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The Oslo Massacre and Violent Video Games: the Facts

Posted by Soulskill on from the broken-record dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Media hysteria is once again blaming a real life massacre on violent video games. But looking at every single gaming reference in the Oslo killer's manifesto shows that such accusations are ridiculous. He played games to unwind from plotting and used them to mask his activities."

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  1. Re:It's because of organizations like Forbes by Hognoxious · · Score: -1, Troll

    And I quote "But I fear that, unless Europe begins demanding that its Muslim population live according to its Enlightenment traditions and the values of democracy, he will not be the last." She means this as a threat

    Mind reader, are you?

    I fear that, unless you replace those tires, you will wrap your car around a tree.

    Is that a threat too, you kumbaya-singing prick?

    --
    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  2. Re:Massacre by Bing+Tsher+E · · Score: 1, Troll

    Fox news scares me even more than any type of terrorist combined.

    I take it you live in a henhouse.