@Jayl3w: Not necessarily. They *could* be tried as adults, it's not unheard of.

Either way, someone needs to beat the shit out of these kids. Eye for an eye, I say.

shatteredhalo

@Solday: That's such bull. Anyone over the age of 10 should know right from wrong. These fucktards knew what they were doing was wrong.

Đipic

@Mact: Uh, since when is 51 a Senior Citizen? I'm just 5 years younger than that and I have a 360 (and I do not have a Nintendo Wii).

relic1980

@Olimar7: They said LEGALLY.

LEGALLY they aren't going to be held accountable for their actions, and even if they are it's juvi till they're 18 then they get a whole new identity and are allowed to live normal lives.

Don't you just love the justice system?

Jayl3w

@Mact: She was 50, I'm guessing a kid.

@Solday: No, I'm pretty sure you know murder=bad when you're in the 1st grade.

Olimar7

They are 14 and 15 years old. They aren't going to jail for this. By Law at 14 and 15 you still don't really know right from wrong.

Solday

Not to make light of this, but I can't help thinking this...

What was a senior citizen doing with an Xbox?

I thought Nintendo had that age group locked up.

Mact

How do you get caught doing that? lol... kids these days.

outofreach

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): at <- btw

hammerhand

corrected=shot.

hammerhand

@Xander: Like others, I feel bad for laughing.

Seriously though, what would go through a teen's mind when they realized they killed someone? I know from the outside it looks like they're idiots, but they must be torn on the inside...

Oh well, rot in jail, butthurt etc.

scotty

The power of human stupidity is unlimited.

e-friend

@zdude255: But the fact that they stole an Xbox remains here. If you rob somebody of something, you take what you want. Obviously, money is key, and jewelry is easily pawned off, and a purse, which usually contains said cell phone, would obviously contain cash inside. So the fact that they decided to grab the extra weight, the Xbox, shows that that was one of their prime targets in the robbery.

Olimar7

@taftsearlobe33: Very true.

Đipic

xbox360....almost better than nothing as far as rewards go for murder.

kakihara

@Xander: They probably thought they would get away with the crime if they killed the witness. It's the simple kind of logic that criminals are generally comfortable with. I wonder what the family situations of these kids where if they even had any. I'm sure the more that's uncovered about this, the deeper into senselessness we'll wander. These "kids" are still alive too. They probably thinking they need to act "hard" to make it into prison. They probably think there bad-asses... real men. There's very little left in this world or in my mind to even see them as humans are even living things. The only words I honestly feel that can describe them is "error"; they're errors and nothing more at this point and they should be corrected... what ever that means.

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

@Lyrai: Where is Humanity heading?
This story and many like it I have read truly sadden me.

Ahsayuni

Achievement Unlocked: Prison Rape.

You're going to get raped because you're an asshole, asshole.

(Yes, I did just gank that idea, shut up.)

Jayl3w

@taftsearlobe33: You are not lying, where i live someone got killed because they didnt have a cigarette to give to some one.

Neo-Senku: The World's Finest Pervert

People are so fucking stupid. Sadly not the first time this has happened, and probably not the last.
Anybody remember the moron who shot someone over a PS3 in Fresno, CA? That was in my apartment building, floor below me.

hammerhand

They stole several other types of valuables, but the headline seems to focus on the xbox. They're just trying to get attention for their story about a burglary by focusing on one of many items stolen. Face it, along with the jewelery, purse and cell phone, the xbox has a good weight to cash ratio.

zdude255

Just more negative media towards the gaming industry.

If I ever save someones life I'm gonna say Solid Snake inspired me to do so.

Rinaldus

When I read this, I screamed "FUCK" in real life. Because this is just so infuriating. No. Stop. Put the god damned pipe or knife or gun down, it is not worth killing someone for a damned video game system. Go work at McDonalds, work for a few weeks, there, you have your own.

Just...

FUCK.

@MasterNinja: I feel kind of bad, but I laughed.

Lyrai

ugh. what the hell. idiots.

chaos_isnt_here

@taftsearlobe33: I remember that story out of...I think Philly...where a new resident was killed for his iPod...in the middle of the damn street.

Amazon_Chris

I wonder if, when they were arrested, the police said "Stop right there criminal scum!"? Then they shared a chuckle... then the kids are left to rot in prison.

