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Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
#300715 - 12/16/12 12:57 PM
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So Jamie Foxx was in the news today claiming that violence in movies caused that shit-wit to go cap a bunch of children, and there were all these people responding that FPS games and video game violence in general are to blame.
To the contrary: violent games are an ALTERNATIVE to real violence. I cannot tell you how many times I've wanted to go beat the living shit out of someone but instead opted to pretend that every exploding smiley face in Berzerk was them.
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
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#300717 - 12/16/12 01:01 PM
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
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#300719 - 12/16/12 01:50 PM
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> So Jamie Foxx was in the news today claiming that violence in movies caused that
> shit-wit to go cap a bunch of children, and there were all these people responding
> that FPS games and video game violence in general are to blame.
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> To the contrary: violent games are an ALTERNATIVE to real violence. I cannot tell you
> how many times I've wanted to go beat the living shit out of someone but instead
> opted to pretend that every exploding smiley face in Berzerk was them.
Don't they say this about everything? In fact, I think people have prooved otherwise that it's better for you.
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
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#300727 - 12/16/12 05:11 PM
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> > So Jamie Foxx was in the news today claiming that violence in movies caused that
> > shit-wit to go cap a bunch of children, and there were all these people responding
> > that FPS games and video game violence in general are to blame.
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> > To the contrary: violent games are an ALTERNATIVE to real violence. I cannot tell
> you
> > how many times I've wanted to go beat the living shit out of someone but instead
> > opted to pretend that every exploding smiley face in Berzerk was them.
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> Don't they say this about everything? In fact, I think people have prooved otherwise
> that it's better for you.
Games can give one skills,
but coping is the best thing.
Gives one a cool head. 
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
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#300730 - 12/16/12 07:25 PM
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> Personally, I think Roger Ebert's take on it makes a lot of sense.
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> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/15/roger-ebert-on-how-the-press-r.html
There's a lot of truth there. But at the same time, the media is giving the masses what they apparently want. Papers are selling, viewers are tuning in. They want to know more, so it is given to them on a silver platter. If one agency refuses to provide the endless stream of coverage down to what the school janitor ate for lunch that day, people will change the channel to a competitor who will. Oh and then there's the gun control issue. America is a young country and still learning that our freedoms come at a cost. Awful things happen all over the world every day. We should be thankful for each peaceful day.
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
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#300734 - 12/16/12 08:39 PM
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> So Jamie Foxx was in the news today claiming that violence in movies caused that
> shit-wit to go cap a bunch of children,
That asshole!
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
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#300735 - 12/16/12 08:39 PM
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
[Re: Nightvoice]
#300737 - 12/16/12 08:59 PM
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> So Jamie Foxx was in the news today claiming that violence in movies caused that shit-wit to go cap a bunch of children, and there were all these people responding that FPS games and video game violence in general are to blame.
Yep, let's not blame the parents for their total failure to parent their own kids.
No, it can't possibly have anything to do with that....
Why does everyone always scapegoat gaming? It's a cop-out and bald-faced lie.
We, the gaming community, are not responsible for other peoples' mental problems.
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Re: Violence In Video Games Does NOT Cause School Shootings!
[Re: Master O]
#300752 - 12/17/12 02:27 AM
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> Why does everyone always scapegoat gaming? It's a cop-out and bald-faced lie.
There's always a scapegoat. Before video games it was music and Dungeons & Dragons, before that it was comic books. Video games as the scapegoat will start to fade in the next 10-15 years, as our generation that grew up with games becomes the one in charge. It'll be up to our kids to come up with the next thing for us to demonize.
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