great, this is all coming just in time to sitll be able to fucking neuter grand theft auto and take all the hostage/bombing missions out of the game .

12/18/2012 11:09:25 PM

I dont think it's GTA as much as it is MW3 and BO2

12/18/2012 11:15:55 PM

those games are grandfathered in though. i'm worried about this because its being made right now.


also those are battlefield. gta uses guns in everyday life with total realism which allows you to potentially shoot up a school or something

[Edited on December 18, 2012 at 11:17 PM. Reason : not saying i would do that, but they shouldnt restrict these games if they are making them realistic]

12/18/2012 11:16:36 PM

Lol I saw where a bunch of people started flaming the mass effect page because the killers brother liked the page.

12/18/2012 11:18:00 PM

Seems odd for conservatives being against games where you get to kill terrorists.

12/18/2012 11:57:56 PM

We should ban all the things I don't care about and not ban all the things I like.

12/19/2012 12:00:08 AM

imaginary guns are dangerous

but real guns are a-okay

12/19/2012 12:02:48 AM

i'm blame the Food Network for my uncle's heart attack

I demand to have it removed from cable and satellite packages

12/19/2012 12:05:03 AM

so lemme get this straight....

some folks who don't partake in your hobby and don't know much about it are trying to blame it as a main cause of a much bigger problem? and they're suggesting meaningless legislation that will have no effect on a situation like the one in Connecticut?

sucks, don't it?

12/19/2012 12:29:39 AM

Video games are the new grunge/metal music. Some people don't understand it, so they blame it for the problems in society. That's a weak attempt at placing blame.

Truth be told, I'm sure the concept of violence in video games does desensitize us to it. But so does movies and TV, especially documentaries and the news. If news crews would have had access to those kids bodies, and they could have filmed it, you know damn good and well some station would have shown it. They are part of the problem too (showing us so much violence and death that it doesn't really shock us anymore), but won't admit it.

Vices are vices, and you need to learn how to handle your shit. If you are drunk, don't get in a fucking car. If you like violent movies and video games, don't fucking shoot anyone (other than yourself). Real simple rules.

12/19/2012 1:08:44 AM

I blame the Oxygen Network.

12/19/2012 1:12:55 AM

I am a shitty wolfwebber because of Sonic Adventure 2. I think I had 249 / 250 emblems. It was the final zone with dr eggman (because they shat on the port). Every post I make, I think about that game.

True story.

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12/19/2012 1:19:29 AM

and that game wasn't even that good

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12/19/2012 1:22:13 AM

Last time I checked, the crusaders against video games and more regulation of them was Joe Lieberman and Al Gore's ex Tipper.

12/19/2012 6:30:47 AM

lol conservatives

12/19/2012 6:33:12 AM

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"so lemme get this straight.... some folks who don't partake in your hobby and don't know much about it are trying to blame it as a main cause of a much bigger problem? and they're suggesting meaningless legislation that will have no effect on a situation like the one in Connecticut? sucks, don't it?"

WINNER

but seriously... all of the conservative talk I've heard (sean hannity, etc) has been mocking people who blame video games.

12/19/2012 6:34:34 AM

^ when did buy and randomly shooting guns become a "hobby"

Maybe this is the issue.

12/19/2012 8:45:37 AM

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"^ when did buy and randomly shooting guns become a "hobby" Maybe this is the issue."

^ when did buy and randomly shooting pictures become a "hobby"

Maybe this is the issue.

^ when did buy and randomly shooting bows and arrows become a "hobby"

Maybe this is the issue.

^ when did buy and randomly playing games become a "hobby"

Maybe this is the issue.

^ when did buy and randomly doing something I don't do or understand become a "hobby"

Maybe this is the issue.

12/19/2012 8:58:34 AM

Ha.

Also playing video games is not a hobby and neither is buying guns. Possibly collecting old guns but I assume only Bond villains do this.

My uncles bow hunt. I don't have an issue with that.

12/19/2012 9:03:50 AM

remember when the government made a video game where you killed terrorists?

i blame the government.

12/19/2012 9:05:34 AM

Also hoarding cats could be a hobby but don't get all butthurt when people think you're a lunatic.

12/19/2012 9:09:08 AM

^^^So if your uncle bow hunts that is cool and a hobby, but if you don't do it, then its obviously not a hobby.

Merriam Webster definition:

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"a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation"

Yep, nothing relaxing about playing video games or going out and doing some target practice. I take my oldest son BB gun target shooting quite often, and we both have a lot of fun doing that. But what would Webster know about that. Thank God your uncle shoots a bow though, so its cool.

12/19/2012 10:04:29 AM

cons aren't the ones blaming video games.


nice troll tho

12/19/2012 10:07:57 AM

I blame Ice-T, and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

12/19/2012 10:08:10 AM

When did a bunch of people die because a video game was used the wrong way?

12/19/2012 10:09:36 AM

the love for violent video games is just another result of our violence-loving country, not the cause of it

12/19/2012 10:18:05 AM

What conservatives are blaming video games for the shooting? Name some. Even one or two will be fine.

I'm about as conservative as it gets and I can tell you I have heard nothing of the sort in any of the media outlets that I frequent.

Name who you are referring to.

