‘Brandon Crisp was no hero’
p2pnet news view | Games:- Brandon Crisp is dead.
Now Steve Crisp, his father, says Canadian families are living in a, “new world where children are less inclined than ever to play outside”.
“Our generation, I don’t think understands our kids,” Canwest News Service has him saying. “It’s a new world that we live in.”
A week after the discovery their only son had been found dead, “Steve and Angelika Crisp have set up a foundation to honour his memory,” says City News, going on:
“Brandon Crisp ran away from his parents’ Barrie home Thanksgiving Monday after an argument over his ‘obsessive’ online video game use. Though he was spotted twice that day, he wasn’t seen again until a group of hunters discovered his body November 5.
“Brandon died of chest injuries, believed to be from a fall in tree.”
However, online, there’s a view that by running away from home, Brandon was in effect protesting on behalf of other kids who may see parents’ concern over their childrens’ compulsive use of video games as unwarranted interference.
But, “To those of you who think a young boy who runs away to prove a point is a ‘hero’, I really think you need to research what that word truly means,” says 15-year-old Madie in a p2pnet Reader’s Write, going on »»»
According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, a hero is “a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities.” On Thanksgiving of 2008, Brandon Crisp got into an argument with his parents due to skipping school because of his constant playing of Xbox. His father then followed him into his room and helped him pack his bag to run away.
Considering Brandon had ran away from home before, his father thought nothing of it. Unfortunately, the choice to help his son run away is something he will have to live with for the rest of his life.
After weeks of searching, Brandon’s body was found at the bottom of a large tree on November 7th. We are lead to believe that he fell out of the tree while looking for higher grounds to get a better view or died of hypothermia.
His parents accused Xbox Live for the reason he left, believing that he’d been talking to people online and was out to meet them. By making these accusations, Xbox now looks bad to many parents as no one wants this to happen to their child.
It’s understandable that no parents wishes for their child to die, but blaming a corporation that has brought joy to many, is completely wrong.
Brandon Crisp had the choice to leave, and although it may be bringing pain and sorrow to those that are close with this story, people are now feeling as though Xbox is the main suspect.
I do not write this as a hater or someone that doesn’t care that this child has now passed. Nor do I write this because I am a big fan of Xbox.
I write this because people are now calling this child a “hero” for leaving his house and running away when he got in one little argument with his parents.
In my opinion, if running away and not dealing with the problem is okay and makes you a hero, more and more children are likely to leave their parents to get what they want.
In conclusion, a hero is someone who tries to help someone, and is an honest, admirable person, and if running away is “admirable,” then I hope I … never considered it.
Stay tuned.
dead – Was Brandon Crisp a video game addict?, November 7, 2008
Canwest News Service – ‘It’s a new world’, November 13, 2008
City News – Crisp Family Sets Up Foundation In Honour of Brandon, November 12, 2008
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November 13th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
an hero perhaps?
November 13th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Learn to LURK MOAR!
Becoming “an hero” means KILLING YOURSELF STUPIDLY!
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/An_hero
November 13th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I think this qualifies.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
i will quote my comment as i think it still applies from the first original posting on brandon crisp:
theCakeisALie Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I wouldn’t call gaming necessarily ‘unhealthy’ behavior.
The parents in this case simply didn’t understand their child!
They even think he was addicted to it, I think the gaming was but one of the issues these parents couldn’t quite understand about their child. He could have had depression for years perhaps before he even saw a video game. I think the commentary about taking away the kids video game should have never made it to a single headline, because really this isn’t about video games its about parents who just dont understand their childs generation.
Now that we know how that he infact died and it wasn’t from his xbox was I right?
November 14th, 2008 at 1:29 am
The constant bitching from parents about ones social life online becomes depressing. If you want to keep your kid from running away, climbing a tree and falling, then freezing to death, let em play their videogames.
Believe me, theres a lot worse stuff than videogames. If he is hanging around friends from school, he’s most likely doing drugs. Lock your kids up! tie them to a potty chair and make em game.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Let’s look at how he died. They say died from chest injuries. The tree appeared to have fallen branches. So, he climbed a tree, a branch broke, and he fell and injured his chest and died. That’s something that could happen *even if he didn’t run away.* He could have gone for a walk in the woods by himself just for fun and done that. So his death had nothing to do with running away, and thus nothing to do with Xbox, end of story.
The media wants it to be hypothermia, so they can say he was so mad at his parents that he froze himself to death. Or, that he was in such a bad condition that he was compelled to risk his life climbing a tree to look for the lights of a house to shelter in. This is nonsense. He just had an accident, and it didn’t have anything to do with running away.
Why not talk about the dangers of tree climbing. Give the kids lessons in tree safety. What is the world coming to?
November 17th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I agree with the writer previously that you cant blame this incident on the games. We as parents have to be responsible in raising our children. Yes kids are going to get upset with rules, etc but it has to be started at a younger age. Parents have to be involved with their kids. The problem now is that parents are working all the time and come home and they are tired and dont know what the kids are up to. Yes I feel sorry for this story but unfortately Brandon should have be monitored closely. It comes down with being more strict. Parents are afraid of that. It has to be when they are young when they start playing these games. Dont get me wrong games are ok but not addiction. If you see them on all the time that is an opening to your eyes right there and then. Its like adults going to gamble all the time it becomes an addiction. Alcohol the same thing you start to drink and then more and more you become an alcholi. I went through as a single parent raising my daughter at the age of 13 14 15 she wanted her way all the time. But you cant give in to them. Communication is a must with strictness. Yelling doesnt get you anywhere its all how you say it. Believe they will come around. Now we are the closest we have ever been. She is now 18. PARENTS; PLEASE FOLLOW THROUGH AND KNOW WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE DOING!
November 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am
you should all have some respect. he is a hero because now kids see what can happen from running away. if you have or planning on having kids every kid runs away for their own reason might not be the best but they do . so all i gottta say is have some respect and if you are just going to right stuff about the child that nobody wants to see you have a pretty low life and pathetic one too
January 12th, 2009 at 3:28 am
he was another smart ass know it all ill show you ill get the last word ill hold my breath till i die teenager produced by another set of lm too damn lazy to get off my ass and administer, follow thru and enforce discipline on my child so ill let the xbox babysit meanwhile ill be his friend instead of parent cuz he might get mad at me if i cross him parents. im so sick i could puke watchin poor helpless parents take it in the bung from rotten ass kids. hey brandon…. was it worth it? hey parents of brandon…. wish youd have actually pulled that car over to spank his ass instead of im gonna if you dont…. you better or else….be nice or ill….