WEGGLES90

Fez is sad.

Hap

Achievement Unlocked: Life in Prison.

MasterNinja

wow.. and I live just by Kenosha... Wisconsin is such a great place...

MakaiTenshi

What idiots, there's no way they could have gotten the Xbox out of the house.

Xander

sucks but people have killed for far less

taftsearlobe33

Like, an original heug Ecksbawkes?

MeanBob866

i feel kinda bad because in my mind i chuckled :(

HueyFreeman

I live in wisconsin, this is all over the news.....
can you say Jack Thompson fodder?

TNAfan121

One peice of info we're all seemingly neglecting is that it was an XBOX not xbox 360 they stole....

ManjiKengo

Incredible. Nothing surprises me anymore. I still get amazed, yes...but surprised? No.

Knoxximus (360/PSN)

Seriously, that whole juvi thing sucks all sorts of ass. If you're 'smart' enough to figure out that breaking in a house = free stuff, then they should know killing someone is the wrost you can do. They deserve jail.

scotty

Damn, that's really really sad. I hope that they both get tried as adults, get life without parole, and get gang raped. Even that doesn't do her death justice. If you ask me, give them the electric chair. That's nice and fair.

dead_red_eyes

@MasterNinja: I would have rolled around laughing if I wasn't on the phone right now.

Americo

@Olimar7: @Đipic:
I agree you should know right from wrong when you are that age, but our system that we have right now says you have to be 17 to actually know right from wrong. That is why you will find crazy parents making their kids take stuff while they are at a store.
@Jayl3w:
Good to see someone else knows how our justice system works.

Solday

idiots, they are just idiots

HELLSRIDER

@ManjiKengo: I noticed that.

I mean, I'd have just given them my old one. Srsly, no murdering the elderly required.

The sacrificing of goats, on the other hand...

Jayl3w

was this and XBox or a 360??? I mean I would need at least the PS3 the new 120gig or old 60gig to actually kill for.

that was so mean. LOL

Assassin_Kensei

throw their worthless parents in jail for life, too

Utoom

What ever happened to getting a summer job? I mean with the price of the 360 following the recent drop and minimum wage being raised (at least here in Canada), it couldn't take you longer than a week. No more effort than beating a defenseless old lady to death..

This is awful, just awful. It's very difficult trying to understand the mindset of these young people.

NeVeRMoRe666

I don't care if they are 14 and 15. They still deserve a hangman's noose around their necks.

Tyrannical

was it modded?

(long live bash.org)

maniacdevnull

Is this a cliché yet?

Crowbot

@Assassin_Kensei: Is it really relevent? Its stupid to kill period, regardless of whether its an old dusty Gamecube or for Jessica Alba.

NeVeRMoRe666

I hope those worthless little shits get tried as adults. What is with kids these days. Fucking entitlement generation think they deserve everything for free. Go get a job, mow some lawns, shovel some driveways. I'll settle for them making license plates for the rest of their lives.

houkah

I hope they're given a Philips CD-i in their cell as added punishment.

katsujinken

"...the ownership of owning a video game console..."

The "ownership of owning?" This phrasing is so awkward it should be the title of a JRPG. Infinite Undiscovery 2: The Ownership of Owning, perhaps?

mrlogical

I live in the great state of wisconsin, and yes they do charge duchebags like this as adults, it all depends on the nature of the crime....

CerberusXTX

@NeVeRMoRe666: I was just joking, I wouldn't kill someone for a video game.

Assassin_Kensei

You know, only 26% of murders in the US are caused by strangers.
Which, consequently, has not much to do with this story other than the fact that the kids were her neighbors, and they killed her.

joemoemino

@ManjiKengo:

Except that this is the same media that spiced up their story by treating it like it was the only thing stolen.

In other words, they don't know the difference.

Mact

@relic1980:

Since it qualifies for AARP membership.

Mact

@Pezdispenser: glad to hear that.

_Ted_

It's wrong what took place here. man I have to say I feel bad about all these reports about muders and stuff most are with the xbox I me man talk about getting put in a bad light. Why is it that people want to kill for this thing?

_Ted_

For those worried that the scum bags would get away with Juvie:

"Police have recommended charges of first-degree intentional homicide, carrying a life prison term. Under state law, juveniles can face adult charges in homicide cases."

