After a 17-year-old in Fairfield, Ohio told a GM “he was suicidal and the game was the only thing he had to live for,” the Blizzard rep called 911, and the kid was apparently arrested, style="COLOR: #993002">according to the Middletown Journal. style="COLOR: #993002">We’ve seen this before — Blizzard won’t put up with suicide threats — but as far as I know, this is the first we’ve heard of an arrest coming about because of it. Apparently the charge is a first degree style="COLOR: #993002">misdemeanor, and though the kid was released to his father, he’s got a court date to face next week.
The dumbest part? The kid wasn’t even suicidal — he told officers when questioned that it was a joke “to try and get what he wanted for the game.” We doubt this will lead to anything big (we’d put the kid in community service and give him a slap on the wrist — he’s probably scared enough after being handcuffed and put in a patrol car), but Blizzard’s policy is exactly right on this one, if you ask us. If the threat is real, this could prevent a tragedy, and if it’s just some kid messing around to try and get his banned account back, he might learn a little lesson in the process.
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