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There is one major cause for all this violence that very few will address ..... [View all] oldhippie Dec 2012 OP

Mass gun killings have sky rocketed in Canada, UK and Japan since Farcry 3 was released NoOneMan Dec 2012 #1

I blame the violent imagery in books. Robb Dec 2012 #2

i'll go further and blame your posts. dionysus Dec 2012 #6

I am indeed the fount of all violence. Robb Dec 2012 #12

that's what years of dingbattery will do to a populace. may you burn in hell. dionysus Dec 2012 #17

Everything needs to be on the table get the red out Dec 2012 #3

+1 Union Scribe Dec 2012 #21

No doubt. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #4

Gun worship in violent warfare games is Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #5

& the lack of school in prayer H2O Man Dec 2012 #7

...and also Skinny Jeans. Puts the brain under pressure n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #14

Thank you Tipper Gore AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #8

I want to know what drugs he was taking. ananda Dec 2012 #9

And Pac-Man is the cause of the obesity epidemic Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #10

Oh, sure. H2O Man Dec 2012 #15

I heard it was because he changed religions. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #25

Wakka wakka wakka JHB Dec 2012 #32

No it's not it's Rock and Roll music! SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #11

Violence in TV or movies. Trillo Dec 2012 #13

Agree 100% JohnnyBoots Dec 2012 #16

I agree with your post, except that we need to do both. MH1 Dec 2012 #58

i thought it was the gangster rap. dionysus Dec 2012 #18

I don't know why people scoff so much at the idea Union Scribe Dec 2012 #19

I've played violent video games since i was about 9 years old. Daniel537 Dec 2012 #27

Which logical fallacy is that? rhett o rick Dec 2012 #53

I don't scoff at the idea. I just want to see the cause and effect connection Major Nikon Dec 2012 #29

I think that H2O Man Dec 2012 #30

Oh, of course. Union Scribe Dec 2012 #31

Right. H2O Man Dec 2012 #39

yes and violent movies..time to start naming names of those who profit from such negativity...nt xiamiam Dec 2012 #20

When somebody commits mass slaughter by chucking dvds at people Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #22

I blame hippies. n/t Daniel537 Dec 2012 #23

I agree... peace13 Dec 2012 #24

Oh oh oh... let's not forget: Initech Dec 2012 #26

oldhippie, we surround our children with lifesbeautifulmagic Dec 2012 #28

Horsefuckingshit.nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2012 #33

It's those dime novels the yun'uns pick up near the nickelodeon. JHB Dec 2012 #34

Judges - in the bible Tsiyu Dec 2012 #35

It's because Bonanza is off the air. Quantess Dec 2012 #36

Seriously? REP Dec 2012 #37

I am curious under what grounds .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #43

Notice that it's still open? REP Dec 2012 #46

I guess I am dense on some things. nt oldhippie Dec 2012 #55

AMEN! proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #38

As they say in Wikipedia: backscatter712 Dec 2012 #40

Do people in Canada not play the same video games ? JI7 Dec 2012 #41

Yes we do. TrogL Dec 2012 #47

Frank Zappa put it this way. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #42

Not just video games leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #44

Hate radio is far worse than any game lunatica Dec 2012 #45

...and has a history of unbalanced fans going on to deadly violence. JHB Dec 2012 #59

Right. Anything except the guns. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #48

Well, it's similar to hate speech. closeupready Dec 2012 #49

We had school massacres in this country Mariana Dec 2012 #50

I blame poor parenting. Parents who spend hours posting on message boards Saboburns Dec 2012 #51

Perhaps Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #52

My 22 year old son has played call of duty and halo since 14. And never fired a gun or wants to. n-t Logical Dec 2012 #54

I believe it is hi-T, not lo-T. The gun analogy is apt. juajen Dec 2012 #56

You made the idiotic statement. You defend YOUR thesis. nt Codeine Dec 2012 #57

Time to fire up Left 4 Dead... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #60

How would we get boys ready to want to enlist and join special forces, fly drones, be SEALs? FarCenter Dec 2012 #61

Recall the bucolic times of the pre-videogame age, when there were no militaries Codeine Dec 2012 #63

Yes, you actually had to draft soldiers in order to go to war. FarCenter Dec 2012 #64

I remember the tranquil and peaceful world that existed in the days before Call of Duty: Black Ops. Codeine Dec 2012 #62