I keep thinking about Burke and the fact that he was playing his video game. I wonder if anyone knows WHICH game(s) Burke had for his Nintendo 64. I want to know if he had any violent games. Sometimes, violence in video games can affect a young one's behavior. I could see Burke wanting to go down to the basement to see if there were any new Nintendo 64 games down there inside the presents. When I was young and receieved a brand new Sega, I would get bored with a game or think "this game is too hard" and want to try another game.
I did some research and found that Mortal Kombat Trilogy (rated mature) and Killer Instinct Gold (rated Teen) were the two most violent games that were available in 1996 for purchase. I remember a friend of mine, Terri, let her son play Grand Theft Auto (rated 18+) when he was ten years old! I wonder if Burke had either of these two games. Is there any way to know? I am leaning towards the possibility of him owning Killer Instinct Gold. Which I researched and was released on November 25, 1996. Would Patsy get Burke a nintendo 64 without any other games? I believe she would have gotten him some games to go with the N64.
Maybe Burke was down there with the flashlight looking for presents to see if there were any more games without the main light on. Then JB came down too and maybe she scared him. Maybe she snuck up on him and said, "Boo!" And in a reaction he turns around and swings that flashlight. Or maybe it was aggressiveness triggered from playing violent video games such as the aforementioned.