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- Saying video games are the reason for criminal violence is like saying HotWheels is responsible for wreckless driving...
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- Nancy Lanza's three weapons were registered with whom? Who is keeping a registry of firearms?
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- I believe that violent video games desensitize people. Do they make people kill? Well, I guess if you're unstable to begin with; however, violent movies have been around since movies were made; and video games have been around for quite some time. On any given day, how many people are either watching violent movies or playing violent video games? Lots! It's just the few nuts out there who decide to turn their video games into reality. It's all about knowing the difference between right and wrong, and knowing the difference between reality and fantasy. This kid was infatuated with that Norwegian nutcase. I believe that's what motivated him. We have no idea how the Conservative rantings of his mother played into this. Unfortunately, she is dead and I believe he did that to spare her the agony of dealing with what he was about to do. I'm sure he loved his mother; he just hated the rest of the world; he was different and he knew it. Sad, sad, sad. And he chose Sandy Hook because it was close by and had a large number of people. Nothing personal, of course; just had to take advantage of an opportunity. The world is a crazy place.
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- Once you mentioned the idiot was playing war games in the basement for days on end it was obvious this messed up kid needed parents, not yet another gaming device.
First calculators, then word processors, and now your smart phone are making all of you dumber each day. - Reply to this comment
- Why, when the Connecticut state police replied to this story by stating the investigation is ongoing and any motive is still speculation, would CBS still run the story? Is journalistic integrity dead? Is sensationalism the rule of the day? So sad for everyone involved.
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- Did the victims families learn of this info before it was posted publicly? We have Jessy Jackson Jr getting into issues and this info wasn't released publicly like it should be. Yet another legislator has had his name run through the press without due process. We need to know why investigations and informants appear to be handled differently from case to case. I know we can't change STUPID. This is wrong the way info is being released to the press without proper protocol.
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- My wager is the the Obama-sucking MSM will not make much of this cuz it doesnt support the rhetoric coming from The Great Golfer. Video games, lack of mental care, desire for the attention rained upon other shooters by the MSM all played CENTRAL in Lanza's motivation. But the only thing being discussed are more gun laws. It's ironic that both CT and Norway have very strict gun laws already......
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- But why Dec 14?
Why not Nov 14 or Jan 14?
Why did he commit mass murder on the day he chose? - Reply to this comment
- Twenty one years for 77 deaths, gee, that's 3 months per death. Norway is as pathetic as America in punishing criminals.
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- I've often thought (so this only an opinion) that the damage done by video games is done not so much by the content as by the isolation sought by those who are already unable to get on socially and by notion they foster that everything in the world can be manipulated by a keystroke or moving a joystick. That is not to say vast amounts of the content is not rubbish, but the slacker culture is worse.
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