An Italian Man, who resides in the city of Rome, was playing a soccer video game (Playstation) with his teenage son when things started getting out of control. The two got into a heated argument over the tactics that were being used during the game. Based on police reports, the father stated he was giving his son some advice on how to improve his game-play and when he was finished, proceeded to turn off the television set. Well, apparently his son took his father's advice as some sort of criticism or felt his dad was rubbing it in that he had lost and felt something must be done. The son walked into the kitchen, grabbed a 15 inch kitchen knife, walked back into the living room and stabbed his father in the neck. After the attack on his father, the son went back into the kitchen, cleaned the knife off in the sink, went upstairs and locked himself in his room. The mother, who was standing int he kitchen this whole time, knew nothing of what was going on until her husband stumbled in from the living room grasping his bloody throat. She then called police and her son was arrested without incident. 

 I would like to start off by saying this kid may have some serious mental problems. To go grab a knife and stab your own father in the neck over a video game shows how unstable the kid's mentality is. Just imagine what this teenager would be capable of doing to people who aren't members of his own family. He needs professional help and to be kept off the streets until it's proven he can be a peaceful member of society. I would also be curious to know how the kid was raised and how his home life was. The mother stated to police that she bought her son a soccer game because she wanted him to stay away from the more violent games out there, that didn't seem to work too well in this case. Whether the teenager was getting "put-down" by his father for losing or they were getting into the "soccer spirit" like you see the crowds in the stadiums do during the games, it's still no excuse for pulling out a knife on your old man!

 I can't help myself from seeing certain parallels to this teenager compared to one of Hollywood's most notorious killers... Michael Myers from the Halloween movies. First, you need a psycho kid who is willing to kill for no apparent reason.... check! Second, you need a huge butcher knife that will scare the shit out of you the minute you see it... check! Third, you need the kid to have a certain EVILNESS, the kind that allows you not to care what the consequences are, the kind that allows you to remain calm during and after the attack... check! The only thing missing that would make the story complete is the over-the-top doctor/psychologist that would be treating this kid. Who then tries to warn the town of his pending return after he escapes from the mental hospital 10 years from now. I can only hope and pray that this potential killer doesn't have a sister to hunt down in the future!

 

source: reuters