[News] Video games tied to school shootings once more...

I don't see anywhere in the article that they outright blamed video games for this shooting. They mentioned it in passing as they gave as much background information on the person as they could.

I think the title of "Video games tied to school shootings once more..." is jumping the gun a little bit. Wait until the wrong person reads the line

Originally Posted by Fox News

The site said Gill liked to play "Super Columbine Massacre," an Internet-based computer game that simulates the April 20, 1999, shootings at the Colorado high school by two of its students that left 13 people dead.

Then this thread will be more valid.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by avanent

The media is obnoxious. Correlational issues can't prove any sort of cause or effect issues. It also can't disprove the more likely concept that those who are likely to act violenty are likely to be attracted to forms of media containing violence.

Theres a higher probability of cause and effect concerning violent behavior from television and movies than video games actually. Although, we wouldn't want to mention that now... would we?

Those two points sort of cancel each other out to a certain degree, don't they?

The person who is unstable to begin with is much more likley to commit acts of violence after playing violent video games than when a well adjusted person plays them. This is when steps need to be taken before the event of violence. If a person is unstable to begin with, then they shouldn't be ignored and left to their own devices in the first place.

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Originally Posted by avanent

No, they dont really cancel each other out. Which of the three points are you meaning?

I actually misread one of your points. Sorry 'bout that.

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Originally Posted by Lizardcommando

You know what I realized? I think this asshole's trying to pull a Scream 2 on us from beyond the grave. Remember in that movie, the killer was going to blame his actions on the horror movies, therefore he'd be sentenced to be put in a mental institute instead of being put in death row or whatever? This is exactly what's going on!

Obviously, the pussy's dead, but since it won't be his actions that won't be blamed alone for this crime, he's putting some of the blame on some other thing so it would like he's a victim himself of brainwashing from the violent media and whatnot!

Who else sees this? Does anyone get what I'm saying here?

I see what you're talking about, but i'd say that's a little far fetched.

I can see how some people would use violent media and such as an excuse for their actions, and due to human nature of not wanting to accept blame, i can see many people doing this in the future.

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