Pezdispenser

The fact that they did it over an Xbox, makes me confused and angry. It's blasted Xbox, it's not expensive. If it was something like gold or the first chrono trigger game ever made or even a sex machine, i'd understand that, but an Xbox, w.t.f.

Tenrow

What is a 50-year-old woman doing with an XBox? Maybe she stole it from them first, and they were just trying to get it back.

Either way, scientists should get to experiment on them. Prison is expensive.

PhilipWPerna

I hope they had a killer time playing their stolen xbox since they will be staying a long, long, time in jail!

( where bubba will ream out their cherry asses real good)

NintendoFanBoy64

I hope they get the RRoD in prison.

TheFamous1

The 360 is good but not worth killing over. Nuff said...

pupaboy3

I live in Kenosha Wisconsin and I can't imagine something like this happening in my town. This is the first I heard about it.

ClaussenJuice

The next time somebody tells me that gaming doesn't affect people, I'll point them to a thread about a murder on Kotaku. Not because of the murder itself, but because of the comments you guys make. Most of you should cut down on those shooters, I think, it seems to affect your thinking. Eye for an eye is only a good idea if you're Master Chief.

L_K_M

@okenny wrote: "They probably thought they would get away with the crime if they killed the witness."

Yes, and this is - ironically - the result of having tougher punishment for less serious crimes. At a certain level, punishment is bad enough that the criminal doesn't really care if it becomes any worse, so killing doesn't add enough to the expected punishment to prevent the criminal from doing it.

L_K_M

This proves that the xbox brand attracts and creates cold blooded killers, unlike the PS3 and Wii.

Where is Jack Thompson when you need him? He has been quiet.... too quiet...

NintendoFanBoy64

@NintendoFanBoy64:
Nah, the PlayStation brand just creates riots

+ Watch video

fadecy

I find it funny how this is a big deal, but if somebody was murdered for a tv it wouldn't be a bif deal.

BAN TV!

fadecy

Wow, so many xbox related murder. It's got people seeing red.

Pun intended.

stereoa

@L_K_M: Agreed. I think this is an incredibly sad case. I hope the victim's family and friends can achieve some sort of solice in the justice system and that the two alleged perpetrators, if convicted, can eventually contribute something good to the world. My condolences to all families involved.

Scipher

I heard about it on the radio this morning while driving to work (I'm about 20 minutes away from Kenosha), and they made no mention of an Xbox. Terrible tragedy about the murder, but at least the local radio station wasn't trying to blame it on videogames.

D00mM4r1n3

Well with Video games being a costly hobby this is bound to happen but so is car tuning and having expensive jewelry... Still very very sad... and pointless.

Señor Cagon

Normally I point out how mentioning an Xbox is pointless in these articles, as it's just one of many things they took, or bought with stolen money or something. But this... it's quite odd. As they took a purse with a cell phone, and some coin too, it seems to say "We're robbing her for money!" but taking an Xbox too? That IS just weird. It's not like it's that expensive, as others have pointed out.

There's something seriously wrong with the culprits here (as there is for most criminals). They definitely deserve a good long stay in jail, but also some definite mental help.

Aerokii

@PhilipWPerna:

How do I report inappropriate comments?

Cause this is pretty much what I said...

Mact

What the hell? They are just kids. That's terrifying.

N.B. "ownership of owning" should be "ownership of".

Mr Butterscotch

don't get the confused this is not an xbox murder. While there was a murder and and an xbox involved, given the area of the country, the ages of the defendants, the nature of the crime, and the senseless brutality that accompanied it that xbox was most likely headed for the local game stop to get cash for meth or for a straight up trade for meth. This was a drug crime not a game crime.

achpoppa

Wisconsin wins again on being fucked up. I really wish my sister would move out of there.

Yofu

@Mact: Heh. The AARP has been sending me offers to join periodically for some 3 years now, but just because you can join the AARP at 50 now does not qualify one as being a senior citizen (most states you have to be at least 60 for benefits associated with a senior).

relic1980

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):
@scotty:

To both of you, I was just making a statement referencing the large size and weight of the Xbox, as in they couldn't have gotten it out because that.

Xander

Oh god. I live in Kenosha and I had no idea this happened. People are unbelievably stupid.

Tohdman

I live in the neighboring Racine and this is the first time I've heard about this.

Bigcats