Police: PA Boy (13) Stabs to Death Brother Over Video Game

Breitbart ^ | 17 JUL 07 | dcbryan1

[DCBryan1]

Police: Pa. Boy Stabs Brother Over Game

Jul 17 01:16 PM US/Eastern

LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy fatally stabbed his brother with a steak knife after the 16-year-old refused to turn over a video game controller, authorities said.

Jahmir Ricks was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Antwan Ricks at their home outside Philadelphia. The older boy died of a single stab wound to the chest, police said, and a bent and bloody knife was recovered from the home.

Lansdowne police said the younger boy told them, "I just stabbed my brother," when they arrived at the home Sunday.

Police believe the argument started when Antwan Ricks would not turn over the game controller after losing a game to his brother. Police Chief Daniel Kortan said the rules of the house were that the person who lost had to give someone else a chance to play.

The argument escalated into a brawl, and the younger boy grabbed the knife, Kortan said.

Antwan Ricks was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Jahmir Ricks, who was charged as an adult, was being held without bail. It was not immediately known if he had obtained an attorney. He faces charges of third-degree murder, assault, recklessly endangering another person and possession of instruments of crime.

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[DCBryan1]

...shaking head....

[from occupied ga]

I’m guessing from the names that they were beneficiaries of the hip hop culture.

[wideawake]

Ah, Pennsylvania's bizarre charge of "third-degree murder."

[the OlLine Rebel]

The names, the location, and the knife.

[theFIRMbss]

>A 13-year-old boy fatally stabbed his brother with a steak knife after the 16-year-old refused to turn over a video game controller

Well, I have read that Resident Evil for Wii is very well done...

[DCBryan1]

Yeah, but more important, what was his online high score posted on myspace.com?

[TChris]

Ah, Pennsylvania's bizarre charge of "third-degree murder."

???

Jahmir Ricks was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Antwan Ricks...

[cubreporter]

Nice...real nice.

[cubreporter]

Amazing what is passing for people these days isn’t it?

[from occupied ga]

Did he get a chance to post it or not? Would be a shame to die without his greatest accomplishment being recorded.

[padre35]

Completely pathetic, a senseless death.

[HamiltonJay]

Waiting for Metroid with baited breath myself...

[353FMG]

“Jahmir Ricks was charged with first-degree murder..”

The name Jahmir makes me believe that the knife-wielder was a member of the ROP.

[wideawake]

From the article:

Jahmir Ricks, who was charged as an adult, was being held without bail. It was not immediately known if he had obtained an attorney. He faces charges of third-degree murder, assault, recklessly endangering another person and possession of instruments of crime.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

First thing, don’t give your kids strange names, they may act strange.

[Eaker]

Jahmir Ricks, who was charged as an adult, was being held without bail. It was not immediately known if he had obtained an attorney. He faces charges of third-degree murder, assault, recklessly endangering another person and possession of instruments of crime.

[DCBryan1]

Completely pathetic, a senseless death.

So true. It is amazing to me what kids deem important today (games, bling bling, 22" rims, jewelry, Iphones, myspace.com, etc), even enough to kill for it. So sad.

[HamiltonJay]

Subsidize and reward irresponsible behavior, and you only wind up with even more and greater irresponsible behavior.

[BurbankKarl]

My nephews are always brawling over the controllers!

[Weeedley]

A vid game is high off the hog; usually the knifing is over someone’s used smelly gym shoes.

[He'sComingBack!]

Read the entire post. Seems he was charged with First and Third Degree Murder.

The author needs to do a better job editing his work! Sheesh!!

[from occupied ga]

I’m not familiar with Lansdowne, but on the bright side the 13 year old has already completed on of the basic requirements for a hip hop/rap artist - killed someone. Now if he’s convicted and set to jail he will have completed a second basic requirement. R. Kelly - look out.

[Axenolith]

Actually, it says both, proving that the reporter is an idiot...

[DCBryan1]

My nephews are always brawling over the controllers!

FOR GOODNESS SAKES! HIDE THE STEAK KNIVES!

[socialismisinsidious]

I'm sure there is a trial lawyer out there who will argue that these types of games lead to aggressive, addictive behavior and therefore Nintendo must compensate this poor mother and her poor, addicted son. Feel their pain!

