there are two types of replies to topics like these:
A: Generalizing about guns/gun owners/gun ownership
B: Complaining how it's wrong to generalize about gaming/violent games/people playing said games
You know that fleeting thought of "Oh, they're going to blame video games for this" every time something violent happens that has a real or alleged link to video games? That's how us gun owners feel, too.
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You ever tried to kill someone with a video game? Doesn't work out so well. Guns are far more dangerous than video games.
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You never killed someone with a video game? means you didn't try hard enough.
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I'm smart and I'm an ass, sounds just about right.
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My guns and my video games have killed an equal number of people.
"Guns don't kill people, people kill people." I know it's a cliche saying, but in my opinion, it gets a lot of bad rap for that. I think people fundamentally misunderstand it. It's not a rhetorical technique, it's a moral statement.
No gun owner seriously thinks that their gun is not a dangerous weapon - that's why we have safety rules for handling them and most gun owners will likely get quite mad at you for violating them. However, read that again. We have safety rules for handling firearms. We have safety rules on how to properly store firearms to prevent them from being handled inappropriately or by people not competent or allowed to handle them (such as children or thieves). Why the emphasis on preventing their improper handling? Again, people are dangerous, guns are just inanimate objects.
When a dangerous or deadly incident happens with a gun, I believe the moral actor is solely to blame for this. By saying that the presence of a gun - or a video game - is partly to blame takes part of the blame off the shoulders of the person responsible, which I think is reprehensible. Call of Duty doesn't cause incidents like these, and neither do firearms. Blaming guns is wrong for the exact reason that blaming video games is wrong.
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Great, and now every Jack Thompson wanna be is going to use this as their battle cry.
Excellent job, fuckwit (the kid, not the OP).
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The kid's just batshit crazy. And now this is gonna be blamed on video games as these things always do...
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Unless of course they actually make a radical improvement and the game needs to be released for the good of the gaming humanity.
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They should make "Call of Being A Better Person."
Click the mouse to smile at people.
Remember to call your mother regularly to refill your happiness and hers.
Special hygiene quest: Collect and use all the soap!
Hold a steady job, get out and socialize in our interactive simulator...
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Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, is interested in playing Call of Responsibility.
His mom taught him to do this through hands-off parenting.
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Daily Mail
Daily Mail
DAILY FUCKING MAIL
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Kid has some fucking mental problems, and that has really nothing to do with videogames.
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Wait...why does my entire COUNTRY, one of the geographically largest countries on Earth, with over 300,000,000 people, get the blame for this?
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Well... his life is over.
I'll be honest (and I can't believe I'm saying this)... whether it's video games, movies, television... I do feel like they have an impact. Kids probably SHOULDN'T be cooped up in their rooms playing Call of Duty for hours every day after school. Being a kid is time to socialize, hang out with friends, join clubs at school or play sports. Embrace a more creative hobby. All of those things will teach you how to be more productive as a teenager, as a young adult and as an adult. That's not to say video games are to blame, but I have no doubt in my mind that they can be a tipping point for someone who is already unstable. Someone who may have a better outlook on life as a whole, when they get out more to experience it.
This is where age restrictions should be enforced better, mostly by parents. Spend more time with your kids growing up, get to know them better. Encourage them to get outside and try new things. They'll make more mistakes, and video games are a safe passtime where you "always know where they are"... but mistakes build character. And apparently it can end in tragedy either way.
I wish I would've tried more growing up, personally.
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That being said, why did he try to rape her? I haven't played the games, but where in COD is THAT normal? Clearly something else going on here.
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That's more of the people on XBOX, not the game itself.
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Very sad situation.
On a selfish note: I hope the "videogame as a cause" angle doesn't come into play. I don't believe it would be at fault. In my opinion it's not the violent game that makes a violent person. It's the Violent person that is attracted to the violent game.
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Nah, he probably just watched too much salad fingers, this shit can really fuck your brain up really good.
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"She had also recently published an application on her page reading: 'Click "like" if you love your son!" Wait, what? application?
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Sounds like Facebook.
Share this if you're a responsible parent!
"There, now I don't have to raise the little fuck, because I'm a responsible parent!"
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Murder! Drama! Violence! Games! Guns! ... ratings.
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Have I mentioned I have no faith in humanity? Especially these younger generations.
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