I'm glad I'm not in high school anymore, but I know that if I were, I would be one of the many being sent home for displaying "anti-social" behavior. Yeah, I was "anti-social" because I hated the way the "normal" people treated me, and preferred to avoid it alltogether.
If being "normal" means being a shallow conformist, who thrives on putting down and belittleing others, then I think I would prefer being labled a freak or psycho.
I don't know about sueing the parents, but I do believe that they are responsible for his actions so long as he is under age. They are supposed to teach him right from wrong and teach him morals and values. I am uncertain where he obtained the gun that he used to do the shooting, but it wouldn't supprise me if it belonged to his father. I thought all responsible parents were supposed to keep guns away from their kids! I know they are greiving, but place the blame where it belongs. I have been playing games for nearly 5 years now and I know that there is no way in hell that I could kill someone in cold blood. Playing Quake has in no way trained me to use a gun, and as a matter of fact, I don't even like to handle guns at all.
just my $1.50 (inflation and taxes added into cost)
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I'm glad I'm not in high school anymore, but I know that if I were, I would be one of the many being sent home for displaying "anti-social" behavior. Yeah, I was "anti-social" because I hated the way the "normal" people treated me, and preferred to avoid it alltogether.
If being "normal" means being a shallow conformist, who thrives on putting down and belittleing others, then I think I would prefer being labled a freak or psycho.
I don't know about sueing the parents, but I do believe that they are responsible for his actions so long as he is under age. They are supposed to teach him right from wrong and teach him morals and values. I am uncertain where he obtained the gun that he used to do the shooting, but it wouldn't supprise me if it belonged to his father. I thought all responsible parents were supposed to keep guns away from their kids!
I know they are greiving, but place the blame where it belongs. I have been playing games for nearly 5 years now and I know that there is no way in hell that I could kill someone in cold blood. Playing Quake has in no way trained me to use a gun, and as a matter of fact, I don't even like to handle guns at all.
just my $1.50 (inflation and taxes added into cost)