I know this is old news, but I just heard of it. ( Yeah, pretty slow on news. Anywho….this is so dumb. )

NEWS: Boy Dies After Imitating Naruto in Sandbox

[ According to KOMO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, Washington, 10-year-old Codey Porter died at 3:35 p.m PST today. The boy was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering respiratory failure when he was buried, headfirst, in a sandbox. He had reportedly asked his playmates to bury him in order to recreate the attacks used by the fictional ninja from the Naruto anime's fictional Village Hidden in the Sand.

Porter had been resuscitated with CPR and taken to an Everett hospital and later transferred to the Children's Hospital in Seattle where he died.

A memorial fund has been set up for Porter on the Gold Creek Community Church's Web site. ]

Oh, and, here is another!!!

NEWS: South Carolina Student Removed over "Death Note" List

[ South Carolina Now, a news website jointly run by the CBS affiliate WBTW and four local newspapers, reported on Friday that Hartsville Middle School removed a student after a school official confiscated a "Death Note" notebook last week. The school district officials in the city of Hartsville linked the notebook to the Death Note anime series, which runs on the Adult Swim network in the United States. The student's notebook reportedly listed seven other students' names. The school is planning a disciplinary hearing for the notebook's owner, and notified the parents of the seven listed students. Hartsville Middle School principal Chris Rogers also sent the parents of all the school's students a letter on Friday with the following excerpt:

Regardless of the origin of the book, we take the situation very seriously. The safety of our school family is always our top priority.

We treat situations like this the same as if a student called in a bomb threat or brought a weapon to school. While there may not be any serious intent to do anyone harm, we cannot and will not take that chance with our students. We will take all steps necessary to ensure our students' well-being.

There have been scattered reports of students being disciplined for having "death notes" in North America, but it has been much rarer for school officials to link any incident to the anime or manga series. The first widely reported school action in North America that was directly linked to the fictional Death Note story occurred in Richmond, Virginia last November. In the fictional supernatural suspense story, a teenager finds a notebook with which he can put people to death by writing their names. ]

And what totally pisses me off…THE PARENTS BLAMED THE DAMN TV SHOWS. I mean, come on, it's not the creator's and tv stations fault that your kids lack any common sense and are complete retards. Also, you should pay attention to what your kids are watching. Sheesh. Some people.

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