Penny Arcade's "A Rare Opportunity"

You may have heard about the teenagers in Wisconsin who beat a homeless man to death and are saying how it was "just like playing a videogame". You may be of the mind that videogames and television can lead to violent behavior. Or perhaps you, like me, thought that the parents were obviously ineffective and that they are to blame.

Well, Gabe at Penny Arcade received a very lengthy, highly-detailed letter about this from the woman who is essentially the step-mother to the boy who commited this heinous act. Everyone should read it, especially the media.

Click to read.