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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:Environmental neurotoxicity increases crime rat by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've seen something similar to this. I had a guy give me a handout that listed all of the toxins found in cigarettes. I don't smoke but I looked at it anyway. One that jumped out at me of the 60 or so on his list was potassium. I have never eaten a banana since.

    In all seriousness, I'm pretty sure it was listed only to make the list longer and thus look even worse at first glance.

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