A man convicted of beating his 17-month-old daughter to death has been sentenced to 23 ½ to 47 years in prison. Why would drive a man to beat his own daughter to death? Apparently the girl knocked over his Xbox damaging it.

Obviously this is not a “video game violence” story in the traditional sense. No one seems to be claiming he killed her because he played a game where you could kill children. In truth, someone like this would be just as likely to kill over a knocked over HDTV, set of dishes, etc. Still, one has to wonder how anyone could be so upset over anything damaged as to kill a young child.

The man convicted had three previous convictions on drugs, and it isn’t hard to imagine that drugs played into this incident, as well. Someone high isn’t exactly the best purveyor of reason. Still, if one finds their attachment to a gaming console (or for that matter any material object) creates such strong emotion, then perhaps it is time to reconnect with reality. In that case, video games are the last place to start.

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