[Cowboy Bob]

Jahmir Ricks was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Antwan Ricks at their home outside Philadelphia.

Those sure sound like Amish names to me. /sarc

[johnny7]

Antwan...

[ConservaTexan]

Jahmir in the gameroom with the steak knife????

It is obviously time to outlaw steak knives in Philly.

[MrB]

Subsidize and reward irresponsible behavior, and you only wind up with even more and greater irresponsible behavior.

left"think": Oh, no, there can't be any connection between subsidizing behavior or removing consequences for behavior, and having more of that behavior! /left"think" Seriously, this concept DOES NOT COMPUTE for a leftist.

[from occupied ga]

Subsidize and reward irresponsible behavior, and you only wind up with even more and greater irresponsible behavior.

An obvious truth that has escaped tens of thousands of government bureaucrats and politicians intent on spending our money on the war on poverty ($1 trillion down and infinity to go, but who's counting)

[BurbankKarl]

I keep telling them they have to walk slowly during the Cabellas game....but they dont have the patience.

[Xenalyte]

Jahmir is 13. The deceased Antwan* was 16.

I’m guessing religious devotion had very little to do with this incident.

*I am aware that this is allegedly pronounced Antoine, but if I were teaching a class and an Antwan showed up, I’d have to rhyme both syllables with “can.”

[MrB]

Video games are the “new drug” -

I enjoy them, but I see the dangers.

This reaction by Jahmir was the same as an addict being denied his fix.

It also is a result of parental refusal to “train up a child” by instilling some impulse control through the palm of a hand on the rear of said child.

[Xenalyte]

Re your tagline - who on earth is Benito Guillini?

[libs_kma]

"First thing, don’t give your kids strange names, they may act strange."

Another rule is, don't give your daughter a common name with a unique spelling, because chances are, Madisyn is gonna end up working the pole. /s

[the OlLine Rebel]

The key word being “Philadelphia”. I don’t know it, either, but I’m betting it’s an outskirt former town being sucked up by the city.

[Lucky9teen]

Police Chief Daniel Kortan said the rules of the house were that the person who lost had to give someone else a chance to play.

I wonder what the "rules of the house" are on not letting someone else get a chance to play? Apparently, SHARING was not taught in the home.

[DCBryan1]

When I grew up, we had video games, but were a reward after we finished the chores, ate dinner with the family, and finished our homework.

[the OlLine Rebel]

No, it’s just any name that is bizarre is considered really cool and cunning.

[Red_Devil 232]

Strange names ... not good on resumes folks ... unless you are applying for a job with the NBA or NFL

[Drew68]

Video games are the “new drug” -

They've been saying that since "Pong" hit the homes of America.

[padre35]

No doubt, when I was youngish, video games were rewards for good behavour each and every day. Things like Myspace and Ipods were around (in a different form walkmen’s and passing notes) but we weren’t addicted to the things.

I say get tough on the youngsters, if they want to play video games, make them use strictly DOS ones like Wolfenstein or Tomb Raider.

At least then they would learn something, and to think of the money that bought those gaems, and where it could have been invested man, it makes me wonder about the future of the US.

[ConservaTexan]

Police Chief Daniel Kortan said the rules of the house were that the person who lost had to give someone else a chance to play.

Antwan losing (the knife fight) was Jahmir's chance to play.

[from occupied ga]

Rudolf Guiliani + Benito Musollini / 2

[Callahan]

Please, I don’t think video games are causal here, though it gives the story a convenient media angle. 20 years ago this kid would have stabbed his brother over Electronic Football.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Sometimes the unwed ghetto mothers do TOO much beating. Seriously. I’m all for corporal punishment, but the yelling and hitting rampant in some of the ‘hood is not good.

[DungeonMaster]

Some brothers kill their brothers without the benefit of a video game to blame. Cain was the first.

[from occupied ga]

That’s Benito Mussolini

[HEY4QDEMS]

the rules of the house were that the person who lost had to give someone else a chance to play.

Without rules, there would be , ahem...., chaos.

[Lucky9teen]

Me too, although games sure have changed since when I was young...the only "video game" we had was this...