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Kid Runs Away After Being Punished From CoD4

October 21, 2008 in News comments 33

Here's one for the papers. Brandon Crisp, pictured, from Canada, is a big fan of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. After excessively playing it, his parents decided to ground him from the game. There was an argument, he left home, and hasn't been seen since.

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  • 1
    punksk8er Oct 22, 08
    Good! I hope he doesn't return so he can learn some self reliance. Stupid little brat.
  • 0
    SS4Gogeta Oct 22, 08
    I bet that kid's someone I played with! I think I know who that is.
  • 3
    Tenken Oct 22, 08
    If the kid is stupid enough to run away from home then he deserves to remain lost.

    We're overpopulated as is..
    • 0
      Pyrazor Oct 22, 08
      I'm sorry, but that post was incredibly win.
  • 1
    TurMoiL911 Oct 22, 08
    Can somebody explain the logic of this to me ?

    Take the punishment like a god damned man: get the ability to play after you learn to stop being a little douchebag.

    Run away from home: lose complete access to electricity and the Internet.

  • 0
    Neophyte Oct 22, 08
    He better be using U.A.V. jammer and dead silence.
    • 0
      TurMoiL911 Oct 22, 08
      Did he bring his own food ?

      He might need Bandolier or Juggernaut.
  • 0
    Newcloud Oct 22, 08
    these are the children of the future.. they brows like bananas and run away when there not allowed to there play games
  • 0
    Killosity Oct 22, 08
    Spoilt little brat. Had that been my kid, he would not get to play his precious COD4 upon return. He would be further punished. I feel sorry for his parents. Their mindset and train of thought would be that they are bad or flawed parents.

    Little prick. Having said that, the worst thing for this situation is for the kid not to be found. Lets hope both the kid and the parents end this situation on a positive note. No deaths please!
  • 0
    pooOBKp Oct 22, 08
    Lol, hopefully he's got his COD4 where ever he is now, or else running away would prove to have been pointless.
  • 1
    Bunnyburn Oct 22, 08
    Bit of an over-reaction, butit seems like he was grounded BECAUSE he played it so much, which is stupid imo.
    • 0
      Final Blade Oct 22, 08
      There was no point grounding him for playing the game. Its not a sin to play games. But with that said I agree with your comment about it being a bit over-reaction.
      • 0
        mercenary_sora Oct 22, 08
        If he's neglecting everything else then he should be grounded because nothing good comes out of neglecting your schoolwork etc.
      • 5
        Lord_80 Oct 22, 08
        Final Blade some of the comments I see you post just make me realize how daft you truly are. You can not say there was "no point in grounding him for playing the game." A parent reserves the right to raise a kid however they feel is right. And personally I don't see anything wrong with groudning a kid for playing too much of a video game. Kids need to get up and do some physical activity to stay healthy. They need to do homework as Sora said, so they can get an education. Kids need to do chores and upkeep basic responsibilities so they learn to do it all their life.

        I can't imagine how your kids will end up (forbid you ever have any) with your type of mind frame. Likely they will be fairly fat and won't have any sense of maturity. Also, they will probably be very fat.
        • 0
          Final Blade Oct 22, 08
          First off, don't assume what my future kids(assuming I do have any that is) will be fat and the like based off a comment, which was my opinion, I was responding to Bunny's post. Second off, I couldn't give two shits how you see me, since you don't know me nor do I care. I only value opinions based off people who know me and who I value as friends here.

          With that said I played plenty of videos games in my time of youth and currently still am and I was never grounded for that reason. Though I didn't have problems with grades.

          The point is, grounding him for playing too much videos games is a weak reason. Now had they ground him cause grades was low or something else, fine. But from what I read it doesn't state any other reason but that, which imo, is weak.

          Its my personal opinion and don't really care what you think.

          @mercenary_sora- As I stated before, if that was the reason fine, but it doesn't say that but too much gaming. You do know there is people who play lots of game, like me, who has done his choirs, is active(physically)and does fine. I don't personally agree with grounding him based off "too much gaming".
        • 2
          Lord_80 Oct 22, 08
          But listen, that is the parents opinion and their view. So who cares if you think it's weak. Thats what they feel should be done. Just like you have your opinion that is their own. So stop being such a close minded asshole. Who knows what other reasons they had for doing that. For all we know he was failing, or he was not ever seeing an ounce of daylight and they were completely justified in grounding him for that reason. And even if that wasn't the reason, the fact of the matter is, that he is there kid. They will do what the please. Bitch.
        • 3
          chautemoc Oct 22, 08
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          I can't imagine how your kids will end up (forbid you ever have any) with your type of mind frame. Likely they will be fairly fat and won't have any sense of maturity. Also, they will probably be very fat.
  • 0
    tallteen86 Oct 22, 08
    Yeah, just HOW is he going to play CoD4, or ANY game for that matter, if he ran away? Well, maybe his parents would be like "ZOMG, Don't run away again, you can play this Call of Duty 4 game as much as you want!"

