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Yukari Yakumo

(3,013 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:42 PM Jan 2013

Jim Sterling on Video Game Violence, who's really to blame, and why blaming violence on games is BS

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6692-Desensitized-to-Violence

Basically kills the idea that violence in video games have anything to do with things like the Sandy Hook Massecre.

However...

http://gamepolitics.com/2013/01/07/ema-sends-letter-vice-president-joe-biden-concerning-violent-medias-role-sandy-hook-shoot#.UOs5J3ck98E

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Jim Sterling on Video Game Violence, who's really to blame, and why blaming violence on games is BS (Original Post) Yukari Yakumo Jan 2013 OP

No one is blaming video games on violence. randome Jan 2013 #1

mentally disturbed dont need violent videos games to go postal(no offense to postal people) leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #2

randome

(34,845 posts)

1. No one is blaming video games on violence.

Reply to Yukari Yakumo (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:53 PM

Jan 2013

If you don't think they have an effect on already mentally disturbed individuals, you are ignoring reality.

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)

2. mentally disturbed dont need violent videos games to go postal(no offense to postal people)

Reply to randome (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 03:13 PM

Jan 2013

they're mentally disturbed and anything could set them off. violent videos may also provide pressure relief and there-by preventing disaster

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