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nadinbrzezinski

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70. Actually we had more access to mental health care

Reply to renie408 (Reply #16)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 01:11 PM

Dec 2012

Until Ronald Reagan, who emptied, yes, emptied, mental hospitals.

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Hollywood?? WTF? [View all] kydo Dec 2012 OP

Never forget that the NRA gave him top billing n/t malaise Dec 2012 #1

He acknowledged that he got NRAs highest rating rateyes Dec 2012 #3

Whatever malaise Dec 2012 #68

oh I know kydo Dec 2012 #5

If you dont think the video games contribute to this carnage rateyes Dec 2012 #2

No I think violent games (all games from kill kill games to football) kydo Dec 2012 #6

And, he said as much. rateyes Dec 2012 #7

But its buried kydo Dec 2012 #13

I beg to differ, rateyes Dec 2012 #14

then maybe you should go back and re-watch kydo Dec 2012 #26

Took your advice, and watched again.. rateyes Dec 2012 #49

umm, yes he did kydo Dec 2012 #56

No, I think you misunderstand BainsBane Dec 2012 #19

which is exactly why I am upset kydo Dec 2012 #28

I see no reason to assume that BainsBane Dec 2012 #31

I hope you are right kydo Dec 2012 #41

Whether WE like it or not, Joe is right. EVERYTHING has to change. renie408 Dec 2012 #9

Joe was half right kydo Dec 2012 #63

I agree with you PatSeg Dec 2012 #74

Bullshit...video games didn't kill those kids. ZM90 Dec 2012 #4

And the gun nuts will tell you that guns don't kill people, either. renie408 Dec 2012 #8

thank you. rateyes Dec 2012 #11

Video Games are not the problem though... ZM90 Dec 2012 #12

Well, my friend, you need to find a new hobby. Just like the guy who shoots an AR-15 renie408 Dec 2012 #16

Good luck banning video games.... ZM90 Dec 2012 #22

Ya think?? renie408 Dec 2012 #33

Let me ask you a question. Can you mass murder real people with a video game controller or console? ZM90 Dec 2012 #40

thats usually how it goes... rateyes Dec 2012 #51

What we need to do is make it much harder for mentally disturbed people to obtain guns ZM90 Dec 2012 #55

This is my last reply to you, since you are unable to keep rateyes Dec 2012 #57

Friend, they have studies which prove increased violence after renie408 Dec 2012 #77

This exemplifies how dense some DU'er can be. It's not about laws banning violent media KittyWampus Dec 2012 #79

bingo rateyes Dec 2012 #27

CENSORSHIP IS NOT A DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE, you sir can fuck right off. Kurska Dec 2012 #34

Nobody is talking about censorship. People still have the freedom to put that shitty stuff on the rateyes Dec 2012 #54

False. theKed Dec 2012 #59

true rateyes Dec 2012 #62

Still false. theKed Dec 2012 #64

did u read the article? rateyes Dec 2012 #65

Did you read mine? theKed Dec 2012 #66

yes, i did. however, i asked you first... rateyes Dec 2012 #78

did you read theked's articles? nt kydo Dec 2012 #67

Actually we had more access to mental health care nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #70

yeppers kydo Dec 2012 #72

they are part of the problem rateyes Dec 2012 #17

oh the days before violent video games when there were NO incidents of people killing other people leftyohiolib Dec 2012 #43

they are part of the problem rateyes Dec 2012 #48

oh now i get it. thanks for repeating the same talking point and ignoring the point of the post leftyohiolib Dec 2012 #81

You're welcome. rateyes Dec 2012 #86

Except that guns theKed Dec 2012 #44

Teacher here.... rateyes Dec 2012 #10

We have a rating system and whether or not those kids are playing a violent video game is up to the ZM90 Dec 2012 #15

Well, the ratings arent working. rateyes Dec 2012 #18

Good luck banning video games.... ZM90 Dec 2012 #21

We're not going to ban video games, but we can tax them to near extinction. reformist2 Dec 2012 #30

I'm pretty sure the backlash by both gamers and video game companies would cause that legislation to ZM90 Dec 2012 #32

Various people theKed Dec 2012 #45

You realize the person doing this was an adult right? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #71

"There are no images there, except the ones in my mind. Granted, some are disturbing," zappaman Dec 2012 #80

I agree with you. It just makes intuitive sense that immersion into violence cali Dec 2012 #20

thanks, cali rateyes Dec 2012 #25

This is where I draw the line... if we're going to start a witch hunt against more than guns Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #36

Agreed theKed Dec 2012 #50

Also, there have been numerous studies which show that the brain cannot renie408 Dec 2012 #37

Exactly and thanks cali kydo Dec 2012 #38

Agree completely. Safetykitten Dec 2012 #52

I don't subscribe to your ranking of the main causes. Violent entertainment is a huge problem. reformist2 Dec 2012 #23

Isn't gun culture like game culture? Bad Thoughts Dec 2012 #24

I agree Renew Deal Dec 2012 #29

I will defend free speech and expression with every ounce of my being... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #35

Video games aren't speech. reformist2 Dec 2012 #39

I beg to differ... ZM90 Dec 2012 #42

Actually the few times this has come before courts nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #73

Well, Comrade, video games are part of interstate commerce, and the rateyes Dec 2012 #58

If there weren't a body of legal precedent theKed Dec 2012 #60

thanks theKed kydo Dec 2012 #61

I'm a pretty simple person with relatively basic thoughts, but.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #46

It's not Hollywood ... kwolf68 Dec 2012 #47

Guns don't kill people, movies and games do. Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #53

I will give him a point and will tell you why nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #69

So now rush is blaming yep you guessed it .... kydo Dec 2012 #75

I will not change my consumer behaviour one bit GermanSmoker Dec 2012 #76

That makes you part of the problem Glitterati Dec 2012 #85

Good grief! 99Forever Dec 2012 #82

Hollywoods and vGames PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #83

Seriously. Rambo movies come to mind? Glitterati Dec 2012 #84