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Pedo shows his diddly to kids over Xbox Live

Category: Xbox 360, Posted: 03/10/2008 at 04:24AM EDT by Andy Groen, Contributor

Jesus Quintana It's tempting to hang one's head in shame when reading this story, and wonder why they had to ruin it for the rest of us, but you really had to know it was coming sooner or later.

A Lansing, Michigan mother named only as Jennifer (probably just so they could keep this story an exclusive) says that her children unwillingly was subjected to nude images by another player. Needless to say, this has sparked lots of people into saying that Xbox Live is a dank pit of creepy pedophiles.

The writer of this story was quick to be the first, "Video games are meant to be a haven mostly targeted towards children but just like logging onto the Internet, state police say online games have become a magnet for sexual predators."

Egregious grammatical errors aside, you simply have to wonder about the parenting skills of this woman who is apparently so very concerned about her children. None of the games that include the use of the Xbox Live Vision camera do so in a hidden way. It's usually in your face the entire time.

So if she had even spent a modicum of time seeing what it is her kids were playing, she would have seen the camera in action. And you can't convince me for even a moment that there is a person alive who has seen the Xbox Live camera and not thought, "wow, I bet lots of people take pictures of their junk and send it to people."

Especially as a mother, if that doesn't pop into your brain, then you're not thinking enough about your children. Should small children be subjected to the Xbox Live Vision Camera? Absolutely not. But also keep in mind that this report never mentions the age of the kids. In fact it doesn't focus on these kids much at all. Keeping the focus instead on the practice of pedophilia in online games. Why is this significant? Well, to be frank these kids probably weren't kids at all. Probably teenagers if I had to guess.

Every reporter is taught to think of every possible way to give their story more emotional impact. And this journalist would have to be a fool to not use the small child's age to their advantage. You can also point back to the part where they never mention her last name; probably afraid a competitor would figure it out.

[via WLNS]

Posted by dooganking on 03/10/2008 at 05:34AM

while you may be right, there is no proof... if you have proof then the personal commentary of this story has some merit. As it stands with or without proof, whether the "children" are teenagers or toddlers is fairly irrelavant as long as they are minors. Question the motives and intent of the original writer all you want (and his sources) but jumping to blame the parent for something that should not have happened in the first place (and without sources of your own) is also questionable...

also just wondering, but isn't this sort of thing liable to get a person banned from xbox live...?

Posted by zim on 03/10/2008 at 06:32AM

lol @ The Jesus being the info picture :P

Posted by Coyotegrey on 03/10/2008 at 09:55AM

ESRB notice: Game experience may change during online play...this includes cocks in faces.

m i rite?

Posted by Requiem on 03/10/2008 at 10:10AM

NOBODY F***s with the Jesus!

Posted by Viewtiful on 03/10/2008 at 01:53PM

"Enter message herewhile you may be right, there is no proof... if you have proof then the personal commentary of this story has some merit. As it stands with or without proof, whether the "children" are teenagers or toddlers is fairly irrelavant as long as they are minors. Question the motives and intent of the original writer all you want (and his sources) but jumping to blame the parent for something that should not have happened in the first place (and without sources of your own) is also questionable..."

When the original story refuses to offer sources for their information, how can I possibl have sources either? There's no way to contact the person they wrote the story about. I never stated anything as fact. I gave you my reason for believing that the story lacked credibility, and let you choose to believe it or leave it.

I believe my reasons hold small amounts of water. Because as I said, the writer would have had to be an absolute moron to not include the kids ages.

and yes Coyotegrey, i think thats in the End User License Agreement somewhere.

Posted by -=BINGO-BANGO=- on 03/10/2008 at 10:08PM

ths is quite old
probably since uno was first released

Posted by ninjalegend on 03/11/2008 at 08:57AM

How many million people on xbox live? And you think this parent had no idea that there must be at least a few low lifes out there. This must be the same kind of parent who drives while eating and talking on her cell phone. Then is in shock when she finds herself in a wreck.

Attention child services: Foster care needed. See writer of story for name and address.