How the fuck do you dig with a hammer?
Sounds more like a case of bad parenting and dumb kid, a bad combination.
Sounds more like a case of bad parenting and dumb kid, a bad combination.
Minecraft: Video Game Violence's Latest Victim
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I will admit it is frustrating to see people drop a grand for an AR-15, just for them not to lock it up in a two hundred dollar safe. A lot of "gun nuts" simply don't think about home and personal safety beyond having a gun. Even though I believe the risk of fire, retiring without retirement funds and carbon monoxide poisoning are more likely than a home invasion.Evil Smurf said:
I don't see any news reports blaming Minecraft. The only articles that are out right now are those saying "Minecraft is being blamed." but they don't cite any articles making the assumption. Only the dad seems to be blaming the game for his child's actions.
Correction, its built into a standard Swiss Army backpack. It even comes with its own can-opener.Desert Punk said:
They're clever like that, they don't outright blame the video game because they know that would expose them to justified ridicule. They just say that "others" are blaming the game and don't comment on how absurd that is, thereby improving popularity with that most important mainstream news consuming demographic (angry old men) without consequence.soandnb said:
It's not like anyone is going to care when the fact-checker comes along and says [citation needed].
I don't see what you're saying. Of the two articles linked to, one is commenting on the absurdity of the media for blaming Minecraft as the culprit behind the kid's violence (Kotaku), and one is telling of the story and the events surrounding it (WFTV). The author of WFTV does not directly accuse Minecraft being the cause of the boy's behavior at all. It's only mentioned as a side note that the father thought the kid was playing his favorite character from a video game.Eldritch Warlord said:
In all honesty, I think Kotaku is blowing this WAY out of proportion. WFTV did not give their article a sensational title like "Kid plays Minecraft, brings guns to school" to get hits. They did not correlate the actions of the kid to his video gaming habits, they simply repeated what the father said. That's not WFTV's fault.
If I'm wrong, correct me. I was only able to look at the articles presented - not any videos.
So it is the same thing as always? Loads of guns and ease of obtaining them in the US, as a result irresponsible people will get hold of them. And when the person in question is a parent or otherwise legal guardian of minors they leave weapons and ammo lying around instead of locking them up properly. Neither do they keep any eyes on what their kids are doing. Then the kids start playing with, borrows or intentionally use them. With disastrous results.
And there seems to be a big taboo against stating that the legal guardians and owners of the guns are responsible for both and failed in their supervision. Thus media goes after the most absurd and outlandish scapegoats, everything so people can stare and whisper at the horrible scapegoat and not feel disturbed that they too should probably keep a better watch on what their kids are doing and where they store there lethal arms.
Sometime reality is just too predictable...
And there seems to be a big taboo against stating that the legal guardians and owners of the guns are responsible for both and failed in their supervision. Thus media goes after the most absurd and outlandish scapegoats, everything so people can stare and whisper at the horrible scapegoat and not feel disturbed that they too should probably keep a better watch on what their kids are doing and where they store there lethal arms.
Sometime reality is just too predictable...
Oh. This again. Delitful. I hadn't enough of my idiot quota for the day, I was about to go watch Fox News to get my fix. Thanks shitty American parents!
Seriously, had the kid tried to dig a giant hole in the courtyard and ripped through the neigbourhood's plumbing, maybe he'd get a point. But blaming freaking Minecraft for a gun? A freaking gun?
God freaking dammit, people are dumb.
Seriously, had the kid tried to dig a giant hole in the courtyard and ripped through the neigbourhood's plumbing, maybe he'd get a point. But blaming freaking Minecraft for a gun? A freaking gun?
God freaking dammit, people are dumb.
They tried to blame dynasty warriors for that? DYNASTY F*CKING WARRIORS?cowman2000 said:
For those that don't know, dynasty warriors is set in china in the early years of the millenium. yeah.
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I think someone should gather up america's reporters and fire them into the sun. Also the kid's parents.
If any parent doesn't realize this applies to all 9 year old kids, and they shouldn't need to be told by a judge in order to know it, then they shouldn't be allowed to be a parent.KingWein22 said:
Depends on where you live. Laws concerning ownership, use and storage of firearms vary by state and municipality. However the laws do tend to be stricter for homes with children in them.kiri2tsubasa said:
As a "gun-lover", I would like to say something about guns, children and parents. I have long held the opinion that the majority of shooting deaths involving children are due to poor parenting. The problem used to be little Johnny finding his Mom's/Dad's pistol in their closet and accidentally shooting their friend or sibling showing off. This is a failure on multiple levels. I was raised in a house with firearms and they were securely stored but my father also saw to it that me and my sister were taught from a young age to respect them, how to safely handle them, and never to touch them except when supervised. We never thought of them as toys. Be a responsible parent and teach your children to respect firearms if you are going to have them in the house as well locking them up securely away from the children. Whether or not you are going to teach them how to handle a firearm is up to you but make sure they know what the possible consequences could be.
... Wow. Holy ... I'm speechless. My mind boggles. We need a law or something to prevent this scapegoating crap. Personal responsibility needs to be accounted for. The parents need to be held accountable.
I thought this topic was a joke. Minecraft couldn't have been implicated, could it? Sadly the joke is that I was wrong.
I thought this topic was a joke. Minecraft couldn't have been implicated, could it? Sadly the joke is that I was wrong.
Well not everyone is interested in subtly bashing video games, Kotaku least of all.soandnb said:
