After a long exhausting search for a young missing boy, involving his gaming console being taken away, the search comes to an end with 15 year old, Brandon Crisp found dead. Even attempts by Microsoft was not enough to save this young boys life. No cause of death has been confirm yet.
The story of a young boy from Barrie, Ontario and his Xbox360 game console being removed from him, after his parents discovered he has been staying up late playing "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" on Xbox Live. Brandon Crisp ran away from home on Thanksgiving after a disagreement with his parent's decision to take his console away.
Brandon has been missing for since Thanksgiving (October 2008) and his body was identified today by police to be of that, Brandon Crisp.
The story of a young boy from Barrie, Ontario and his Xbox360 game console being removed from him, after his parents discovered he has been staying up late playing "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" on Xbox Live. Brandon Crisp ran away from home on Thanksgiving after a disagreement with his parent's decision to take his console away.
Brandon has been missing for since Thanksgiving (October 2008) and his body was identified today by police to be of that, Brandon Crisp.
Sounds like the parents didn't know about it, so you cant really blame them, and that goes for everyone else that said the parents handled it badly.
I 'ran' (drove) away from home when i was 17 because my parents wouldn't let me go out at night, ever, so I can entirely understand a kid running away cus he was addicted to the game (i actually am too) and was mad at his parents. Whether or not its a good choice has nothing to do with it, people are irrational. Probalby just ended badly because its brampton, and stuff happens.
That's EXACTLY why you blame the parents. Ignorance is not an excuse.
Well, once they found out they did what you'd expect, took the game/system away. After that it's the kids fault mostly for not thinking and just taking off.
What would you have wanted them to do after they found out? Not stop him? There is no perfect formula to parenting you know. It's a process, and hit and miss all the way.
It's easy for parents not to know he's playing it, maybe that's why he was staying up late at night to do so? You do things when your folks are gone or asleep.
He could've gotten the game from another friend or it was sold to him without checking his age, in which case it's hardly the parents fault at all. You can't be over your kids 24/7 like a hawk, that'll just drive them away as well.
Exactly. The kid waaed at being punished and then run away and went out and got killed. While its tragic its pretty much natural selection at work,
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Isn't the first step to treating an addiction to something, be it drugs or booze or even games, to take that something away from the user?
In which case, the parents did the logical thing. It IS the kids fault. I for one don't buy into this big video game addiction story. While a game can effect the brain the same way a drug does, I don't see everyone who's played alot of games be addicted to them and can't stop.
I've played long hours each day when I was this kids age, but now that I'm older while I still game from time to time to get some entertainment, It's nowhere near the same level of hours wasted infront of a TV each day like back then. Hell, it's not even each day, I'd be lucky if I play 3 times a week now.
It didn't say how he died? Whether he took his own life or someone else interfered.
Either way, it is terrible that he felt the need to run away from home. His parents should not blame themselves at all. They did nothing wrong.
I know when I was younger I stayed up till 4am sometimes playing games (namely Pokemon on my GameBoy
Considering the story takes place in Ontario, Canada, I'd say Canada, and their Thanksgiving fell on Oct 13 this year.
lol bad sarcasm
I can understand being very upset over it - I've been through it but never to the point of running away - I feel very badly for the parents. Parents have it such a tough line to draw. I hope my kids never respond in such a way if I have to discipline them...I hope not.
It will be interesting to know the cause of death. Isn't it sad that we still live in a world where, for a 15-year-old, running away from home can be potentially lethal.
I would offer my condolences, but I doubt his parents will be logging on to this site anytime soon.
On the other side though, you can't let your children control you. There must be some sort of middle ground.
I totally can tell you aren't a parent.
When you become one, you will see that you don't have all the answers to be absolutely flawless and force your children to be 100% under your draconian control every minute.
That is because those parents didn't feel loved or respected by their parents; speaking from personal experience, both during my childhood and as a parent of two. Respect and love from your children is earned by showing them the same...if all they have for you is fear, you deserve neither.
Last edited by mrelusive978 on 06 Nov 2008 - 15:12
When you become one, you will see that you don't have all the answers to be absolutely flawless and force your children to be 100% under your draconian control every minute.
I might not be a parent yet but I have had to raise other people's kids. When these kids are with me they are perfect angels because I put the fear in them so they know what will happen if i find out they misbehaved. When these same kids go back to their parents they have all kinds of issues with them because they are afraid to disipline them. They instead do **** like "time out" or try to be the kids friend instead of giving them the ass whooping they need. Parents these days are just wimps, they say kids need drugs because they have ADD when all they need is an ass whooping. I am not saying beating the kids the the only answer but doing that in conjuction with making sure they understand why things are the way they are keeps them from just going crazy when they grow up and leave your house.
Last edited by Persephone on 06 Nov 2008 - 23:45
I'm guessing he dropped all his belongings and committed suicide.
It's pretty tragic.
Clouds, silver-linings and all that....
Updated but still doesnt say cause of death; It does say that no foul play is suspected.
You have to do it on the fly and by heart hoping that what you are doing its the best for your kids.
The parents did the most logical thing by taking away his console when they found out he was staying up late. However, maybe there is more to that family than we know because its too much for a 15-year old boy to runaway just for a console.
If the kid had a real addiction (illness, not just gaming too hard), the parents wouldn't have known until they found him playing up late.
Sad story anyway
Police do not suspect foul play at this time.
Last edited by joerockhead on 06 Nov 2008 - 21:26
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Not nice. Not even a smiley or anything.
Similarly, it's not fair to bitch at the parents either. They did what they thought was right. They got it wrong, but not for want of trying.
Everyone is so quick to judge and most know very little about this family and even less about parenting.
The local authorities say that he likely died from a tree fall.
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