Two teens decapitate man and burn body

[Poetic 0]

This kind of shocked me, although I guess it shouldn't in today's world, but two teens lure a guy into their garage and kill him (decapitate him and burn his body)- simply because they wanted the thrill of killing someone. I mean, wow, if this isn't a good reason to not trust anyone you meet, then I don't know what is. The world is becoming so scary

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071112/UPDATE/711120428/1361

This happened in Northville, a place with very little crime (and virtually no homocides). I guess the guy did owe one of the teens money, and he was listed on the sex offender registry - but the two teens say neither played a role in their killing him. They said they did it because they wanted the thrill of killing someone.

[GreekMan 246]

dumb people! idiots! stupid people!

what's so thrill about killing people????

point is don't talk to strangers!

was this in Detriot metro area?

[topcliff 1]

This just sickens me. I know a lot of my friends who like watching things suffer and die. That is why they play games like Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4. I mean, how would either of those punks (yes, I'm being hypocritical here) like it if they just walked into some kids garage and he got brutally tortured? I have but one question: does the state that Northville is in still have the death penalty? Here's a case where it's really deserved.

[hamsterTK 93]

weird

*que societal doomsday fears*

[GreekMan 246]

well Halo and CoD are different. I mean GTA is the source of the trouble.

I played GTA and it not pretty. Halo is killing the covenant which is better that killing humans

[Poetic 0]

Originally posted by: GreekMan

was this in Detriot metro area?quote>

Yup, right by Livonia & Farmington Hills.

[Smarty218 2]

All killing is bad, I don't mind the games though. It really sickens me when people think these games are real and do this kind of thing.

[panthersimcity4 162]

Blegh. Sadly, I'm not suprised by this.

Kids these days are so cruel and cause so much trouble. I don't think it's GTA that's the problem, I think it's their parents who should teach their children moral values. For example, I've played GTA alot, but I would never even think of killing someone because I was raised to know what's right and what's wrong.

This is so sick.

[Glenni 1,444]

Blaming games for this is just pure stupidity, that's just pushing this socieitie's problems over on something else. Clearly these teens had a few  bots missing in their heads, and were downright psychopats.

[GreekMan 246]

panthersimcity4; right1 I do the same thing. I play GTA, but I never would think of killing someone.

But GTA is kind of the problem, but the one game that really sickens me is Manhunt, That game should go to HELL!!!!!

Manhunt could be one of those games that inspires people to kill.

[MayorTim 16]

Originally posted by: topcliff This just sickens me. I know a lot of my friends who like watching things suffer and die. That is why they play games like Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4. I mean, how would either of those punks (yes, I'm being hypocritical here) like it if they just walked into some kids garage and he got brutally tortured? I have but one question: does the state that Northville is in still have the death penalty? Here's a case where it's really deserved.quote>

I wouldn't go so far as to say people who play Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 like watching things suffer and die... I play both, but I hate horror movies, and I'd eventually like to become a paramedic.

Back on topic... This is really just sick. Hopefully they are tried as adults, and put in jail for a long, long time.

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

that is sick, i hope these kids get locked up for a very very long time.

Originally posted by: GreekMan well Halo and CoD are different. I mean GTA is the source of the trouble.

I played GTA and it not pretty. Halo is killing the covenant which is better that killing humansquote>

i wouldn't think video games are the trouble, i guess too many 'saw' movies in the theatres...

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: GreekManManhunt could be one of those games that inspires people to kill.quote>

Uuh, people just blame video games because they're the perfect scape goat for their crimes... I've played Manhunt many, many, many times throughout and I found it thouroughly enjoyable, but I ain't killed anyone... its just a game, it doesn't inspire me to do anything. GTA is the same, i've played every GTA for countless hours ever since I was 10 and i've STILL not yet Carjacked someone.

Video Games cannot inspire to kill, its all about self control... and if you can't control yourself and blame video games for your actions, you REALLY need to spend some time in Prison...

[gabry85 2]

I play lots of violent games but this sickens me too and I think they only deserve death.

I maybe feel naive, but, how do you find someone who wants to murder with you a man in that way? I don't get it, it's just insane...

[GreekMan 246]

I don't know what I am talking about.....

I hate Saw!

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

I've been "forced" to watch films like Hostel before, they are not pretty, and I think films like that are the cause of stuff like that. Games to some extent, but Halo is Sci Fi and CoD is a war sim, neither have anything to do with torture or suffering. Films like Saw and Hostel are grotesque and should be banned IMO, can't see how anyone gets anything other than cringes out of them, and they do nothing to help this kind of state in out society.

But anyway, these kids need locked up. They need locked up forever... And if the Death Penalty still exists here, then it is certainly deserved in this case...

[hamsterTK 93]

what do games and horror movies even have to do with this? Nothing in the article mentioned any of that.

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

We are trying to guess what could have possibly driven these kids to do this. Possibly conditioning by movies and/or games...

[BurroDiablo 222]

Personally, I dont agree with the death penalty... its not because i'm a morally corrupt hippy or anything, it just I believe people suffer more in Prison... and people like this deserve to suffer.

Well, American Prisons anyway... the Prison system in the UK has gotten waaay too soft.

[gabry85 2]

I think it could be IMHO about their background. News hardly speak about this.

[coolotter88 2]

i'm pretty sure manhunt does NOT inspire people to kill other people, in fact, it should be a catharsis and reduce people's want to kill others.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

These kids were desensitized to the idea of killing a person.  Wonder how that happened? 

What video games have they been playing? 

What movies have they been watching? 

What kind of parents (if any) did they have? 

Were they members of any family?

There are times when the death penalty should be invoked.  These kids now have a free ride for life courtesy of the State of Michigan.

[topcliff 1]

You're right Burro. The death penalty doesn't seem right here. It's like Gandhi said. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Make them suffer. With what they did, they'll rot in prison.

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

There's nothing new under the sun...this has echoes of the Leopold and Loeb case from circa 1924 (Clarence Darrow defended the boys). The thrill kill idea is as old as civilization.

Interestingly enough, it was blamed on Nietzsche's philosophy, before TV and video games. 

[Poetic 0]

Originally posted by: N_O_Body

What kind of parents (if any) did they have? 

Were they members of any family?quote>

According to Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,310578,00.html

One of the teens (Letkemann)  family was shocked by the news, but is standing by his side.

[outriderdriver 4]

Yeah, but its said that the victim was a sex offender

[coolotter88 2]

disown disown disown!

that's what I would do.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: outriderdriver Yeah, but its said that the victim was a sex offenderquote>

 

Whats that got to do with anything? They lured him  into kill him.

It could have been the mailman.

[Mikeaut1 261]

Ugh that was horrible. Just shows how video games, past events (like Columbine or 9/11 for example), and movies can tie up someone's brain so much to the point as to do something like this. Horrible!

[Micah 16]

I play Counter Strike: Source almost everyday and it doesn't affect me at all. Do I want to kill people? Absolutely not. Chances are, these people use these games to feed upon something in their minds that they've had for a long time... the desire to kill. The games don't begin the path to violence; in fact, some could argue that video games actually allow people to vent.