Defense raises claim of video game influence in Oregon murder

After all of the intense courtroom drama that we’ve had just a few days ago about video games being involved in murder cases, the situation has turned tail. A defense attorney just claimed that video games made his client “do it.” But before we get into the whole mix of things, let’s open the court record:

Over at Klamath Falls, Oregon, 20 year-old Patrick Morris is charged with the murder of 15 year-old Diego Aguilar, who died after being shot five times with a 12-gauge shotgun. Ouchie. The story goes that Morris was in a fit of rage and intended to kill Aguilar after finding out that the diamond he received in some drug-related exchange was, in fact, a fake. More on the legalese side of things, to quote KOBI NBC 5:

The attorney for the defense says that violent video games such as Mortal Kombat and Grand Theft Auto may have blurred Morris’ ability to distinguish reality and the consequences of his actions.

HOLD IT! After Devin Moore’s murder case from a few years back, once again, GTA has been thrown into the mix. Further details of the entire case are still a bit foggy, but whatever the scenario, the on-going debate on violent video games triggering murderous actions will never end. You can’t deny the fact that violent games are available in all gaming platforms. But arguing about its influence on a murder… That’s something else.

After all of the intense courtroom drama that we’ve had just a few days ago about video games being involved in murder cases, the situation has turned tail. A defense attorney just claimed that video games made his client “do it.” But before we get into the whole mix of things, let’s open the court record:

Over at Klamath Falls, Oregon, 20 year-old Patrick Morris is charged with the murder of 15 year-old Diego Aguilar, who died after being shot five times with a 12-gauge shotgun. Ouchie. The story goes that Morris was in a fit of rage and intended to kill Aguilar after finding out that the diamond he received in some drug-related exchange was, in fact, a fake. More on the legalese side of things, to quote KOBI NBC 5:

The attorney for the defense says that violent video games such as Mortal Kombat and Grand Theft Auto may have blurred Morris’ ability to distinguish reality and the consequences of his actions.

HOLD IT! After Devin Moore’s murder case from a few years back, once again, GTA has been thrown into the mix. Further details of the entire case are still a bit foggy, but whatever the scenario, the on-going debate on violent video games triggering murderous actions will never end. You can’t deny the fact that violent games are available in all gaming platforms. But arguing about its influence on a murder… That’s something else.