Pastor warns of 'Goth' culture after plot

[The Straight Story]

Pastor warns of 'Goth' culture after plot


WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The pastor of a Canadian church where two teens had planned a mass killing says their arrests hold a lesson for parents about "Goth" culture.

Pastor Mark Hughes of Church of the Rock in Winnipeg, Manitoba, said Sunday his parishioners have forgiven the teens, a 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl who were sentenced last week to two years in prison for a slaying plot to be carried out at the church and two schools, the Winnipeg Free Press reported.

But he urged parents to pay attention to the "dark world of the Gothic youth culture" that glorifies movie and television vampires.

"There is some really dark stuff out there online and other places," Hughes told the Free Press. "Too many parents are clued out as to what their kids are up to ... when I look at the latest rage in youth movies, it seems to me that pop culture is glorifying the dark spiritual world."

Reports indicated both youths wore black, Goth-style clothing. Police said the pair attempted suicide and were arrested after a friend tipped off authorities.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2009/12/21/Pastor-warns-of-Goth-culture-after-plot/UPI-76731261410639/

[AngryAmish]

1. I think we have enought to worry about with the gingers and whatnot

[MineralMan]

3. True enough. The gingers pose a serious threat to the

continuation of the world as we know it. Just look at television advertising. Far more gingers appear in ads than is reflected in the general population. It's clearly an attempt to gain people's trust and admiration before they take over everything.

Down with all Gingers!

[L0oniX]

6. I think Mary Ann is involved too...

[MineralMan]

9. Not to even mention Alyson Hannigan

She has had the most disturbing effect on my powers of concentration. All part of the evil Ginger plot, I am certain.

[DavidDvorkin]

12. They could be werewolves

Especially in Canada.

[AngryAmish]

13. That is a real and legitimate concern

[hobbit709]

2. Not very good plotting involved there.

You're supposed to carry out the mass murders and THEN attempt to commit suicide-not the other way around.

[Iggo]

4. Actually, I like their way better.

Off yerself before you kill half the school (or whoever they were planning to kill).

[Echo In Light]

5. "There is some really dark stuff out there online and other places,"...like...

The day to day business world, the corporate structure, politics, military...places that are routinely involved in plotting and carrying out plans that result in scores of misery and death, not just two deaths.

[damntexdem]

11. Not to mention RW fundamentalism, teabaggers, Sen. Inhofe, Sen. LIEberman, and so on.

But I guess they don't have any of that stuff in Canada, right?

[Echo In Light]

15. Bad as those are they don't tally up casualty numbers like examples I provided

Not by a long shot

[Fumesucker]

7. As opposed to a cult that practices ritual symbolic cannibalism..

:evilgrin:

[HopeHoops]

8. Yawn. Sounds like a rehash of the lame "D&D causes violence" shit.

I'm more concerned with gun nut Glenn Beck morons than I am with kids who go goth. I've known a lot of "goths" going back to the late 70's before they even CALLED it that and while it may disturb Jesus freaks, they've all been great people. I keep my hair long and have a long beard. That doesn't make me Charles Manson.

[damntexdem]

10. Hey, they were both Canadians!

Parents had better pay attention to the dark world of Canadian culture.

;-)

[nemo137]

14. Does your child come home late at night smelling of maple syrup?

Does he/she idolize dark figures, such as Mounties? Is he/she excessively polite? These could be warning signs.