite.
3. One who is harmed by or made to suffer from an act, circumstance, agency, or condition: victims of war.
4. A person who suffers injury, loss, or death as a result of a voluntary undertaking: You are a victim of your own scheming.
5. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of: the victim of a cruel hoax.



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