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Warriors Of Freedom Prompted Rampage Attempt?
Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Philadelphia Inquirer article linking videogames to an alleged spree killing attempt. According to the article, "Investigators suspect the three teens arrested.. as they allegedly were about to launch a killing rampage in the small town, found inspiration in violent computer games.. [police] learned that the name the three reportedly had given themselves - Warriors of Freedom - is also an Internet-based combat game." But only a few media reports mention that the violent game connection was made by Jack Thompson, a Miami lawyer and outspoken critic of violent video and computer games - is this a case of shameless Googling to find any obscure game with a similar name and make a connection, or is there genuine evidence here?
Most countries use an even more advanced technique of minimising civilian casualties. They dont cluster bomb the civilians in the first place. Clever, huh?
And dont give me any of this PsyOps bullshit. That PsyOps sure turned the Iraqi's around didn't it? Not like the entire country is turning into a killing field is it? THEY LOVE THAT ALLIED ARMY DONT THEY? Especially when they are shot and killed for demonstrating. Man, the PsyOps guys must be stoked.
Stop watching Fox News. Start reading Noam Chomsky. While you are doing that, how about you shut the fuck up.
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Quelque chose est ironique quand sa signification réelle est l'opposé de sa signification prévue.
(Thank god for babelfish, eh?)
Actually, the word is nearly identical in french and english, as you were able to see for yourself. And, despite what you mistakenly believe, I understand the word well enough to know that there are more than one precise meanings. Indeed, "irony" can also mean "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result", i.e. "you would expect that guns would be blamed first, since they're the obvious vector of such violent acts, but instead it's video games that gets the bad rep." That was the intended meaning, and therefore my choice of the word was justified. Hint: Merriam-Webster gives "sarcastic" as a synonym for "ironic".
Bonne fin de soirée, dude.
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This comment really struck me... now I must ask the question... why would you discuss the merits of taking out CHILDREN... the most innocent and helpless of victims?
/. The fact that you would consider harming a child who has never done anything to warrant revenge... is well, sick.
I never fully understood the columbine mindset, but I could atleast somewhat sympathise... The intent was revenge...I was a geek and was frequently picked upon by my peers in Highschool, so I think I understand somewhat the headspace for taking out a few jocks, and culpable teachers, but 3-4 year old kids?
This was the first time I have ever been really disgusted by a comment on
I attempted to consider that your intent was to illustrate the *virtue* in a high bodycount... but there is not honour in the killing of innocents
I will now get off my high horse, but that comment was REALLY fscked up!
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Anyone have the columbine mod for quake 1?
You want the most helpless victims possible. Kindergarden is when children are first congregated in large numbers, so try for that.
I have news for you dude.
Unarmed civilians *are* the most helpless victims possible. Including but not limited to full grown adults.
I have no respect for anyone who shoots and wounds unarmed civilians. When you shoot, you do so with the full intention of killing the target. If you can't keep your aim when your target isn't even shooting back at you, that means you're the worst kind of coward. Managing to kill unarmed civilians is only slightly more respectable, but still. Please. They're like sheep. There's no sport in it.
An Uzi, or something similar but more reliable. Look at what the police carry in US airports today.
Ah. The MP5-SD. 9-mm submachine gun based on the MP5 Navy. That is indeed a highly accurate submachine gun, and much better at close (less than 50 yards) range against unarmoured soft targets than an Uzi, which is more of a spray 'n pray kind of weapon with its very high rate of fire and poorly placed center of gravity. (really, it's a pistol)
The silencer on this thing does indeed make shots quieter than the action, but that's not saying much, as the action makes a hell of a clatter by itself. It's still more likely to make someone say "What the fuck is that?" rather than knowing full well that they're under attack. I'd have to question the validity of police officers using this in airports though. A terrorist attack would likely involve a surreptitious bomb or a group of well-armed and well-prepared men who have been trained as soldiers. Police officers are woefully unprepared for an attack like this, and as such are more likely to get themselves killed than anything else.
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Yeah, I wrote a pornographic novel on the same theme back in 1989 or so called Fucking Death. I still haven't officially published it, but I distributed a pre-print version to a friend in prison.
Oh, and in case any of you didn't notice, yeah, that's flamebait.