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D&D Blamed For Stabbing Deaths

Posted by Zonk on from the excellent-detective-work dept.

Grymalkin writes "A man is in custody for allegedly stabbing 3 people to death in King of Prussia, PA last week. Now it appears that the district attorney believes there may be a link between the murders and the Dungeons and Dragons RPG. From the article: 'I mean, you have many, many stab wounds and those 'Dungeons and Dragons' fantasy games involve swords and knives and daggers and things of that nature. There may be a connection but I can't say for sure.'" Wow. There are a lot more D&D players than I thought there were, what with all the stabbings and all.

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  1. So that means... by Durinthal · · Score: 5, Funny

    All vehicular homicides can be connected to Nascar, right?

    1. Re:So that means... by Fjandr · · Score: 4, Funny

      Of course. Also, anyone who runs from the police.

      "Well, what we have here is a high-speed chase. Nascar has a lot of drivers going really fast, and things of that nature, so there might be a connection here."

    2. Re:So that means... by sgant · · Score: 5, Funny

      Jesus saves...everyone else takes 2d20 crushing damage.

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    3. Re:So that means... by vettemph · · Score: 5, Funny

      So who do you blame when the get-away car makes a right hand turn?

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  2. Stab wounds... by 0x461FAB0BD7D2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Personally, I blame Chris Rock's guns-for-knives program.

    The DA is clearly just an attention whore.

  3. Where, PA? by Kris_J · · Score: 4, Funny

    "King of Prussia, PA" -- is that a real town? And here I was thinking that "Medieval England, Iowa" was just a lame joke. Now I'm thinking of getting an atlas...

    1. Re:Where, PA? by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Funny

      "Maybe that's the true reason for his killing spree: his town has a stupid name." ... said Zork the Almighty.

      ;)

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    2. Re:Where, PA? by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, didn't you know? It's near "Prince of Persia, PA"

    3. Re:Where, PA? by ZosX · · Score: 5, Funny
      Yes it is in Pennsylvania, amonst many other towns, including the infamous Intercourse, PA, Blue Ball, PA, Beaverdale, PA, Manda Gap, PA, Scalp Level, PA, Stalker, PA and Burning Well, PA. I'm sure there are more funny names around the state. Still not as bad as Gaysport, OH and Businessburg, OH. Let us not forget Why, AZ, Cadillac, FL, Energy, IL, Normal, IL, Sac City, IA, Zook, KS, Cadillac, KY, Ordinary, KY, Hazard, KY, Christmas, MI, Gay, MI, Hell, MI, Nirvanna, MI, Paradise, MI, Askew, MS, Hot Coffee, MS, Competition, MO, Novelty, MO, Flying H, NM, Truth Or Consequences, NM, Weed, NM, Kill Devil Hills, NC, Can do, ND, Happyland, OK, Boring, OR, Half.com, OR, North, SC, Gayville, SD, Mud Butte, SD, Bushland, TX, Earth, TX, Gun Barrel City, TX, Needmore, TX, Tiki Island, TX, Study Butte, TX, Telegraph, TX, Best, TX, Boston, TX, Old Boston, TX, New Boston, TX, Index, WA, Ruff Starbuck, WA, Walla Walla, WA, Acme, WV, Friendly, WV, Odd, WV, or Sod, WV.

      If you are too lazy to google for information and such.

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  4. Re:It's a goddamn form of expression by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Karma be dammed

    Roll 3 d 6 : 14 or higher to go on a killing spree :: You rolled 6 add to that your previous pyschotic dispostion modifier of +20 for a score of 26 , pass lunacy check . You go nuts and go stab a bunch of people.

    Obviously this lawyer never played D&D

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  5. Reno 911 by riceslimbo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone's gonna post these, might as well get it out of the way:

    boots of escaping

    axe scuffle

  6. seems that... by dunkelfalke · · Score: 3, Funny

    seems that [SA]HatfulOfHollow has what he wanted at last.

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  7. Could Passion of the Christ cause stabbings? by MilenCent · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, the violence in D&D is typically glossed over (some might say to its detrement -- barbarian heroes don't seem to live up to their Conanic legacy without rivers of gore to wade through). You roll. You hit. You kill the monster or it kills you. The survivors gets on with their lives. Not a lot of description going on, when it comes to combat.

    Now The Passion of the Christ... there you have some violence! And no matter how you couch it, as being history, religion, passion play, statement of faith, what have you, it cannot be denied that it presents its violent images much more vividly than any DM ever did. If you buy into the watching-violence-causes-violence thing, then it seems obvious that it undoubtedly causes more RL violent behavior than D&D does. (And kids do watch it -- sometimes at parental behest!)

    When is a lawyer going to come out and say that stabbings may be caused by Mel Gibson movies, is what I'd like to know.

  8. Re:Other causes of death by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What about: Fists and feet Piano Wire Strangulation/Suffocation Drowning Starvation Food poisoning"

    Well, if they looked at your hard-drive, they'd probably assume porn.

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  9. It was only a matter of time. by King_of_Prussia · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have been trying to institute a ban on D&D in my hometown for many years now, but the nerds just wouldn't listen. I guess one of them finally snapped and went on a murderous rage fuelled by satan and cheetos.

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    1. Re:It was only a matter of time. by chrish · · Score: 5, Funny

      Mmm... delicious Satan.

      Uh, I mean, Cheetos. Yeah, that's it... Cheetos...

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  10. Re:Other causes of death by dasunt · · Score: 4, Funny
    So if I shoot you it's because I played Doom, and if I stab you it's because I play D&D. What about: Fists and feet Piano Wire Strangulation/Suffocation Drowning Starvation Food poisoning

    Nethack.

  11. Behind the scenes at someone's office... by tuxedobob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mike: Hey, Joe?
    Joe: Yeah Mike?
    Mike: Someone just got stabbed.
    Joe: Hmmm.... we should probably blame it on video games.
    Mike: Nah, I don't think so. Everyone else is doing that. And some people say there's no proof?
    Joe: Well, how about D&D? That's kinda like video games, and it's based on the occult, and Satan is bad.
    Mike: Yeah, that might work. Let's go with that.

  12. Comeback. by Gen.+Rasputin+X · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess it's true that D&D is making a comeback, after all, it's been years since anyone blamed the game for anything.

    Unless of course he's blaming it on the D&D xbox game...

    Or of course the D&D movie. I can see that causing someone to kill.

  13. Re:Well atleast its not computer games this time by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the 2010's Scrabble will be the cause of all sorts of crime.

    District attorney Duce Dastor: I mean, we got this ransom note, and those 'Scrabble' games involve words and letters and vowels and things of that nature. There may be a connection but I can't say for sure.

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  14. He didn't mean to kill those men, by MykeBNY · · Score: 5, Funny

    he was attacking the darkness.

  15. Obg. Futurama by Xaroth · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hi! I'm Gary Gygax, and I'm..."

    rolls dice

    "glad to meet you!" ...who knows? Maybe the guy just crit-failed on his encounter disposition roll.

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  16. Re:Well atleast its not computer games this time by Haeleth · · Score: 3, Funny

    How the hell did this man get a law degree?

    You must have a really good spam filter, if you can't even hazard a guess.

  17. No, it was caused by D&D by rsilvergun · · Score: 4, Funny

    from what I've heard, the whole thing started with a heated exchange over 3rd Edition vs. 2nd. It got pretty bloody after that.

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