Jody, An excellent point. In many of the cases where murder or suicide is involved in someone playing a game or appears that way probably has more to do with some mental illness and other issues that have nothing to do with the game. It is just in our society today where the media has to find something sensational to report or make something sound more sensational than it really is they try and draw conclusions about the murder or suicide that may have no basis in reality.
Cheers! On 4/30/15, Jody McKinniss <jlove42...@gmail.com> wrote: > I suspect that the people responsible for any murders or suicides related > to > D&D or any other game had some serious mental illness issues, and their > decisions had much more to do with that illness than with the games > themselves. So to call any game evil based on behaviors committed by > someone severely compromised by mental illness is ridiculous, especially > when you consider that even had they not played the game in question, their > ultimate behavior would most likely have occurred anyway. The suicide > and/or murder wasn't committed because of D&D, it was done so because of > the > imbalance in the person's brain, and likely would have resulted even if the > person had never engaged in the aforementioned activities. My uncle is a > prime example. He played D&D for hours and hours as a teenager, days at a > time without sleep on a few occasions, engaged in paintball (Which is > basically simulated hunting/killing, I believe), had several game consoles > with graphically violent games. Last time I saw him, he was 26 years of > age. He still had the latest game consoles, and a majority of his games > were fighting, violent, and bloody. Yet in the real world he's a husband, > the Vice President of a company, a productive and contributing member of > society who loves his wife and his familye. So again, to the people who > are > so uptight in this country about every little thing, I say relax. Have fun > doing something in an alternate world that you know damn well you wouldn't > do in your everyday life. I believe that the everyday average Joe's mind > is > capable of separating ffantasy from reality, and the few that do act out > what they hear, see, read, etc., are burdened with illnesses that would > have > eventually led to adverse behavior anyway. Like I said, the thought of > taking a human life in the real world is appalling to me, as it is to most > people probably. But I definitely like kicking some ass in psycho strike, > lol. I managed to get the rifle last night before I went to sleep. It's > better than the shotgun, but Aaron, it is definitely my opinion that > automatic weapons should be included in the next release. I just hope that > you've managed to see suggestions buried in with all of the debate > surrounding violence, religion, and other things. Lol. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
