03-13-2008, 05:58 AM
The article merely reports the death and its cause. The video is the newscast, which shows YouTube clips of a Naruto AMV. It hightlights on Gaara's battle in the Chuunin exam when he is in the process of using his Sand Coffin jutsu. The reporter comments on how disturbing the images were. Then it cuts to another YouTube clip of a kid playing with Naruto figurines and burying them in sand on the beach, calling the effect the show has on him 'disturbing.' The kid who made the video is pretty pissed about them using it.
While the show in Japan is intended for young boys, their children's ability to handle more mature material and themes is far greater than those in this country. The show here is broadcast late enough at night that younger kids should be in bed (matter of fact, shows like Nip/Tuck are also in the exact same time slot). If a kid is very impressionable, then what they watch should be monitored more closely. This boy's half-brother stated multiple times how the kid had an over-active imagination. The fact that he didn't even know what the show was called or that his little brother was even into it demonstrates a lack of involvement. It's not the fault of the content of the series.
As for the supervision, would it ever cross your mind to monitor ten-year-olds playing in a sandbox only a foot deep? I think there had to be a certain amount of trust that they would know better than to go stick their heads in it. Unfortunately, that assumption cost a life.
That being sad, it is rather tragic and I'm sorry for the loss.
While the show in Japan is intended for young boys, their children's ability to handle more mature material and themes is far greater than those in this country. The show here is broadcast late enough at night that younger kids should be in bed (matter of fact, shows like Nip/Tuck are also in the exact same time slot). If a kid is very impressionable, then what they watch should be monitored more closely. This boy's half-brother stated multiple times how the kid had an over-active imagination. The fact that he didn't even know what the show was called or that his little brother was even into it demonstrates a lack of involvement. It's not the fault of the content of the series.
As for the supervision, would it ever cross your mind to monitor ten-year-olds playing in a sandbox only a foot deep? I think there had to be a certain amount of trust that they would know better than to go stick their heads in it. Unfortunately, that assumption cost a life.
That being sad, it is rather tragic and I'm sorry for the loss.
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Pass you by, good-bye to you=_
Pass you by, good-bye to you=_