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The VT Shootings: Blaming Gaming
Ben Meyer and TwitchGuru Managing Editor Robert Wright discuss
attempts to connect video games with the shootings at Virginia Tech.
http://www.tomshardware.com/site/flash_videos/the_vt_shootings_blaming_gaming.html
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> tBone wrote:
> Or a well placed shot grouping.
>
I don't even think you would've had to hit him. I'm still curious as
to why he killed himself when he did.
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Or a well placed shot grouping.
-Original Message-
From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:47 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Jack Thompsom is an Asshole (VT Shooting)
Thanks Larry,
I've been having this argument with people on other b
state.
Lets also remember that this country is supposed to be a loose confederation
of states, not some strong central government.
-Original Message-
From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:28 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Jack Thompsom is an Asshol
i prefer reports from peer reviewed journals to marketing department releases.
They have somewhat more credibility. I also prefer large scale studies or
meta-analyses over small studies they have more statistical credibility. They
provide a more accurate estimate of the relationships within popu
> Greg wrote:
> This kid had screws loose, it's not the fault of games, movies, music,
> or the gun dealers, it's the fault of the person squeezing the
> trigger..
>
That's the simple explanation of a complex problem. There's probably
100s of reasons and the key is figuring them out. But there's
> From: Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> > "Aggressive Behavior" is very different from violent acts - especially
> > on the scale that we're discussing (premeditated mass-murder).
> >
> One of the studies I quoted used as a measure of aggressive behavior how many
> "Aggressive Behavior" is very different from violent acts - especially
> on the scale that we're discussing (premeditated mass-murder).
>
One of the studies I quoted used as a measure of aggressive behavior how many
fights the kids were involved in at school, and also whether they agressed
ag
fault of games, movies, music,
or the gun dealers, it's the fault of the person squeezing the
trigger..
Just my 2 pennies..
On 4/18/07, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -------- Original Message ----
> > Subject: Re: Jack Thompsom is an Asshole (VT Shooti
Original Message
> Subject: Re: Jack Thompsom is an Asshole (VT Shooting)
> From: Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >> -Original Message-
> >
> >There has never been a well-performed study which has shown a causal effect
>
>> -Original Message-
>
>There has never been a well-performed study which has shown a causal effect
>between violent media and violent acts.
How many randomized control studies do you want that shows a relationship
between aggressive behavior and violent media? I do not think you could
> -Original Message-
> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:09 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Jack Thompsom is an Asshole (VT Shooting)
>
> You can't have a culture of violence, and we do, and think that
> does
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-Original Message-
From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:28 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Jack Thompsom is an Asshole (VT Shooting)
> What is even sadder is that if VT had not been a gun f
His roommates said he basically downloaded music all day, all different
types. They never said anybody about him being a gamer.
> -Original Message-
> From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:20 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Jack
> What is even sadder is that if VT had not been a gun free zone, the
> death toll probably would have been much lower. The cops responded
> well, not heroicly, and didn't have to save anyone (ask the Supreme
> Court about that one). If we can't rely on the cops to put thier
> lives on the li
What is even sadder is that if VT had not been a gun free zone, the death toll
probably would have been much lower. The cops responded well, not heroicly,
and didn't have to save anyone (ask the Supreme Court about that one). If we
can't rely on the cops to put thier lives on the line for us,
> RoMunn wrote:
> We spend all our time praising the individual, enabling the individual, yet
> we never stop to tell the individual that they have a set of
> responsibilities tosociety- that they owe society a duty, and if they shirk
> that duty, they deserve to be punished
You can't have a cultu
It isn't illegal aliens, or video games, or guns laws. You know what causes
this kind of stuff? Our culture of permissiveness. You think this kid would
have pulled this crap in South Korea? No way. The minute someone read his
f!ed up stories he would have been whacked around with a stick by people
> Jim wrote:
> Basically he's saying (over and over and over) again that video games caused
> all of this - although nobody has shown any evidence that they played any
> role in this incident.
There is a pervasive theme in violence in our society as a whole of
which video games are a part. I have
Michael Savage says that illegal aliens are at fault.
::shrug::
>http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-35467.aspx
>
>Basically he's saying (over and over and over) again that video games caused
>all of this - although nobody has shown any evidence that they played any
>role in this incident. He claims
http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-35467.aspx
Basically he's saying (over and over and over) again that video games caused
all of this - although nobody has shown any evidence that they played any
role in this incident. He claims a video game link in pretty much every
school shooting ever.
In this c
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