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Real Gun Pulled At Counter-Strike Tournament
Audiovore writes "Got Frag? has a press release and interview with the president of Cyber X Gaming about an event which took place after a Counter-Strike LAN gaming qualifier in Los Angeles at the weekend. Apparently, two guys from separate teams got in a fight outside, and when staff tried to break it up one of the participants went to his car, got a gun, and pointed it at the head of a staff member (who happened to be the son of the CXG president.) His team-mates then 'encouraged the person with the gun to fire', although the situation was then calmed down and the remainder of the event was cancelled."
FP! Did I get it? Did I get it?
Software Wars
yet our streets aren't overrun with platoons of soldiers shooting civilians
No. We've sent them to Iraq under the pretense of self-defense (notice how Bush and Rumsfield said, MANY TIMES, they knew exactly where the WMDs were, but wouldn't tell the UN and can't find any trace of them now?), where they're claiming to kill 54 insurgents when the locals say they kill 8 citizens.
Oh, that's right. It's a last resort. Although there was no proof they actually posed a threat. But they were probably as big a threat to us as Grenada, Panama, and North Vietnam.
But then, that doesn't count, does it? We are now "one nation, under God," so whatever we do, it is just and righteous and we shouldn't question it because we are the good guys and that means whatever we do, it has to be right, doesn't it?
Oh, and you might want to search recent news archives. I saw a few reports about six months ago about one base in particular where there was a high number of incidences of soldiers killing their wives in response to stress.
If you have not done so already, I encourage you to see the movie "Bowling For Columbine." It is a documentary by Michael Moore about Guns in the US. He states quite a few figures comparing the US and the rest of the world. He focuses a lot on Canada, which has one of the lowest murder rates, but still has plenty of Guns and Violent video games. It is a very insightful movie and really gives a perspective on the violence in the US.
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