WTF?? ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING

[gnihcraes]

I blame lack of Father, Grandfather, Responsible Adult Male figures in their lives. Lack of proper instruction, training of firearms and their purpose by said Father figures.

There is a cartoon at work that I cannot find on the internet, but everyone involved in a childs life today, which one is missing?:

Court Judge
Probation Officer
Social Worker
Police
Therapist
Corrections Officer
*responsible parent*

[sneakerd]

Did someone just call me a retard?

[Ashton]

Did the guy play doom? That was a mind bending game. Blaming video games is a stupid idea. Sorry but it is.

This.

[sneakerd]

That's fine- we can agree to disagree. My opinion is just as valid as anyone else's.

[flan7211]

That's fine- we can agree to disagree. My opinion is just as valid as anyone else's.

All day I heard the vg argument. No offense brother.

[loveski]

I've played Man Hunt, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Black, Assassins Creed, Call of Duty and all those games back in the day. Funny, I never once thought about or did any of the following: raping anyone, killing anyone or smashing anyone to see what they look like inside, wondered what it was like to eat someone ect ect. Blaming video games, music, guns for anything is retarded. I blame Justin Bieber!

I agree with this to a degree. While 99% of people are unaffected by violence in video games or movies (I play Call of Duty, etc.) there is a small group of people, the other 1%, who see and play these games and begin to exercise the ideas within their minds. Eventually these thoughts become actions. I'm not suggesting that video games are the only reason, nor that they be banned because of a small minority. It's a combination of several factors. But to think that the prevalence of violence in society plays no role in these atrocious acts is silly. Simply because you dont feel video games affects you does not mean the other 7 billion people in the world are the same way.

I believe it's a sort of "perfect storm" of violence in the media, increased stress in individuals lives, and the faccination that the media puts on these killers in todays society. Young, depressed individuals see this as a way to become famous and escape their current problems.

[th3w01f]

I have to agree somewhat with the video game angle. If you've ever put 500 hours into one of the FPS games (Battlefield, Call of Duty, etc) over a short period of time it starts to become part of your everyday life (seeing people in the shadows, tanks and helicopters in the distance). As an adult I know they're just games but as an adolescent I'm not sure it's as easy to separate real life from fiction.

Sure maybe I shouldn't have played 10 hours a day for 2 months but I know a lot of people who play a lot more than that.

Here's an example for those that havent played -

[sneakerd]

None taken!!!

[sneakerd]

Wow. I think 3wo1f just partly made my point. How can any young man play hours of that and not have it affect his train of thought?

[DOC]

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