    They shouldn't though >_>

    Meh, we only have the parent's side of the story, but it isn't unbelievable. Especially if he is addicted.

    People who are addicted to things are hardly rational. Especially kids. Shoot, how many kids have run away (for a while at least), for similarly stupid things?

    I bet he is pretty good at the game by now then XD

    quote Article excerpt
    "Over the last couple of years, Brandon has become less involved in sports and extremely involved in 'Call of Duty 4," local Sgt. Dave Goodbrand said. "They have found him waking up in the middle of the night playing it."
    Lol, game hasn't even been out for a full year, right? Released in November of 2007 >_>

    Mind you, other games, among other things could have contributed to his decreasing interest in sports, but the way they're phrasing it sounds like it is solely because of Call of Duty 4.
  • 0
    Big A2 Oct 22, 08
    Oh great, now we're going to have people saying that video games cause kids to run away from home.
  • 0
    PangTong_Blademaster* Oct 22, 08
    Great, hope he has his UAV jammer on, so no one will find him. hehe
  • 1
    Miss Razz Oct 22, 08
    Lol. When I was ten I ran away from home when my "friend" saved over my Pokemon Red file. I came back home 2 hours later when I got hungry. XD


    Bit sad that the kid hasn't been found in over a week though.
    • 0
      tallteen86 Oct 22, 08
      No, you were supposed to stabbify this so-called 'friend' of yours with a dull knife >_<

      Would have made your 'friend' feel your pain >_
  • 0
    Dark Arcanine Oct 22, 08
    It'll teach him for playing a rubbish game. I don't blame you for your story though Miss GG, I love my Red version. <3
    • 1
      Final Blade Oct 22, 08
      My pokemon red game with my gameboy pocket got stolen when I was in middle school(Junior High; Was in my coat pocket when we was playing basketball outside) I cried since I was like 12. I eventually saved up money and got another one but still, I was heart broken.
      • 1
        Killosity Oct 22, 08
        quote
        My pokemon red game with my gameboy pocket got stolen when I was in middle school(Junior High; Was in my coat pocket when we was playing basketball outside) I cried since I was like 12. I eventually saved up money and got another one but still, I was heart broken.
        OMG! I actually feel sorry for you. Having that happen would have been horrible!
        • 0
          Final Blade Oct 24, 08
          I know, I had good portion of the game done.

          All my hard work destroyed in a single recess game.
  • 2
    HisServant77 Oct 22, 08
    . . . It's hard being a parent.
    You try to teach your children right from wrong but then they go out and everyone else teaches them "Do what feels good to you and don't let anyone tell you different!"

    I really feel for them and their kid. I hope they find their son, and I hope the parents don't think they're bad parents for wanting their son to not get so apparently addicted to COD that he played excessively and then felt enough for it to run away. I hope the boy also realizes to return home to a family that he's fortunate to have (it'd be only unfortunate if they abused him, but that doesn't appear to be the case).

    I wonder if the Police have considered tracking down his XBL friends list to see if he went to one of their houses. Or at the very least see if they can also get involved to help find him if he goes online.
  • 0
    Revenger of Wastelan Oct 22, 08
    Just a little boy, doing what future-idiots should do.
  • 3
    Onvacation Oct 22, 08
    COD4 is age 17+ plus in canada anyway as far as i know so his parents should be reprimanded for allowing him to play the game anyway.
  • 6
    tekmosis Oct 22, 08
    All of you saying negative things about this child are assholes and you sicken me to think that you're a reflection of the human race.

    He got into an argument and went off on his bike to cool down. How do you know he isn't hurt or has been taken by someone? You're too ignorant thinking that he's run away without coming back because he's an "idiot".

    I hope everything turns out OK for him and his family.
    • 0
      Deathsythe Oct 22, 08
      As much as I do agree with what the majority of posters here are saying, tekmo's post was more win than any of you.

      The safety and general-well being of the child should be first priority.

      At least none of you have said anything to the like of "I hope he's in a ditch somewhere" or something else inappropriate.

      Regardless of the idiocy of his actions, he is a child, and most likely did not know better. Him and his family have my well wishes and I do hope he turns up alright.

    • 0
      tallteen86 Oct 23, 08
      Tekmosis actually brings up a good point. It is entirely possible that he was kidnapped or something, rather than running away.

      A lot of runners, I think, generally return quick unless there is a serious reason not to return, I would think.

      Of course, the more obsessed someone is with something, the less rational they act. But again, tekmosis brings up a good point. We won't know what has happened with him, until he is actually found.
      • 1
        HisServant77 Oct 23, 08
        I'm sure many of us are not so negative toward the boy that we don't hope he's alright.

        I do hope he's found.

        However, reading the article, it is said that witnesses saw the boy asking for directions to some place. Doesn't sound much like he just went for a ride to cool down. He was headed somewhere. Now, let's hope he wasn't picked up or kidnapped along the way though.

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