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A young life lost and others left emotionally scarred for no good reason.

I'm actually going to be posting an article about anime and children on Wednesday, in response to this tragic event.

First off, this was a tragic event. No matter what I think of the parents' childrearing skills, I feel bad for them and know that they must have an unbearable guilt weighing on them right now.

One thing that no one has stressed is that Naruto is an animated series. While I think that shows like wrestling or Jackass rightfully need warning labels, I don't know a kid over the age of five who needs to be told not to try something they saw on a cartoon. The fact that cartoons are drawn on paper or created on the computer tells most kids that feats in them are fantastical and shouldn't be attempted by mere mortals. I didn't read the article about the 10-year-old, but I'm wondering if he had some sort of mental challenge where he couldn't distinguish the difference.

Since the boy and his family live in Western Washington, this story got a bit of coverage in the Seattle area (I live about a half hour or so from Seattle). According to local reports, the boy was described as, a "really energetic kid, hyper kid and really outgoing" by a neighbor.

His mother apparently worked for one of the local stations, and the boy appeared last fall on a local afternoon talk show program, where he was able to show off his cooking skills.

From what was written, it doesn't appear that he had any mental challenges. However, since I didn't know him personally, I can't say anything for sure.

In response to the recent tragedy of the 10-year-old boy who died after imitating something he had seen on Naruto, I wrote and posted an article at the Anime section.

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