14 DAY TRIAL // Some stories are hard to tell. This is one of them: you don't know whether you should laugh at a young's boy utter stupidity, blame video games for being too violent, try to analyze that his family is guilty and so on. Because just presenting the story would be a waste of time. Here it is, maybe I'll decide how to treat it:
A 13 year-old student threatened a teacher while attending classes, with a foot-long knife in order to get some money and buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Just like in the B movies, the student stopped 20 feet in front of the teacher and, while stepping towards her, asked for 20 bucks "I need the money," he said. The teacher said no and tried to reason with the kid, but he insisted, lowering his demands to 1 dollar. Still, the teacher didn't agree and, by using some kung-fu moves (this is just a supposition since the Metrowest report doesn't say how the teacher did it), she took the knife from the boy and sent him to the director's office where police took over the job.
The boy had been planning this whole stupid thing for weeks, after his mother refused to buy him GTA: San Andreas. And that is even sadder. The planning thing, to be clear. First, because his plans were completely rubbish, since he had no idea what he wanted: he lowered his demands to one buck. What to do with it? Not to mention the fact that using knives to get money from people is a proof of complete idiocy, especially if you do it in the school you're supposed to be learning.
And why was the poor little fellow planning to get San Andreas? Grand Theft Auto IV is out, for God's sake, and it is the best game in the series! Not that he could've bought any of the games alone, anyway, because he IS ONLY 13!!! His plan, his mind, his behavior and his entire idea of playing games are completely wrong and a total failure. He was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a knife and possession of a dangerous weapon. Unfortunately, there are no changes for pure stupidity.