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Games and Music, the New Book Burning

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the someone-needs-to-reread-fahrenheit-451 dept.

It seems that a Newport News, VA pastor finally got around to reading Fahrenheit 451 and has decided that it was a good idea. Despite several studies claiming the contrary, Rev. Richard Patrick is blaming violent video games and music for crimes that he say has affected 90% of his congregation in one way or another.

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  1. Re:read the interview by JustinOpinion · · Score: 3, Funny

    If people want to voluntarily burn their own property - more power to them. Where I live we call that freedom of speach. Where I live we also call that needless pollution.

    If you disapprove of a particular book (or video game, etc.), don't burn it: rather, just don't buy it in the first place.
  2. Re:read the interview by gcalvin · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's funny to me is that we in the west look at conservative mullahs in the middle east shutting down rock music and dancing, and we have a good laugh at how backwards they are. Then conservatives in the west turn around and try to ban comic books, or dungeons and dragons, or marijuana, or violent video games... ...and we have a good laugh at them too.