What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[elmagicochrisg]

Its sad that people capitalize on such horrors.

It's even sadder people still read that shit...

And even sadder some troglodytes still believe it...

[flex wood]

I don't know if it's part of our human condition, but why do our minds or the minds of our media focus on what might've attributed to these incidents.

Lazy writing...

Can you imagine if he was a bronie?

[YoshiEgg25]

I don't know if it's part of our human condition, but why do our minds or the minds of our media focus on what might've attributed to these incidents.

Lazy writing...

Can you imagine if he was a bronie?

squid those glutes

[elmagicochrisg]

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[o.pwuaioc]

^ZSNES had a Santa sleigh and reindeer fly across the screen.

[elmagicochrisg]

^ZSNES had a Santa sleigh and reindeer fly across the screen.

Nice...

[Erik_Twice]

If you can blame videogames there's no reason to talk about gun control. Win-Win audience-wise.

[prfsnl_gmr]

If you can blame videogames there's no reason to talk about gun control. Win-Win audience-wise.

Exactly.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/12/ ... ion-today/

"Still, parental control is not always enough. We must recognize that our clever kids can still get their hands on the mature games they want. That’s when it’s appropriate for the judicial system to step in and regulate the sale of illicit games to minors. In 2011, the highest court in the land had such an opportunity. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court justices failed parents and the safety of our kids and society as a whole, when it ruled as unconstitutional a California ban on the sale of violent video games to minors unconstitutional in a 7-2 decision. While the justices cited the First Amendment right to free speech as their determining factor, they failed to consider the negative effects video games have on America’s teenagers."

They did? She must have been reading a different opinion from the one actually published by the United States Supreme Court (and publicly available at: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/08-1448.pdf). I would also point out that the murderer was 20 years old; so, even if the Court had gone the other way, he still would have had access to any video games he wanted.

Notably, the article also fails to mention - much less call for any restriction on - the other "technology" that allowed the murderer to shoot his way into a school building and murder, wound, and terrorize dozens of people in less than 600 seconds. (It is also worth noting that the murderer "may" have played violent video games - and there is absolutely no evidence that they inspired the massacre - but he sure as sh*t used a Bushmaster AR-15 and multiple 30-round magazines.)

This sort of misdirection and ignorance peddling makes me furious. Maybe - when people who are passionate about video games are as vocal and well-funded as the people who are passionate about assault weapons - we won't see any more of it or - more importantly - the massacres that inspire assault weapon apologists to write it.

[Michi]

^ Well put. They're talking about mature games and how it affects the youth, when the shooter was 20, two years past the age when you can legally buy whatever game you want.

Though, I'm still wondering where they're getting these game titles from. First I hear Mass Effect, which, okay, it's a shooter so I can kind of see where they'd choose that. But then they mention Starcraft, Warcraft, COD, Dynasty Warriors.....For crying out loud, just pick one already. Or at least do some research on what you're talking about first. They've gone from shooters to RTS, MMO and action. At this rate, they'll be blaming Angry Birds within a week

[Luke]

Smile: My holiday shopping and shipping is OVER! It may not be completed, but it is OVER!


Extra smile: While almost completing my shopping, there was a group of Tri-Deltas singing "frosty the Snowman" outside of a BloodBath&Beyond for donations to the Salvation Army. They were having fun with it, so I skipped my way to the store and received a few laughs form the sorority girls. On my way out of the store I donated a couple of bucks and sang "Jingle Bells" with the girls, who were all flirty and very nice. I should have taken a picture.


Frown: The line at the post office.