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murielm99

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52. I read a lot.

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 03:24 PM

Apr 2014

I read some violent books, science fiction, and a lot of murder mysteries. There is often a great deal of death in those stories.

They have never made me want to go out and kill people.

I see some gory movies, too. I am not a murderer because of them.

Or, does this only apply to those who are under fifty? Are older people immune to the influence of violent video games, books, movies?

Hmmm.....

I trust that DUers know sarcasm when they see it.

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Sorry, but you are an idiot.. [View all] Dawgs Apr 2014 OP

Bullshit. Don't you remember when Pac Man came out NightWatcher Apr 2014 #1

That was a truly horrible day. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #9

On the Donkey Kong day mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #34

The fruit! Won't somebody please think of the fruit! Initech Apr 2014 #60

I was blowing up rocks and UFO's when I wasn't playing Asteroids. neverforget Apr 2014 #65

Let us never forget the Starman massacre. chrisa Apr 2014 #136

I dunno. When I can't find that last key to let me rescue Princess Peach, I get pretty irked. nt onehandle Apr 2014 #2

Here is a question about that. Does continual exposure to unrealistic graphic violence in media and uppityperson Apr 2014 #3

Desensitization is pretty much rampant. Hekate Apr 2014 #21

maybe it's my age or perhaps I have empathy... Javaman Apr 2014 #68

Could be my age, but I tire of violence is ok in movies, tv, etc, but sex is not. That is what I uppityperson Apr 2014 #90

You should check out the movie, "this movie is not yet rated" Javaman Apr 2014 #109

I don't think so. Jamastiene Apr 2014 #72

"Cause" is a ridiculous demand of psychological research loyalsister Apr 2014 #106

Which is why I wrote the words I did... uppityperson Apr 2014 #107

I understood loyalsister Apr 2014 #108

I think the answer is generally no. DireStrike Apr 2014 #138

I'm not in school, but... Wait Wut Apr 2014 #4

What you got against us night elves? Shrike47 Apr 2014 #12

Simple. Wait Wut Apr 2014 #27

Just ask the many exceptionally tall people I've run into NuclearDem Apr 2014 #20

... Wait Wut Apr 2014 #28

Well, this is always what it looks like in my head. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #29

Ahhhhh... Wait Wut Apr 2014 #37

Night Elves FTW! deathrind Apr 2014 #36

Hunter? Pft. Wait Wut Apr 2014 #40

Not at End Game... deathrind Apr 2014 #51

Is one an idiot if they don't know what the phrase "anything to do with" means? cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #5

I know mercuryblues Apr 2014 #6

DUzy! mindwalker_i Apr 2014 #35

You're entitled to express your opinion FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #7

What part of "you're an idiot" don't you understand? cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #13

Well, obviously, the core concept FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #15

global warming caused violent video games to brainwash people into killing. NM_Birder Apr 2014 #8

LOL, DUzy. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #10

Why? Because you have one. Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #11

yeah because simulations never have anything whatsoever to do with the real thing. unblock Apr 2014 #14

Simulations are there so you can learn the controls of a specific vehicle and how it... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #95

No, they're not responsible. NuclearDem Apr 2014 #16

I hope you are right as my small great grandson loves those games and is good enough that he plays jwirr Apr 2014 #17

Crushing candy is a gateway to crushing other things LannyDeVaney Apr 2014 #18

The data appears to support you. Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #19

That data appears to support a lot of things cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #25

I would say that the aging baby boomer population appears to correlate to the crime rate as well. geckosfeet Apr 2014 #39

The OP is about kids and school violence. former9thward Apr 2014 #130

Maybe not for the general population, but B2G Apr 2014 #22

Tough to prove a negative ... LannyDeVaney Apr 2014 #24

So because YOU are unaffected, B2G Apr 2014 #26

Movie != video game LannyDeVaney Apr 2014 #41

So what do YOU think is causing B2G Apr 2014 #42

People who DON'T spend hours playing games, of course. randome Apr 2014 #44

Ah, but you're wrong about that. B2G Apr 2014 #48

I was being sarcastic. randome Apr 2014 #49

Lol...sorry B2G Apr 2014 #50

Muliple different factors, just like why they did it before video games were invented. Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #97

You are absolutely correct. nt B2G Apr 2014 #99

Defensive much? randome Apr 2014 #23

Yes. I'm a very defensive person. Dawgs Apr 2014 #53

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #54

Yikes!! Dawgs Apr 2014 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #76

It wasn't to express sorrow. I was feeling embarrassment for you and that's how I showed it. Dawgs Apr 2014 #78

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #91

the vast majority of aspirin doesn't have anything to do with reyes syndrome. unblock Apr 2014 #30

Those examples you give have clear causal relationships, whereas the relationship between... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #104

the logic of the op was that one would have to be an idiot for even thinking along those lines. unblock Apr 2014 #110

