Battling pocket monsters will push a kid to the limit
by David Hinkle 
{ Feb 8th 2008 at 5:00PM }
While not directly related to the Pokemon series of games, the spin-off CCG (collectible card game) that was a result of them is in the news right now. At least, in Redwood City, California, where some of the cards were the motive behind a 10-year-old boy's assault on a classmate. The 10-year-old in question brought in an Airsoft gun (we had to look it up on Wikipedia) from home into Roosevelt Elementary School, drawing it on a younger classmate and demanding the cards. The child whom the cards belonged to was only 6 years old.
As of right now, the child who brought the Airsoft gun in is currently being held in juvenile detention. School officials have him on suspension and are considering expulsion.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Croove55 @ Feb 8th 2008 5:26PM
In today's episode of "Children who are assholes..."
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hvnlysoldr @ Feb 8th 2008 5:58PM
Back in middle school they started to ban err confiscate Pokemon cards because some people would literally spend class looking at cards or at card value books. I accidentally had some cards out during study hall. My science teacher looked down and spotted Diglett had a resistance to electric and commented on it. So weird man.
Chris @ Feb 8th 2008 6:40PM
You had to look up Airsoft gun on wikipedia? Maybe you're playing a little too many video games and need to learn how to have fun sometimes in real life...
David Hinkle @ Feb 8th 2008 8:20PM
Real Life? Is that on the DS? Who published it? Ubisoft?
Ping @ Feb 8th 2008 8:05PM
Haha, so kids are still doing it, huh? I remember there being news of kids pulling knives on each other for pokemon cards years back.
Henley @ Feb 8th 2008 9:34PM
whoa man thats so many kinds of messed up
Sarah @ Feb 9th 2008 12:16AM
sorta makes me glad the whole pokemon card trading thing came along after my time..want to trade pogs anyone?
Jason Schwartz @ Feb 9th 2008 10:05PM
i have a whole canister of pogs in my basement.
xeleion @ Feb 9th 2008 3:54AM
Wow... people still play with Pokemon cards? I thought Yu-Gi-Oh was the big thing now.