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Date: 2004-09-28 10:30:27

Comment:

When it comes to people blaming violent games for something that's happened it normally comes down to one of several things, 1) Having commited a serious crime the offender will be very willing saying how they are addicted to a certain game, thereby deflecting blame away from them and onto the game. 2) If, in the case of Columbine, the killers commit suicide many people will need to find a reason why they did what they did. If they find they played alot of violent games (Like most young people do) they will of course assume that must be the cause. Like Michael Moore said in his film, The two of them went bowling that morning so why not assume that's the cause? 3)It can be said that a person going on a killing spree and violent games ARE connected but not in the way most people think. In my mind there is absolutly NO way a normal sane person could play a game and be 'warped' by it to the extent that they go out and kill someone. However, if someone is a bit messed up to begin with, has some pretty sick thoughts floating around in their head then naturally they're going to be attracted to these kind of games. If anything, the temporary release they get from these games holds off their 'urge to kill.'