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Casual => Spam => Topic started by: SuperSeal on October 30, 2008, 01:28:29 AM
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Before you ask, this is all 100% true
US software behemoth Microsoft has doubled a cash reward for information on the whereabouts of a Canadian boy who ran away from home after his father took away his Xbox game console, it said Tuesday.
Brandon Crisp, 15, took off on his bicycle from his Barrie, Ontario home on October 13 -- Canada's Thanksgiving holiday -- and rode east along an old rail line.
He has not been seen since.
His father told local media he had removed Brandon's Xbox, built by Microsoft, after noticing changes in behavior since Brandon started playing "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" online.
The boy started skipping school, stealing money and ignoring his studies, his father said.
A local newspaper, the family's Internet service provider and Child Find offered a 25,000-dollar (19,500-dollar US) reward for information leading to his return.
Microsoft topped it up with another 25,000 dollars, the company said Tuesday in an email to AFP, "hoping for his swift return."
"Like everyone, we are deeply worried about the disappearance of Brandon Crisp," the company said.
Exhaustive searches have not turned up a single clue beyond the boy's bicycle, found last week with a flat tire.
Police are said to be examining who Brandon played with online. "Law enforcement has contacted Microsoft about this matter and we are cooperating fully with them," said Microsoft.
On Sunday, 1,600 volunteer searchers packed up their reflective vests and ended their efforts to find him, while police stopped their air and water search.
In an interview with the daily Globe and Mail, the boy's father, Steve Crisp, said he had not known how important the gaming system was to his son and how he would react when it was taken away
Experts commented that gamers may form bonds with fellow online players.
"This had become his identity, and I didn't realize how in-depth this was until I took his Xbox away," Steve Crisp told the Globe and Mail. "That's like cutting his legs off."
"This is such an issue that hits every parent out there, with video games that are starting to control our kids' lives," he said.
"I just took away his identity, so I can understand why he got so mad and took off. Before, I couldn't understand why he was taking off for taking his game away."
Now, Brandon's father says he just wants his son to come home.
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........... I know people like that :shock:
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Dude I'd do that if someone stole my Computer.
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there are a few other articles on brandon crisp on another website that i get some news from.
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if my friend deale ever got his 360 stolen he would comit scuicide
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It's a sad reality, honestly.
Really, I figure most kids are like that because of a lack of parent-child bonding, among other things. :O So the kids turn to games. :|
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It's a sad reality, honestly.
Really, I figure most kids are like that because of a lack of parent-child bonding, among other things. :O So the kids turn to games. :|
But games are my life <<
Well SL is, I don't function without SL
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I like SL and all, and will sometimes put it before somethings but I don't think this would be the result if i wasn't allowed to play. It might bring a tear to my eye though.
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If I couldnt play SL i'd play madden 09 online on my psp and if my wifi stopped working id get some friends to go play some basketball or something, theirs always something else to do were I live, as long as you dont get yourself shot
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i wonder where he went
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there are a lot of theories with where he went.
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He isn't at my place....
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yeah, peopel usually post a link instead of just copying and pasting the whole thing...
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yeah, peopel usually post a link instead of just copying and pasting the whole thing...
it is much easier to do that too.
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there are a lot of theories with where he went.
yeah thats for sure
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All I can say is wow.
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I hope the kid turns up dead. That'd be a funny turn of events. People like that don't deserve to live.
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I hope the kid turns up dead. That'd be a funny turn of events. People like that don't deserve to live.
Dude that's not nice, you don't deserve to live ^^
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Dude that's not nice, you don't deserve to live ^^
I'm a human being god damn it! My life has value!
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Dude that's not nice, you don't deserve to live ^^
I'm a human being
im not.and i dont think anything else will turn up.stuff like this has happened before
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That's kinda sad that you'd run away just because you couldn't play your X-box...
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*hides psp in his pocket* I'm not like that at all <.<...>.>
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That's kinda sad that you'd run away just because you couldn't play your X-box...
from what i heard it might not even be the xbox though.that could just be the scapegoat.
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Well, gaming systems are often used as scapegoats when parents are neglectful/abusive of children so it's not hard to imagine.
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true.
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I really think microsoft is dumb for offering a reward.
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how so?
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Well, they are in no way responsible for the disappearance of this child.
It was his decision to run away. Microsoft wasn't a factor in his decision. True, it occurred after the removal of his X-box, but purchasing the console from wherever, and it's use was another's choice.
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Well, they are in no way responsible for the disappearance of this child.
It was his decision to run away. Microsoft wasn't a factor in his decision. True, it occurred after the removal of his X-box, but purchasing the console from wherever, and it's use was another's choice.
Nicely said
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You know, it sounded so much better in my head, but when I typed it, I just couldn't put together the words that actually got my other part out... And now I've forgotten what else I was going to say.
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Well, they are in no way responsible for the disappearance of this child.
It was his decision to run away. Microsoft wasn't a factor in his decision. True, it occurred after the removal of his X-box, but purchasing the console from wherever, and it's use was another's choice.
it could be a PR move. or something.
EDIT: and it seems like pyro was right.
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/05/missing-gamer-found-dead
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Do the people still get the reward?
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i doubt it
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they never specified how they wanted him found, simply that he was to be found.
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Well, they are in no way responsible for the disappearance of this child.
It was his decision to run away. Microsoft wasn't a factor in his decision. True, it occurred after the removal of his X-box, but purchasing the console from wherever, and it's use was another's choice.
it could be a PR move. or something.
