Cop Blames Videogames For Sandy Hook Massacre
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Is there any evidence that he was actually a gamer? Like, games. In his house. The article only mentions having a spreadsheet of 'highscores', so all we can assume is that Microsoft Excel makes you a murderer. Which is probably true.
That is a seriously tiny arm. that thing doesn't look fit enough to hold up a fork, let alone a firearm.The Plunk said:Haha. Nice try, Lanza, but everyone knows you can't beat a viking's high-score when it comes to mass-murder.
No, but seriously, this policeman's a dumbass.
Also, why is the Escapist reporting a story from a tabloid? Isn't one of the red flags there that the "veteran officer" was not named?
...What? I don't really play any competitive shooter type games, but I've never heard of any games were that happens. Where the hell did he get that idea?Andy Chalk said:
Also if we fallow this reasoning to it's logical conclusion then if Lanza was into jogging then jogging would turn people into mass murders.
Kane & Lynch's multiplayer mode.Legion said:
And, if he was playing Kane & Lynch... well, that explains everything!
After so many games I have played in my time, I should be a killing machine and the bringer of apocalypse.
I just need a gun! Oh wait..about that. Do you have any idea how hard it is to actually hit accurately with a gun in real life. Count as well the weight of the gun itself + the ammunition you got to carry etc. Why would I bother to do that when I can do it safely in a "fictional and safe" place.
Video games creating killers? Take the head of out your ass Mr. police man and think before you speak or throw blame at something. There are some exceptions of course, but those people should be sent to a psychiatrist for tests if they are crazy in the head.
I just need a gun! Oh wait..about that. Do you have any idea how hard it is to actually hit accurately with a gun in real life. Count as well the weight of the gun itself + the ammunition you got to carry etc. Why would I bother to do that when I can do it safely in a "fictional and safe" place.
Video games creating killers? Take the head of out your ass Mr. police man and think before you speak or throw blame at something. There are some exceptions of course, but those people should be sent to a psychiatrist for tests if they are crazy in the head.
Well I'm sure they could pose a thread but all we'd get is a flame war; now a threat on the other hand, we might as well call them a cult leader with how ferverously the braindead will followHavoK 09 said:
seriously though, I know what you meant to write, just felt like running with it
It's as simple as this, Mr Veteran Officer sir - no name, no opinion. Give your name and we consider taking you serious. Hide behind the anonymity of rank and file, and you will just get laughed at before you can even give your two cents worth.
That being said, I use a point card system to incentivise my students into studying English. At 100 points they level up, and get to lord it over their peers.
IT'S THE WORK OF A GAMER IT MUST BE EVIL AND IT MUST BE STOPPED.
Guess what? If I see one of my students is 10 points from levelling up, I give them a new sheet. I call it TACTICAL POINT CARD RELOADING. Guess what, oh Veteran my Veteran, I learned that shit PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
IT'S THE WORK OF A GAMER; THE TEACHER IS EVIL AND IT MUST BE STOPPED WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
...Fucking idiot.
That being said, I use a point card system to incentivise my students into studying English. At 100 points they level up, and get to lord it over their peers.
IT'S THE WORK OF A GAMER IT MUST BE EVIL AND IT MUST BE STOPPED.
Guess what? If I see one of my students is 10 points from levelling up, I give them a new sheet. I call it TACTICAL POINT CARD RELOADING. Guess what, oh Veteran my Veteran, I learned that shit PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
IT'S THE WORK OF A GAMER; THE TEACHER IS EVIL AND IT MUST BE STOPPED WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN.
...Fucking idiot.
I do wonder if he was vetted at all or not. Like, if I were to email the same paper anonymously and claim 13 years as a sniper for the Coast Guard, would they run with my conclusions?DJ_Bunce said:
He also claimed it was like a "doctoral thesis," so we should probably blame higher education.
So, videogames are adequate substitutes for police training. Huh.
But seriously, although if all of this does add up as they say it does, it was systematic and score-based. Doesn't make it videogame-inspired. Sports use scores, and as for someone else getting your points, that's bullshit. What violent videogames have you played recently where the opposition actually gets your points for killing you? I can't think of any off the top of my head.
In short, since a kid uses a bit of intelligence when using his weapons, picks a location where he's not going to be shot at by bystanders or security, shot himself at the end and had made a scoresheet of what are supposedly past massacres, vidyogaems caused it.
And actually, I'm surprised a spreadsheet of massacres with scores a) wasn't noticed by his parents, b) wasn't brought up earlier, and c) the guy thought he could do better than the Burmese government.
Final thing - I'm not even f***ing considering the opinion of anyone who isn't in the field of psychology or has done extensive tests anymore. Next it'll be 'bystander says perpetrator adopted stance commonly seen in videogames" or some tripe.
But seriously, although if all of this does add up as they say it does, it was systematic and score-based. Doesn't make it videogame-inspired. Sports use scores, and as for someone else getting your points, that's bullshit. What violent videogames have you played recently where the opposition actually gets your points for killing you? I can't think of any off the top of my head.
In short, since a kid uses a bit of intelligence when using his weapons, picks a location where he's not going to be shot at by bystanders or security, shot himself at the end and had made a scoresheet of what are supposedly past massacres, vidyogaems caused it.
And actually, I'm surprised a spreadsheet of massacres with scores a) wasn't noticed by his parents, b) wasn't brought up earlier, and c) the guy thought he could do better than the Burmese government.
Final thing - I'm not even f***ing considering the opinion of anyone who isn't in the field of psychology or has done extensive tests anymore. Next it'll be 'bystander says perpetrator adopted stance commonly seen in videogames" or some tripe.