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"Fresh information raises new questions over media conduct
Police involved in the Stefan Pakeerah murder case have revealed that the copy of Manhunt at the centre of a tabloid media frenzy last week was found in the possession of the victim, not the killer.
Newspapers and TV news channels gave significant coverage to the case last week, when the mother of the victim claimed that 17-year-old killer Warren LeBlanc had been "obsessed" with the ultra-violent Rockstar game.
However, according to a spokesperson for Leicestershire Constabulary, the police division which investigated the murder, the link is even more tenuous than was reported previously - with the game being found not in the room of the murderer, but of the victim.
"The video game was not found in Warren LeBlanc's room, it was found in Stefan Pakeerah's room," the spokesperson said today. "Leicestershire Constabulary stands by its response that police investigations did not uncover any connections to the video game, the motive for the incident was robbery."
While it's still entirely plausible that LeBlanc was obsessed with the game, as he and Pakeerah were friends, this new information does raise questions about how the 14-year-old Pakeerah was able to obtain a copy of the 18-rated game; and also about the conduct of the British media in reporting on the story.
The tabloid press, in particular the extremist right-wing Daily Mail newspaper, have already been heavily criticised for ignoring the police reports and prosecution statements which gave the motive for the murder as robbery, with LeBlanc killing his younger friend in order to pay back a drugs-related debt. Few tabloid stories made any mention of the drugs angle.
The news will also pour cold water on the intentions of American lawyer Jack Thompson, infamous for his chasing of cases relating to what he judges to be immoral media. Thompson apparently plans to bring a major lawsuit on behalf of the Pakeerah family against Rockstar; the revelation that the game belonged to their son, not to the killer, may well mean that this case is quietly dropped."
Taken from gamesindustry.biz (see link above)
"Fresh information raises new questions over media conduct
Police involved in the Stefan Pakeerah murder case have revealed that the copy of Manhunt at the centre of a tabloid media frenzy last week was found in the possession of the victim, not the killer.
Newspapers and TV news channels gave significant coverage to the case last week, when the mother of the victim claimed that 17-year-old killer Warren LeBlanc had been "obsessed" with the ultra-violent Rockstar game.
However, according to a spokesperson for Leicestershire Constabulary, the police division which investigated the murder, the link is even more tenuous than was reported previously - with the game being found not in the room of the murderer, but of the victim.
"The video game was not found in Warren LeBlanc's room, it was found in Stefan Pakeerah's room," the spokesperson said today. "Leicestershire Constabulary stands by its response that police investigations did not uncover any connections to the video game, the motive for the incident was robbery."
While it's still entirely plausible that LeBlanc was obsessed with the game, as he and Pakeerah were friends, this new information does raise questions about how the 14-year-old Pakeerah was able to obtain a copy of the 18-rated game; and also about the conduct of the British media in reporting on the story.
The tabloid press, in particular the extremist right-wing Daily Mail newspaper, have already been heavily criticised for ignoring the police reports and prosecution statements which gave the motive for the murder as robbery, with LeBlanc killing his younger friend in order to pay back a drugs-related debt. Few tabloid stories made any mention of the drugs angle.
The news will also pour cold water on the intentions of American lawyer Jack Thompson, infamous for his chasing of cases relating to what he judges to be immoral media. Thompson apparently plans to bring a major lawsuit on behalf of the Pakeerah family against Rockstar; the revelation that the game belonged to their son, not to the killer, may well mean that this case is quietly dropped."
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you'd think that they would support the war on iraq or accepted a more nationlistic opinion on life if they're right wing extremists. Not wasting time over trivial matters like computer game might have made son kill. Besides, i thought it was a womens newspaper.
You're hardly going to find an article in the Mail telling you how to burn down Pikey caravans with molotovs. Be realistic here..
[i]extremist right-wing Daily Mail newspaper[i\]
you'd think that they would support violence. But no they hate it. Some right wing newspaper they are.
you'd think that they would support violence. But no they hate it. Some right wing newspaper they are.
Class!
Nice one.
Please find my pop at the Daily Fail at
Address link deleted
It's damning
Please find my pop at the Daily Fail at
Address link deleted
It's damning
MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Just today some bint was going on about all men being lap dance
> obsessed perverts. Pft.
Hypocrites - remember about 2 months ago they printed a series of daily "hilarious" real life stories courtesy of this ex-MP who kept records of his exploits in lap dancing clubs?
> Just today some bint was going on about all men being lap dance
> obsessed perverts. Pft.
Hypocrites - remember about 2 months ago they printed a series of daily "hilarious" real life stories courtesy of this ex-MP who kept records of his exploits in lap dancing clubs?
Forest Fan wrote:
> Microchips wrote:
> Heh, I'm off to email the Daily Mail. My Mum buys the paper also, I
> do read the stories, but I tend to get News off of the BBC News
> Website, and that doesn't cost 40p.
>
> My family are Telegraph people.
Your point?
My Dad buys the Telegraph on the way to work.
Wow.
> Microchips wrote:
> Heh, I'm off to email the Daily Mail. My Mum buys the paper also, I
> do read the stories, but I tend to get News off of the BBC News
> Website, and that doesn't cost 40p.
>
> My family are Telegraph people.
Your point?
My Dad buys the Telegraph on the way to work.
Wow.
Cyclone wrote:
> Chips, if my parents ever bought it regularly, I'd set a task for
> myself to rid it from the house. You must do the same. My mum and dad
> don't, so I'm okay.
Heh.
I asked my Mum last week why the hell she buys it, I received, "I like the crossword, that's fun. The news is crap, though."
Im confused more than ever.
> Chips, if my parents ever bought it regularly, I'd set a task for
> myself to rid it from the house. You must do the same. My mum and dad
> don't, so I'm okay.
Heh.
I asked my Mum last week why the hell she buys it, I received, "I like the crossword, that's fun. The news is crap, though."
Im confused more than ever.
My family only buy the news of the world and such.
And the M.E.N
And the M.E.N
Light wrote:
>
> My word, no need to act the martyr Mary.
*Get's blue tea towel and makes sure there's space at the nearest Harvester car park*
*Notices FF's bump*
Are you a seahorse?
>
> My word, no need to act the martyr Mary.
*Get's blue tea towel and makes sure there's space at the nearest Harvester car park*
*Notices FF's bump*
Are you a seahorse?
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