"If video games influenced childrens behaviour, all those among us who grew up playing Pacman would spend our spare time in badly lit rooms rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music..."
Ironically, however, the younger generations are the ones that are raving!
Obviously, some people just don't understand what Mr. Katz is trying to say. I'll try to make an anology:
It's like in recess, you're all having fun playing kickball and whatnot, and then some kid jumps off the backstop of the baseball field and breaks his leg. He's retarded and that's his fault (I think we should reserve the right to let children hurt themselves, keeping Darwinism in the equation of life and ensuring a more evolved future). Everyone completely freaks out, and no one can have any recess. Of course, had someone like the teacher been watching and not neglecting his/her duty, it may not have happened.
Had the government made stronger laws and/or had teachers, parents and peers shown more concern to two students, Columbine may never have happened. How many people have used (fake or) real guns and not gone in and blown of the heads of their classmates???!! Hell, how many people have played with that thought in their mind and not done it? I'm not ashamed to say I have done all of the above and my death count remains at zero.
Hell, as soon as kids are 18, the Government wants them to go and use real guns and shoot real people so that they can prosper. But that's called "War" not "Tragedy." --Jon
Have you ever seen the Senate (or any government, whatsoever) pass any kind of bill. It takes for fucking ever! Those are tax dollars at work, and that's a lot of money for not a lot of work, especially when we have people coming up with mindless, ignorant bills that they think will make them look like a good guy. What if there was a bill that would censor and/or impeach government leaders for proposing bills that are unfounded. Fuck government leaders making this decision! They'd never pass it! I say we take it directly to the people. It's time we make those bastards do some fucking work! --Jon
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"If video games influenced childrens behaviour, all those among us who grew up playing Pacman would spend our spare time in badly lit rooms rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music..."
Ironically, however, the younger generations are the ones that are raving!
Oh, come on, that's kind of funny! B^)
--Jon
You Katz, would be the later.
It's spelled 'latter', speaking of ignorance.
Obviously, some people just don't understand what Mr. Katz is trying to say. I'll try to make an anology:
It's like in recess, you're all having fun playing kickball and whatnot, and then some kid jumps off the backstop of the baseball field and breaks his leg. He's retarded and that's his fault (I think we should reserve the right to let children hurt themselves, keeping Darwinism in the equation of life and ensuring a more evolved future). Everyone completely freaks out, and no one can have any recess. Of course, had someone like the teacher been watching and not neglecting his/her duty, it may not have happened.
Had the government made stronger laws and/or had teachers, parents and peers shown more concern to two students, Columbine may never have happened. How many people have used (fake or) real guns and not gone in and blown of the heads of their classmates???!! Hell, how many people have played with that thought in their mind and not done it? I'm not ashamed to say I have done all of the above and my death count remains at zero.
Hell, as soon as kids are 18, the Government wants them to go and use real guns and shoot real people so that they can prosper. But that's called "War" not "Tragedy."
--Jon
Have you ever seen the Senate (or any government, whatsoever) pass any kind of bill. It takes for fucking ever! Those are tax dollars at work, and that's a lot of money for not a lot of work, especially when we have people coming up with mindless, ignorant bills that they think will make them look like a good guy. What if there was a bill that would censor and/or impeach government leaders for proposing bills that are unfounded. Fuck government leaders making this decision! They'd never pass it! I say we take it directly to the people. It's time we make those bastards do some fucking work!
--Jon