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well, the first article is from the sun. so...people might read it but people wont believe it as much as the guardian one.

and it seems like the only reason it is brought up is becuase the mother blames the game. the press isnt really saying "hey, lets blame the game!" ala trenchcoats and metal music.
 
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clearly he had pyschopathic tendencies unrelated to that video game otherwise most ppl on this board who game would be behind bars since middle school when mortal kombat first came out......

FINISH HIM!
 
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Its an 18 and over game so he should not have been playing without his parents' consent in the first place. I blame this murder on irresponsible parenting more than the game itself.
 
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I still want to start a website called "Blame GTA", and this article would be good for it, but I dont have enough ambition anymore. I'm too busy caught up in the real world. :eek:
 
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Originally posted by: Feneant2
Its an 18 and over game so he should not have been playing without his parents' consent in the first place. I blame this murder on irresponsible parenting more than the game itself.
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agree - :beer:
 
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If I watch the Discovery Channel and see a lion eat a zebra... then go out and murder someone by biting their neck and eating their innards... can I sue God and the Discovery Channel for making me do it?
 
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Originally posted by: edro13
If I watch the Discovery Channel and see a lion eat a zebra... then go out and murder someone by biting their neck and eating their innards... can I sue God and the Discovery Channel for making me do it?
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I'm sure there is a trial lawyer out there just itching to give that idea try. God has to be the ultimate "deep pockets" defendant.
 
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Kids make it to their early twenties in spite of themselves not because they were meant too.
 
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They were known to enjoy playing Doom, a game licensed by the US military to train soldiers to kill.
 
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A spokesman said: "We believe that immediate withdrawal of the game is the appropriate step in the circumstances.
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The game has an 18 certificate
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The 14-year-old was beaten with a claw hammer and stabbed repeatedly by his pal Warren LeBlanc, 17
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Why ws a 17 yo friends with a 14yo?

And what about the episode of the Simpsons where Maggie hits Homer with a hammer?
I think THAT is the cause of all this, not Manhunt, but the Simpsons. It's obvious.


WORST, MOST STUPID COMMENT EVAR!
"These types of games are basically murder simulators."
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I R TEH MURD3R4R!
I KNOW HOW 2 KILL U WIV A HAMMAR NOW! I PLAY GAMES WIV A GAMEPAD!
IT LIKE REAL HITTING PEOPLE WIV HAMMAR! I R SKILLED MURDER MAN NOW!

HIRE ME 4 URE HITZ!

OMG, IT GETS WORSE
Peter Joyce QC prosecuting told the court that the defendant had planned to rob his younger friend to help repay a drugs debt.
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A normal boy, with drug debt!
It's 100% the games fault now, no doubt about it.
 
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Kenazo

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Manhunt is a gross game. I don't really think anyone should be playing it. But, it is also a free country, so I don't think the Gov't should be saying they can't either. The company should have had some morals and never have made it though.
 
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Originally posted by: cjchaps
They were known to enjoy playing Doom, a game licensed by the US military to train soldiers to kill.
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But without Doom as a training tool, our soldiers would lack the necessary skills to defeat the cybernetic demons that plaque us on an almost daily basis. Banning Doom is not the answer. If our soldiers aren't trained to know how many shotgun blasts it takes to kill a CacoDemon or the best way to strafe around Imp fireballs...how will we defend our earth against the demonic hoards?
 
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I wouldn't dismiss this so quickly. I grew up on games like Mario Bros. and you should see what I do to turtles!
 
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Originally posted by: CChaos
I wouldn't dismiss this so quickly. I grew up on games like Mario Bros. and you should see what I do to turtles!
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Turtles are awesome, don't hurt turtles. Except for snapping turtles. Feel free to torture those mean little bastards.
 
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Ugh the parents are irresponsible whiney little b!tches who don't realize just how stupid they are. It seems her mother knew about the game and since she let him play it, she's a complete retard and a failure as a parent.
 
Linflas

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Originally posted by: PingSpike
Originally posted by: CChaos
I wouldn't dismiss this so quickly. I grew up on games like Mario Bros. and you should see what I do to turtles!
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Turtles are awesome, don't hurt turtles. Except for snapping turtles. Feel free to torture those mean little bastards.
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I rescued 2 of these guys from the highway just yesterday and set them on their way back off in the woods away from the road.
 
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as usual, the parents fail to realize their fault in all this (esp if the game is rated for mature audiences only, i.e. 18+ yr olds). regardless, i somehow doubt a video game would have pushed a 17 yr old to murder - im sure he has always had some deep psychological problems...
 
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Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: PingSpike
Originally posted by: CChaos
I wouldn't dismiss this so quickly. I grew up on games like Mario Bros. and you should see what I do to turtles!
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Turtles are awesome, don't hurt turtles. Except for snapping turtles. Feel free to torture those mean little bastards.
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I rescued 2 of these guys from the highway just yesterday and set them on their way back off in the woods away from the road.
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Yeah, box turtles are some of my favorires. Turtles are really the only reptiles that can be considered cute.
 
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Originally posted by: maziwanka
as usual, the parents fail to realize their fault in all this (esp if the game is rated for mature audiences only, i.e. 18+ yr olds). regardless, i somehow doubt a video game would have pushed a 17 yr old to murder - im sure he has always had some deep psychological problems...
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He had drug debts.
Tell you anything?
 
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Originally posted by: Modeps
I still want to start a website called "Blame GTA", and this article would be good for it, but I dont have enough ambition anymore. I'm too busy caught up in the real world. :eek:
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Why GTA? That is the game which inspired me to get my motorcyle license so I can jump ramps onto roof-tops! (stairway to nowhere few blocks down of the firestation, 1 block from the gunshop)
 
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Originally posted by: Kenazo
Manhunt is a gross game. I don't really think anyone should be playing it. But, it is also a free country, so I don't think the Gov't should be saying they can't either. The company should have had some morals and never have made it though.
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So what you're saying is according to your morals they shouldn't have made it.

I'm not trying to start a flamefest or anything so don't take this in the wrong way it's not a personal attack but everybodys morals are different and who is to say one set of morals is more correct than another?

Suffice to say if there is a market for something it will be made regardless of whether some group or faction think it's immoral (sp?), I personally think bondage and S&M are depraved and disgusting but some people are into it, that doesn't make them any less moral than me or any worse as a person because of it, it just means they have different values.
 
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