Do we know what our kids are watching?
I was saddened to read in The Sun newspaper of the little boy who was found hanged after watching a violent film based upon a Japanese suicide ritual. The films certificate is of the age 15.
A CORONER warned of the dangers of violent films yesterday after an eight-year-old boy was found hanged while watching The Last Samurai.
Lewis McGlynn was discovered hanging in his bedroom by his father John in January.
The 15 certificate film contains references to a Japanese suicide ritual.
Coroner Edward Thomas said: “He may well have been doing some of the things he might have seen in videos. It’s important kids watch what is suitable for their age.”
The inquest in Hatfield, Herts, heard Lewis would often stay up late in his bedroom watching DVDs as he was hyperactive and had difficulty sleeping.
A post mortem revealed that Lewis, of Welwyn Garden City, Herts, died as the result of a ligature to the neck.
Verdict: Accident. Source
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poor little boy. totally agree kids should only watch whats suitable for them to watch x
that is so sad x
my goodness, what a sad story, we cant deney weve all watched films b4 weve reached the certificated age, my children will only be watchig them if ive seen it b4, and never alone! i also disagree with small children playing violent games.
oh my goodness, that is so sad. (But why was he watching the film in the first place?)
Poor little boy.
Oh my goodness, so so tragic!! I wouldn’t have such a film in the house & if I did it would be out of reach!
thats so sad. kids shouldn’t be watching films like that.
Tragic.
he wasnt watching this film and yes i no that for a fact coz this is my brother the papers are printing nasty stories about! dont always belive what you read
hun i am deaply sorry for your loss .. and i no papers can print nasty things that are often untrue .. they are just trying to make a good story out of a very sad situation !! the comments above are only baised on what has been put in the paper if it is wrong then im sure they are all sorry for any upset caused !! again i am deaply sorry for your lose and send condolences to you and your family x .. if you feel papers have done wrong and im not saying you have to but have you thought about writing a blog post along side this one to tell the true story and help others understand ?Xx
robynn its jamie, people take the piss posting things like this, he was an active child, people cant allways have there eyes on kids it pathetic that the papers post sh*t like this
RIP Cousin<3
Robin i’m so sorry for your loss…….i agree you can’t always believe what you read!They sensationalize so much!That said there have been cases where films have influenced children to do things they wouldn’t normally do i.e Jamie Bulgers killers(hate even using them in the same comment as this i am so sorry)…….+we do as parents need to be vigilant of what our children see!I’m maybe not as careful as i should be+i hold my hands up to that!I won’t let her watch violence,sex,gore or anything with heavy swearing…….i wouldn’t even watch the riots when she was up+about!Again Robyn i’m so sorry!
So sorry for your loss x
Whatever the reason it was a tragic accident. Thoughts are with you and your family.x.
hun i really dont know what to say, i am really sorry about your brother, cant imagine what you and your family are going through x
i have tryed contacting the papers im getting no were so my next step is court because this is so unfair my family have been through enough and im sick off reading nasty comments about my parents if it was true i could understand peoples opinions but its not and they are hurting enough without all this rubbish
Robyn please email me I have the very thing you need to get your “real story” told and trust me I will do all I can to get the papers to write a letter of apology x emma@therealsupermum.co.uk
wow such a sad story my heart go’s out to you all r.i.p little man xxx
have e-mailed you
so tragic, sorry for your loss, thoughts are with you and your family and may your brother rest in peace xx
So sad
sorry for your loss, poor little man, r.i.p lil one xxx
this is such a sad story! thoughts with his family. hope you get the story straight with the newspapers. no need to twist an already tragic story
xxx
RIP little man. So sad! My thoughts are with your loved ones. x
Kinda feel a bit bad for wathcing Caitlyn watch beetleguise now. I feel for his parents, I bet they though the same as I do about beetleguise ‘oh they’ll be ok, no harm in it’ Seriously having a rethink now
r.i.p little boy <3 x
R.i.p lil man x
Aw, sorry for yours and your family`s los robyn,
poor little guy, r.i.p, x
Such a sad thing. =( cant even begin to imagen what the family must be going through. R.I.P x x
RIP Thinking of the family at this hard time, as parents we always try and make the best decissions. I hope you can get the true story out there and relieve the family of some the pain they are feeling due to the medias trail of lies to get their papers sold.
xx
soo sad! RIP, hopefully you can get the truth out there x
RIP little man
we all know how papers like to twist the words of everything! Hope you get justice soon xx
Tragic loss huni R I P little man x x
im sick of reading this in the papers my family have had enough.
I’m really sorry for your families loss , the papers never print the truth and should have more consideration for the pain your family are suffering R.I.P lil man x
i am so sorry for your loss. have you though about giving your side of the story on a blog so that people know what actually happened xx
Why the hell was a 8 year old watching a violent 15 rated film in the first place?
RIP
Only just saw the reply that states the boy wasn’t watching said film so I would suggest taking some legal advice because the paper (suprise suprise a murdoch owned one) would then need to prove where the info came from. x
poor little boy. that film is certainly not suitible for an 8 year old, it talks of suicide being honourable so maybe he misinterpreted it >
This is so sad and it comes as a warning to all parents about checking there children are watching or playing age appropriate films/games R.I.P little one x
Sorry just seen that this is a case of papers printing rubbish my thoughts are with your family at this very sad time xx
This is so sad
R.I.P little man xx
Thats so sad, R.I.P. little man, fly high xxx <3 xx
what was a 8 year old doing watching something like this…??? this is what annoys me with dvds, video games etc they have age limits for a reason so why do parents let them watch and play stuff thats to old for them… r.i.p little man sending hugs up to you on your cloud! <3 xx
That is terrible
what was an 8 year old doing what that? i have never personally watched this film but i would not let my 8 year old watch it, it has a certificate on it for a reason x x
Poor boy, rip sweet boy xxxxxx
Soo sad
poor boy! Age limits are put on films for a reason parents should make sure they check the ages of film due to stuff like this xx