Legion said:
Sighs.
"But we do see a trend where some of these shooters do have exposure to these video games."
I suspect he also ate food, drank liquids, slept in a bed and wore clothes. It's this wonderful thing called "cause and effect" Mr Murphy. Something being common in all of these cases does not mean that they actually had any relevance. Until we invent time travel so we can see if removing gaming from these peoples lives would have changed anything, it is nothing more than pointless speculation.
Linking consumption of meat, or veganism for that matter, cannot be linked to violent behaviour in any setting that claims to be in the slightest 'scientific' or wants to be taken seriously. Hatin' on games has a history, because it's still a fringe phenomenon for various members and slices of society.
I'm pretty down to earth most of the time when off forums, so I would probably want to start solving problems with the family situation, the mental illness, the storage and handling of guns, the general handling of the situation by his mother, father, teacher, whatever person that came in contact with him and just had to realize that young Adam had issues. I'd also like to see some more of that cause-and-effect for the folks beating up Adam Lanza on what seems to have been a regular basis.
Just scapegoating around isn't going to solve any single problem or issue at hand - and yet, scapegoating and battle rhetoric are major perks in politics. They can get you votes, but not the understanding, insight and power to actually solve problems. Too bad, that.
