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2013-09-18 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Washington navy yard gunman 'obsessed with violent video games'

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, so?

Posted by Skidmark 2013-09-18 12:32|| 2013-09-18 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Considering the MASSIVE number of folks who play violent vido games compared to the number that actually commit any crime what-so-ever shows a very lopsided statistic so as to be meaningless.

Videogames did not make the guy a nut. They probably provided an outlet for his anger for awhile but clearly a video game is not prepared to be a health care professional.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-09-18 14:26|| 2013-09-18 14:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Its not a gu problem. Nor is it a violence problem at least not primarily. Its a mental health system problem, and a system that provides large areas of disarmed citizens for the violent mentally ill.

Posted by OldSpook 2013-09-18 22:02|| 2013-09-18 22:02|| Front Page Top

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