EDIT: and it seems like pyro was right.
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/11/05/missing-gamer-found-dead
So how did he die?
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apparently from falling off a tree.
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And how long after he ran away did he die?
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Well, obviously they won't be getting that out until they do an autopsy and see in the medical reports...
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well it has been 3 weeks since he went missing though.
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They still have to do all the test to find out dude...
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well it has been 3 weeks since he went missing though.
The people who do that have worse cases that they need to attend to first.
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but it has been getting a lot of publicity though
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And?
Brutal murder cases occur on a daily basis, where the body is mutilated to a point where it is unidentifiable.
The coroner has to attend to such matters before something that can easily be proven. (Hard for normal people, but easy for a trained and professional worker.)
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"A massive search was underway for the teen in Shanty Bay on the Oro Medonte Rail Trail, just outside of Barrie, since his disappearance on Thanksgiving Day."
o.O What?
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I dunno, They wrote it not me.
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"A massive search was underway for the teen in Shanty Bay on the Oro Medonte Rail Trail, just outside of Barrie, since his disappearance on Thanksgiving Day."
o.O What?
Canada has Thanksgiving in October.
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Stupid Canadians >_>
Especially Hyuu.
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Yeah, stupid Hyuu.
Wait, I have a Canadian Jew in my class! She;s awesome.
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Is her name Martha? >>
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Nope.
We played insanely random tic tac toe together! =D
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Aw >_>
Was I close?
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Welll... There's an A in her name... but not the second letter.
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Crud >_>
OH! I KNOW! Alfalfa!
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HELL YES!
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F*** YEAH! >:O
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You do realize you're still no where near close right? >_>
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Maaaaaaaaaaaybe >>;;
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i went to canada the weekend before their thanksgiving.
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CANDIA PEOPLE IS BEING ILLEGAL IN US! >_>
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2008/11/11/7369336-sun.html
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Now we need TWO s***-long fences! >_>
It'll be as long as the Great Wall of China with the manpower of the Berlin Wall >_>
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The Berlin wall was a pushover.
It obviously should have the strength of Playdough walls!
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But then we couldn't go visit Niagara Falls to toss dead bodies off of!
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Niagara Falls is obviously in Utah. It's no where near the borders.
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Ah, I forgot! It's a MIGRATING waterfall!
That's what the glaciers are turning into.
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Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
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MY SCHOOL ONLY TAUGHT IT TO ME IN FIFTH GRADE AND I FORGOT IT! T__________T
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Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
Hey......... is that a made up subject?
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Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
Hey......... is that a made up subject?
<<;
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Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
Hey......... is that a made up subject?
no. i get to take it next year.I even learned a bit of it in 2nd grade. >.>
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Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
Hey......... is that a made up subject?
no. i get to take it next year.I even learned a bit of it in 2nd grade. >.>
I learned about it in first grade!
But I forgot it all >.>
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Never heard of it.
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MY SCHOOL ONLY TAUGHT IT TO ME IN FIFTH GRADE AND I FORGOT IT! T__________T
Seriously?
You guys are really slow.
I went to a college for third grade though...
Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
Hey......... is that a made up subject?
Wow dude...
You really are dumber than doom. >_>;
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Duh, everyone knew that.
you need to brush up on your Quantum Algebraic Bio-chemical Geometrical Physics. It's basic third grade stuff.
Hey......... is that a made up subject?
Wow dude...
You really are dumber than doom. >_>;
SEE!
there are people dumber than me! >>
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That puts you at #5 on the dumbest people list.
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but not dumbest! >>
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Nope, that spot goes to a certain person whose user name starts with a K. =]
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.... Kaptain Krunch?! =O
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No, his name starts with Q.
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Heyy Don't talk about me.
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We're not. You're name is Clay.
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Kazy? >.>
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No, she's actually nice when you don't annoy the hell out of her.
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No it's Klay, except my real name is Thomas
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kimo?
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Kimo is Miko
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Nope, that spot goes to a certain person whose user name starts with a K. =]
Who? >_>
I bet it's me.
Yeah, it's me.
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It is you.
kimo?
Miko is actually really smart.
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But seriously, who? >_>;;
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Those two ignorant guys. I dunno they're names.
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You don't know their names, but you know they start with a K? >_>
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Well, one has an a in it too. >_>;
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You're an idiot >>;;
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You just realized that? =D
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Well, I was only 568Q% sure, and now I'm 569Q% sure! >_>
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Oh, they extra 469q% makes it definate.
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Yeah >_>
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You definately can't be sure with 468% <_<;
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I KNOW THAT! >_>
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OR did you? >_>
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Uh... yeah? >_>
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Oh, okay then. <<
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I didn't
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numbers hurt my brain.
Those two ignorant guys. I dunno they're names.
me?
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XD Throwing Pop Rocks into Toilets is fun
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throwing cherry bombs into toilets is even better
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My friend is bringing a cherry bomb for me tomorrow! =D
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Yeah, but you make do with what you have
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I do make do with what I got.
Your mom will agree with me on that. ;]
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...what kind of a last name is Crisp? >_>
Sounds like a cereal brand.
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JOHN CRISP! MAKING CEREAL SINCE BEFORE YOU COULD HAVE ANY!
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cereal is good.
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It is.
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I loves cereals =O
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Why would you love cereals? >_>
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Who WOULDN'T love cereals?
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hah, hiro wants to make love with cereal >>
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Who WOULDN'T love cereals?
Bob?
She thinks they're too small. >_>;