Elementary school shooting blame game

[PDH]

Why not just repeal the second amendment? Or modify it so that it only applies to flintlock muskets?

Give the US a sane gun policy where the military, the police, rural folk/hunters and shooting sports enthusiasts can get a gun but everyone else can't.

Just be like Canada.

Why do you hate freedom?

[viper37]

There was a psychologist on NPR that was saying that the most effective way to end these kinds of tragedies isn't to ban guns, but rather for the media to refuse to agrandize the situations when they occur. Tell the story, but don't name the killer. Give no attention to him/her at all.

For that to work, however, all of the media would have to agree to it, which, as we know, will never happen. In addition, there are always those who need to know why. They'll dig to get the answer of who and why, and then publish it.

I,m surprised they didn't say it was violent video games first.  Or violent movies.

[derspiess]

Violent movies are getting some mention. Apparently Tarantino caught some shit for not apologizing for the violence in his movies.

[Razgovory]

There was a psychologist on NPR that was saying that the most effective way to end these kinds of tragedies isn't to ban guns, but rather for the media to refuse to agrandize the situations when they occur. Tell the story, but don't name the killer. Give no attention to him/her at all.

For that to work, however, all of the media would have to agree to it, which, as we know, will never happen. In addition, there are always those who need to know why. They'll dig to get the answer of who and why, and then publish it.

I,m surprised they didn't say it was violent video games first.  Or violent movies.

I've seen violent video games and Jews blamed.

[Caliga]

The Jews are the ones who will not be blamed for nothing.

[Valmy]

The Jews are the ones who will not be blamed for nothing.

Indeed.  Man I am so tired of people not blaming them nothing, that crap has not not gone on for centuries.

[Malthus]

The Jews are the ones who will not be blamed for nothing.

"The Juwes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing."

You mis-spelled "Juwes". 

[Caliga]

Of course a JUWE would get my little joke.

[Malthus]

Of course a JUWE would get my little joke.

Juwes, Brits, true crime affectionadoes, and other master race types. 

[Ed Anger]

A proposal to bring a Gen Con-like gaming convention to Duluth has some business owners fluttering with excitement (Local View: "DECC needs a gaming convention," Dec. 4). But the violence accompanied with role-playing video games poses too high a risk for Duluth, despite the prospective economic profits.

Sure, Indianapolis has a turnout of 45,000 medieval-clad, game-playing enthusiasts at its annual Gen Con convention, and the annual event brings the city millions of dollars of profits. But everyone seems to overlook what should be obvious: the mental, emotional and physical whiplash of video games. Everyone seems to ignore what's known as "behavioral violence."

A study done by Craig Anderson and published in Glen Spark's book, "Media Effects," found the "exposure to violent video games is casually linked to increased aggressive behavior, increases in aggressive thoughts and feelings, higher levels of physiological arousal, and less helping behavior."

We're not playing Pong or Pac-Man anymore.

Instead, we're playing the most popular, cutting-edge video games like Demon's Souls, Dark Souls: Prepare to Die and the long-anticipated Soul Sacrifice, video games that probably will not make gamers want to volunteer at the Salvation Army. More likely, the games will increase desires to act and behave more violently.

As Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's studies prove, "Video games that require the player to shoot a gun and react reflexively with the shooting responses are teaching an entire generation of children to associate shooting with pleasure."

Bringing a scaled-down version of Indiana's Gen Con convention to Duluth would only increase the amount of violence to which Duluth is exposed. Is increased violence something we really want to willingly welcome into Duluth?

The role-playing video games associated with Gen Con are only a

catalyst to violent behavior. A study done by Norwegian psychologists Endestad and Torgsen reported that role-playing video games might lead to violent behavior because the gamer has identification with the main perpetrator in the game.

If playing video games really leads to aggressive behavior, I sure wouldn't want to welcome that into Duluth, despite the prospective economic

benefits.

Indiana can keep the Gen Con convention and the violence associated with video games, and we'll stick to Bentleyville's Tour of Lights.

Jo Cooley is a communication major at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck you and UMD, Jo.  Assmunch.

[Caliga]

I know I for one have been feeling like a kung-fu panda lately.

[Valmy]

Reading his article makes me want to act out violently.

[Ed Anger]

His? You know Jo is a cunt.

[merithyn]

His? You know Jo is a cunt.

Yep.

Jo Cooley