Manhunt 2 draws ire of slain kid’s parents
Now that we’ve heard what Rockstar has to say about Manhunt 2, let’s take a look at another perspective to this upcoming title. Patrick and Giselle Pakeerah, parents of deceased son Stefan, have condemned the new game, whose announcement fell on the same month as their son’s death.
“It is an insult to my son’s memory that they have announced this game in the month we will be marking this anniversary,” Mrs. Pakeerah said during a Leicester Mercury interview. “These game moguls are making a lot of money out of games which are morally indecent. Why do they have to pump more violence into society?”
It will be remembered that this title’s predecessor, Manhunt, figured in a 2004 incident wherein Stefan Pakeerah, age 14, was murdered by friend Warren LeBlanc, age 17. The Pakeerahs blamed Leblanc’s actions on his addiction to the aforementioned title, although the police dismissed that the game had little influence in Leblanc’s actions, instead marking the case as a drug-related robbery. Leblanc is currently serving a life sentence for his crime. We bring this news in light of recent movements to help prevent incidents like this from happening again.
Now that we’ve heard what Rockstar has to say about Manhunt 2, let’s take a look at another perspective to this upcoming title. Patrick and Giselle Pakeerah, parents of deceased son Stefan, have condemned the new game, whose announcement fell on the same month as their son’s death.
“It is an insult to my son’s memory that they have announced this game in the month we will be marking this anniversary,” Mrs. Pakeerah said during a Leicester Mercury interview. “These game moguls are making a lot of money out of games which are morally indecent. Why do they have to pump more violence into society?”
It will be remembered that this title’s predecessor, Manhunt, figured in a 2004 incident wherein Stefan Pakeerah, age 14, was murdered by friend Warren LeBlanc, age 17. The Pakeerahs blamed Leblanc’s actions on his addiction to the aforementioned title, although the police dismissed that the game had little influence in Leblanc’s actions, instead marking the case as a drug-related robbery. Leblanc is currently serving a life sentence for his crime. We bring this news in light of recent movements to help prevent incidents like this from happening again.
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