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On 5/29/2018 at 3:46:09 PM, wrote:



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/05/29/what-parkland-parents-think-of-a-new-video-game-that-lets-people-shoot-up-a-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.af149acadba4


I am sure there is much more of a connection between school shootings
and video games than there is between the shootings and absurdly easy
availability to guns. ;-)


From the article you posted (you really should read what you post):

But some recent research has challenged the popular consensus that mass
killers are fueled, inspired or otherwise desensitized to violence by
playing violent games.

And even more surprising to some, limited data points to school
shooters as being less interested in violent video games than most of
their adolescent male peers.

An analysis of 10 school shooters between 2005 and 2012, including the
Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook gunmen, showed that only two played
violent video games with any regularity.

That is much lower than the 70 percent of male high school students who
show interest in those types of games, said Patrick Markey, a Villanova
University psychology professor and co-author of “Moral Combat:

While there is no clear reason that there is a disparity between the
groups, researchers say video games are so culturally ingrained that
avoiding the often-communal ritual of playing games with friends can
point to the antisocial behavior sometimes associated with killers.

"Kids who are psychologically healthy tend to do things their peers
do," Markey told The Washington Post on Tuesday. "It’s a sign of health
and normal for kids to play violent video games whether parents like it
or not."

On Tue, 29 May 2018 22:59:00 -0000 (UTC), "Dove Tail"
wrote:

On 5/29/2018 at 3:46:09 PM, wrote:



https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/05/29/what-parkland-parents-think-of-a-new-video-game-that-lets-people-shoot-up-a-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.af149acadba4


I am sure there is much more of a connection between school shootings
and video games than there is between the shootings and absurdly easy
availability to guns. ;-)

Yup, +1



From the article you posted (you really should read what you post):

But some recent research has challenged the popular consensus that mass
killers are fueled, inspired or otherwise desensitized to violence by
playing violent games.

And even more surprising to some, limited data points to school
shooters as being less interested in violent video games than most of
their adolescent male peers.

An analysis of 10 school shooters between 2005 and 2012, including the
Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook gunmen, showed that only two played
violent video games with any regularity.

That is much lower than the 70 percent of male high school students who
show interest in those types of games, said Patrick Markey, a Villanova
University psychology professor and co-author of “Moral Combat:

While there is no clear reason that there is a disparity between the
groups, researchers say video games are so culturally ingrained that
avoiding the often-communal ritual of playing games with friends can
point to the antisocial behavior sometimes associated with killers.

"Kids who are psychologically healthy tend to do things their peers
do," Markey told The Washington Post on Tuesday. "It’s a sign of health
and normal for kids to play violent video games whether parents like it
or not."

Amazing what research can reveal as opposed to just spit balling BS.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 5:46:11 PM UTC-5, wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/05/29/what-parkland-parents-think-of-a-new-video-game-that-lets-people-shoot-up-a-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.af149acadba4

There has got to be some way to blame it on President Trump! o_O

[8~{} Uncle Blameless Monster

On Tue, 29 May 2018 16:04:09 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster

There has got to be some way to blame it on "President ****ing Liar & ****bag Coward"

Fixed it for you Uncle Menstrual!

On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 7:04:22 PM UTC-4, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 5:46:11 PM UTC-5, wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/05/29/what-parkland-parents-think-of-a-new-video-game-that-lets-people-shoot-up-a-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.af149acadba4

There has got to be some way to blame it on President Trump! o_O

[8~{} Uncle Blameless Monster

Trump has certainly made the nation more divided and more angry that
it's been since at least the Vietnam War. He's also made himself a role
model for doing anything, saying anything, insulting people, saying to
hell with all the established norms. Might that new climate encourage
someone who's already troubled to take the final step? Perhaps.

But I can tell you one thing there is no question Trump is responsible for
and that is doing virtually nothing to help prevent the next shooting.
He meets with the families, throws out a lot of BS and promises. He met
with Congress and said he was in favor of raising the age limit to 21 and
comprehensive background checks. He tried to ridicule Senator Toomey
for not raising the age limit in a bill he was sponsoring. He said
Toomey was afraid of the NRA, but he was not. Trump said he'd take the
heat. The very next day he met with the NRA and all that was forgotten.
He's done nothing since. And following the last school shooting the
WH said he was going to re-activate the commission that he appointed
just a couple months before, right after the FL shooting. Re-activate?
It's stunning the level of lying, duplicity and sheer BS.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 7:24:58 PM UTC-5, trader_4 wrote:
On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 7:04:22 PM UTC-4, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 5:46:11 PM UTC-5, wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2018/05/29/what-parkland-parents-think-of-a-new-video-game-that-lets-people-shoot-up-a-school/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.af149acadba4

There has got to be some way to blame it on President Trump! o_O

[8~{} Uncle Blameless Monster

Trump has certainly made the nation more divided and more angry that
it's been since at least the Vietnam War. He's also made himself a role
model for doing anything, saying anything, insulting people, saying to
hell with all the established norms. Might that new climate encourage
someone who's already troubled to take the final step? Perhaps.

But I can tell you one thing there is no question Trump is responsible for
and that is doing virtually nothing to help prevent the next shooting.
He meets with the families, throws out a lot of BS and promises. He met
with Congress and said he was in favor of raising the age limit to 21 and
comprehensive background checks. He tried to ridicule Senator Toomey
for not raising the age limit in a bill he was sponsoring. He said
Toomey was afraid of the NRA, but he was not. Trump said he'd take the
heat. The very next day he met with the NRA and all that was forgotten.
He's done nothing since. And following the last school shooting the
WH said he was going to re-activate the commission that he appointed
just a couple months before, right after the FL shooting. Re-activate?
It's stunning the level of lying, duplicity and sheer BS.

You're a racist ******* Traitor_4ever who hates Orange people and you hate President Trump because he's our first Orange President. The fact that you're a Gay Negro man doesn't give you a pass. Give it a rest! ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Observant Monster

On Tue, 29 May 2018 23:46:09 +0100, wrote:

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Stop posting links to ****ty companies that want me to subscribe or disable my adblocker. I will not read that link.

And you're wrong. A game does not make someone violent. Violence is in someone's nature.

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