Deputy Boyarsky Considered A Hasty Conclusion About The Fault Of The Anime In The Attempted Suicide Of A Schoolboy In St. Petersburg

Earlier, the St. Petersburg prosecutor's office filed a statement banning four Japanese works - Death Note, Naruto, Echo of Terror and Elfish Song, as well as Morgenstern's song I ate my grandfather, considering them harmful. The first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on information policy, IT and communications, deputy from St. Petersburg Sergei Boyarsky, in a conversation with the radio station "Moscow Says" shared his opinion that the incident cannot be blamed only on anime. He had previously opposed the ban on Naruto, specifying that he and his daughter had watched several episodes. “It's terrible that such an incident happened, but I'm sure it's not only the consequences of watching the anime, but something else as well. Law enforcement officers need to understand thoroughly what happened. I am ready to interact [with the prosecutor's office - approx. GM], but more than I am sure that the parliamentary assistance is not needed here, I will only interfere with the investigative actions. If there really was some kind of impact on the child's psyche due to watching a particular work, then I am ready to connect to this issue. Expertise and thorough investigation are needed. It is not worth making any preliminary conclusions, because this is unacceptable, and we have no right to interfere in pre-investigation actions, especially as long as we know everything from someone else's words. " At the same time, the deputy noted that he had not seen this anime. He stressed that this direction of Japanese culture is quite specific and requires a deeper understanding of the topic. “I was talking about the cartoon Naruto. I haven't watched Death Note, so it's hard for me to judge. Anime is a large, very diverse culture, there are also things for children and teenagers, and there is also an adult anime. When I stood up for Naruto, I immediately made a reservation that I had not watched all the parts and that I could not judge other anime. What I saw, what my daughter was looking at was beautiful, in my opinion, well, you can't call it a cartoon, the animated picture does not pose external threats to teenagers, but on the contrary teaches them friendship, empathy and struggle over their fears. " According to Mash at the Moika, the boy is alive. He was allegedly seriously injured and was unable to give his name. The publication clarifies that classmates tried to prevent him, but to no avail.