Sure, there have always been a kid here and there who has acted out dramatically, even violently, when their parents forbid them from doing something. But, this news item hits me because of the uniqueness made possible by today's culture (an all-to-common violent outburst by a teen, in this case over being banned from using the Internet).
Police: Teen Says He Killed Dad Over Internet Ban
A Mesa, AZ teenager says he fatally shot his father last month because he wouldn't let him use the Internet, police reports show.
According to a Mesa police report released Wednesday, 15-year-old Hughstan Schlicker told a homicide detective that he considered committing suicide in front of his father after finding a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition in the garage of their home, but decided to murder his father instead and then commit suicide.
Hughstan apparently surprised 49-year-old Ted Schlicker, who was standing in the kitchen when the boy approached him from behind, the police report said.
Hughstan told detectives that he used the Internet to communicate with his friends and since his father took the Internet away, he was "just so depressed all the time," the report said.
Source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-06-az-internet-killing_N.htm
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