Not really, remember I said at best its inconclusive, in general its a negative... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #111

not where it's relevant unblock Apr 2014 #112

So video games are positively correlated with violence when other behaviors are preexisting? Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #120

that's certainly among the possibilities. unblock Apr 2014 #124

I find it hard to believe... NCTraveler Apr 2014 #31

Exactly. How could practicing killing people all day every day... Bonx Apr 2014 #32

Besides an inverse relationship between the number video game users and violence? hack89 Apr 2014 #131

Says you. Bonx Apr 2014 #133

But we base policies on what populations do hack89 Apr 2014 #137

When did we change the subject to policy ? Bonx Apr 2014 #139

I thought you were talking about a problem that needed solving hack89 Apr 2014 #141

This has gone as expected. NCTraveler Apr 2014 #33

Sorry. But YOUR an idiot - and you are wrong. geckosfeet Apr 2014 #38

It's YOU'RE, and I'm not wrong. Dawgs Apr 2014 #55

I'll give you the you're. And you can keep the psycho central too. geckosfeet Apr 2014 #57

If you're going to put something in ALL CAPS Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #74

Bless your heart, Heidi Apr 2014 #43

the videogame range? MisterP Apr 2014 #45

Hahahahahaha. Heidi Apr 2014 #46

What? NuclearDem Apr 2014 #47

I read a lot. murielm99 Apr 2014 #52

I wrote on another site that the "violence in video games" meme is not unlike the Javaman Apr 2014 #69

My bigger issue is kids that are allowed avebury Apr 2014 #58

Sorry, but Darrell (GTA) Issa was an idiot... madinmaryland Apr 2014 #59

That's right, because everyone knows it's ROCK MUSIC! jazzimov Apr 2014 #61

Don't for get all those violent passages in the Bible (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Apr 2014 #75

if you say so. spanone Apr 2014 #62

Exactly. nt AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #63

I've played violent video games in high school and I never committed any violence. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #66

Fallout taught me everything I need to know about surviving a post nuke war. L0oniX Apr 2014 #67

Leeeeeeeeroy Jeeeeeenkins! SomethingFishy Apr 2014 #70

Actually I find that positing completely ridiculous arguments tkmorris Apr 2014 #71

Why is it ridiculous? Dawgs Apr 2014 #73

Yea you are wrong. nt darkangel218 Apr 2014 #79

Why? If I'm wrong you must have a study, or maybe a chart showing rise in violence Dawgs Apr 2014 #81

Meaningless. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #88

Actually, I can't understand that. Dawgs Apr 2014 #94

So wait a second, kids are less violent today, so they are desensitized to violence? Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #105

Are you familiar with PTSD? randome Apr 2014 #84

Are you familiar with facts, studies, and proof? Dawgs Apr 2014 #86

You deliberately miss the point. randome Apr 2014 #87

Nice try, but I've been "aggressive" like this long before I started playing video games. Dawgs Apr 2014 #96

So what was it that made you "aggressive" like this long before or do you know? lonestarnot Apr 2014 #113

Lol. I think the opposite. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #77

That's why it's idiotic. You think and I know. Dawgs Apr 2014 #80

Im happy knowing that I think. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #83

Kind of like people that THOUGHT the earth was flat. Dawgs Apr 2014 #85

Your put downs and insults are not going to work. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #89

Sometimes when I play GTA CFLDem Apr 2014 #82

As proven by the clearly aggressive nature your OP? Zorra Apr 2014 #92

The anti game crowd would have to show a statistical correlation first LittleBlue Apr 2014 #93

Well, meanit Apr 2014 #98

Disagree. Life imitates art. closeupready Apr 2014 #100

Life imitates bad TV. adirondacker Apr 2014 #114

Well people that never played a videogame, have no clue and should Rex Apr 2014 #101

I disagree. dilby Apr 2014 #102

I don't have an opinion about your video games. tritsofme Apr 2014 #103

While I have quite a few thoughts LWolf Apr 2014 #115

Comparing Pac Man to Call of Duty is patently absurd. Atman Apr 2014 #116

Do you have a response to what I actually said, LWolf Apr 2014 #117

"But now we're able to feel the actual kickback from a gun as we shoot people in the 3D streets." Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #119

Uhm...no. Atman Apr 2014 #121

"High powered" video games? Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #122

Nope. Atman Apr 2014 #123

I should have expected this. LWolf Apr 2014 #125

I was responding to Atman, not you, didn't even know he was responding to one of your posts, what... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #127

The problem is that LWolf Apr 2014 #128

I wasn't even making a point, I just thought his claim about video game controllers simulating... Humanist_Activist Apr 2014 #129

And I said absolutely nothing about his claim about video game controllers. LWolf Apr 2014 #132

My apologies. Atman Apr 2014 #118

Accepted. LWolf Apr 2014 #126

Classic NRA diversion from the real issue chrisa Apr 2014 #134

Nuh Uh! Neoma Apr 2014 #135

How do you know for sure? B Calm Apr 2014 #140