12/19/2012 10:19:59 AM

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=conservatives+blame+video+games

12/19/2012 10:28:52 AM

That is funny

12/19/2012 10:33:40 AM

the "blame video games!" bullshit is pretty funny, but I prefer the "well if hadn't taken god out of schools none of this would have happened!" bullshit

12/19/2012 10:52:52 AM

My Toothless Ricky Cousin posted this on Facebook

12/19/2012 10:54:40 AM

Let's not forget that Columbine was Marilyn Manson's fault.

12/19/2012 10:56:36 AM

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""We ask God why did he let this happen but it happened in a place where we keep removing his existence. We keep praying to him after tragedies happen but maybe if we let him in on the front end we wouldn't need him so much on the back end.""

-Mike Huckabee-

12/19/2012 11:02:54 AM

what an awesome, omnipotent god he must be.

12/19/2012 11:03:48 AM

i blame the Bullets, not the gunzz

12/19/2012 11:05:39 AM

those bullets didn't jump into those guns by themselves, and those guns didn't walk into the school all by themselves.

12/19/2012 11:09:45 AM

Some guy I work with said this today...I went into a 30 minute rant on his honky ass...

...I was pissed for the rest of the day.

12/19/2012 11:38:25 AM

that shit pisses me off too. i just want to say...SHUT UP YOU DUMB FUCK! YOU CAN STILL PRAY IN SCHOOL, READ YOUR BIBLE IN SCHOOL AND HAVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL JUST CAN LEAD SANCTIONED SCHOOL PRAYERS AND IF THEY WERE TO WHO SHOULD THEY PRAY TO...ALLAH?"

12/19/2012 12:13:06 PM

"Hur hur look what the conservatives said hur hur"

12/19/2012 1:16:49 PM

I think i was like maybe 5 seconds off from getting the A emblem on that fucking level

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12/19/2012 1:47:31 PM

^^^No, they should pray to Vishnu, the lord of peace and truth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu


[Edited on December 19, 2012 at 6:15 PM. Reason : or failing that, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, for I once was touched by His noodly appendage

12/19/2012 6:15:10 PM

Quote :

"some folks who don't partake in your hobby and don't know much about it are trying to blame it as a main cause of a much bigger problem? and they're suggesting meaningless legislation that will have no effect on a situation like the one in Connecticut?"

such a dumb comparison

guns have only one use, hurting something, or in the case of handguns, hurting someone. plenty of fair arguments against gun control but comparing it to video games is dumb. kinda like the picture going around about how fertilizer is still legal after Ok City. Fertilizer has a normal, legal use that doesnt involve hurting anyone (well, environmentalist might argue) and is what 99.999% of the population use it for.

12/20/2012 12:49:05 AM

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"guns have only one use, hurting something, or in the case of handguns, hurting someone."

sounds like something that would be said by

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"folks who don't partake in your hobby and don't know much about it"

i don't think video games are to blame either. just saying that the video game enthusiast's feelings are probably very similar to the shooting sports enthusiast.

[Edited on December 20, 2012 at 12:58 AM. Reason : fads]

12/20/2012 12:53:26 AM

which video game caused this school shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster

12/20/2012 12:56:33 AM

this is why america will never have a meaningful discussion on how to keep guns out of the hands of wackos

12/20/2012 1:00:20 AM

I'm pretty sure wackos would be included in "everyone"

12/20/2012 5:21:45 AM

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"guns have only one use, hurting something, or in the case of handguns, hurting someone."

HAHA
I know some VERY avid gun owners and not one of them has used their handguns to "hurt someone"

and yes, people hunt. would you rather an even larger amount of deer be killed by automobiles every year?

12/20/2012 5:44:50 AM

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"guns have only one use"

There's also the sport side which you completely ignored. Yes, people shoot for enjoying/entertainment. Marksmanship is a sport and in this case, firearms are no different from a bowling ball in bowling or a bow in archery. The Olympics recognizes firearm marksmanship is a valid sport.

Saying guns have only one use is like saying cars only have one use. Automobiles can be competitively/recreationally raced; they are used for more than just transportation.

I can see how video games can influence someone, but that's just as bad as saying the Food Network and Paula Deen are responsible for obesity and diabetics. People demand free will, however at the first sign of fault they find a scapegoat to explain their weakness and lack of self control.


[Edited on December 20, 2012 at 6:32 AM. Reason : .]

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12/20/2012 8:43:04 AM

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"What conservatives are blaming video games for the shooting? Name some. Even one or two will be fine."

This update is still making me rage.

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"Sad day for Americans and especially Connecticut, Here we go again with everybody blaming Guns for this tragedy. I know i'll catch shit over this but here is my two cents, Its the stupid VIDEO GAMES! Rather than a responsible Adult teaching their kids about proper Gun safety and use these kids are spending all their free time playing these Shootem up video games where they think they're invincible and can freely shoot at everything and anybody. There are Games where you can kill cops! whats that teaching a kid? Zombie killing games and T.V. and the list goes on and on. I'm telling you, Video games are a big problem in the wrong mindset. Think about it."

This guy. This fucking guy. If only one good thing comes out of this maybe there will be less first person shooters and some more original games (yea right).

12/20/2012 10:29:12 AM