Parent Buys 16+ Game For 4-Year-Old Child, Finds Cannabis
Someone didn't check the box when it was traded in.
We've all heard how computer games can be an addictive drug, but four-year-old Riley Brown got the message literally when he opened up a second-hand copy of Fight Night Round 4 and discovered a bag of cannabis inside.
Riley's dad, Andy, told The Sun that "He'd only been playing the game ten minutes when he came down with the bag in his hand and asked, 'Daddy, what's this? I checked and realised. I was horrified and took it off him straight away."
The bag is assumed to have been put in the case by the previous owner who traded it into the store. Littlehampton's Blockbuster store offered a free rental as credit, but Andy said "they didn't seem too concerned. This isn't a matter of a scratched CD or wrong disc, it's serious. They should check all the boxes before they sell them."
Perhaps just as interesting as the cannabis discovery is the fact that an adult purchased a 16+ game for a 4-year-old child to play. Looks like PEGI truly has its work cut out.
Riley's dad, Andy, told The Sun that "He'd only been playing the game ten minutes when he came down with the bag in his hand and asked, 'Daddy, what's this? I checked and realised. I was horrified and took it off him straight away."
The bag is assumed to have been put in the case by the previous owner who traded it into the store. Littlehampton's Blockbuster store offered a free rental as credit, but Andy said "they didn't seem too concerned. This isn't a matter of a scratched CD or wrong disc, it's serious. They should check all the boxes before they sell them."
Perhaps just as interesting as the cannabis discovery is the fact that an adult purchased a 16+ game for a 4-year-old child to play. Looks like PEGI truly has its work cut out.
Games:
Fight Night Round 4
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jimmy B 19 Apr 2010 12:09
1/4
Seems quite mild for Littlehampton, suprised it wasn't crack.
Cfan 19 Apr 2010 12:24
2/4
I was horrified and took it off him straight away and rolled a fat one, I then watched my 4 year old enjoy an 16+ rated game because he had finished GTA IV, good times...
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PaulRayment 19 Apr 2010 12:52
3/4
Jesus parents, sort it out. I think FN being 16+ is a bit high on the grounds of violence but another reason some games shouldn't be givent to kids is that they are too advanced - what's the point giving a 4yr old FN - To be honest I wouldn't give a 4yr old a video game period.
deleted 19 Apr 2010 20:36
4/4
@PaulRayment
My Four year old plays LBP, NSMB, Sonic & Mario Games and kicks my ass on all of them, i refuse to believe its my gaming ability and prefer to like that its his, quite frankly i don't see how any four year old would be interested in FN i put on MW2 and my little en kicks off cause it means its bed time and advises me how he dislikes the solider games.
The whole story smells of Bullshit!
My Four year old plays LBP, NSMB, Sonic & Mario Games and kicks my ass on all of them, i refuse to believe its my gaming ability and prefer to like that its his, quite frankly i don't see how any four year old would be interested in FN i put on MW2 and my little en kicks off cause it means its bed time and advises me how he dislikes the solider games.
The whole story smells of Bullshit!