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Aerows

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60. Games are NOT the problem

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 01:46 PM

Dec 2012

I don't have the urge to run around shooting people with a bow and arrow because I played Diablo 3. I don't have the urge to smack people with a wrench because I play Torchlight 2.

The problem is that we need better mental health in this country, and yes, I'm going to say it, we need better gun control policies. What sane human being needs an assault rifle or a gun clip that holds bunches of rounds? There is only one thing those weapons do, and that is kill efficiently. Too efficiently.

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Hi... I'm Ohio Joe, a Host of the Gaming group... I feel I should say something... [View all] Ohio Joe Dec 2012 OP

HOWDY OHIO_JOE Skittles Dec 2012 #1

What Was The Name Of The Game That Put You On An Island.... WillyT Dec 2012 #2

I think that was Myst. Aristus Dec 2012 #5

I hated that game! Neoma Dec 2012 #12

I never played it. Aristus Dec 2012 #13

Thank You... My GF Was All Up Into That... WillyT Dec 2012 #24

Aristus Diclotican Dec 2012 #30

The gamers be worried kwolf68 Dec 2012 #3

I agree with you... femrap Dec 2012 #73

When back in the days before DND, rock music or comic books? white_wolf Dec 2012 #80

Man I'm serious it is the <I dont play games therefore I dont care if they are banned phenom> Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #87

Well in Femrap's case we could advocate for the banning of all trolls from DU. white_wolf Dec 2012 #93

Sounds like how Republicans feel about poker... leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #119

Awwww, a victim. Do you really wish to re-litigate THAT? Because FUCK GUNS is nothing like ... 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #117

kwolf68 seems to be (even though I disagree with him/her) a mentally balanced person. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #142

Uh Joe, at the risk of sounding like I am disagreeing, let me say Tutonic Dec 2012 #4

The difference is the games are distributed to other countries jeff47 Dec 2012 #129

Best of luck Joe. Llewlladdwr Dec 2012 #6

Word up XemaSab Dec 2012 #7

DU rec...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #8

Borderlands was a great game. I haven't played the second yet. white_wolf Dec 2012 #9

It's really good Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #36

+1!!! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #10

You can stay in femrap Dec 2012 #11

This post theKed Dec 2012 #14

This post can't be serious. white_wolf Dec 2012 #15

Par for the course with that poster ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #65

Must have something to femrap Dec 2012 #72

The First Amendment has zilch to do with an internet message board ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #78

I would respond... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #69

The videogame-less, porn-less, anything-fun-less utopia you want will never happen. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #16

Actually it does. white_wolf Dec 2012 #19

Is that what you'd femrap Dec 2012 #79

I did. Oh and I took a philosophy class in college where I learned about fallices. white_wolf Dec 2012 #82

Then why do femrap Dec 2012 #85

Someone in another thread replied to this argument. white_wolf Dec 2012 #88

I lived it. femrap Dec 2012 #76

I was going to respond, but saw it was femrap RetroLounge Dec 2012 #20

What sort of message does NASA send when they encourage attacks on our lunar sister? Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #22

They played Metal Rock? Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #27

I didn't even know Metal Rock was a term. white_wolf Dec 2012 #29

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #83

"Or just get a job helping those less fortunate"... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #33

I think online message boards desensitize people to idiocy.. snooper2 Dec 2012 #38

+1...I could so rec this! ms liberty Dec 2012 #127

Watching the evening news, movies, TV cop shows justiceischeap Dec 2012 #39

^Take femrap with a grain of salt EastTennesseeDem Dec 2012 #43

personally... Javaman Dec 2012 #49

Oh, so SHE was the one RomneyLies Dec 2012 #50

Yep. Just ignore. It's performance art. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #56

So what? femrap Dec 2012 #89

sigh DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #135

Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #45

+1 Panasonic Dec 2012 #51

Thanks, Will. femrap Dec 2012 #94

Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp Derp WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #101

NO, they desensitize people that already have problems. JesterCS Dec 2012 #53

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #54

Oh Jesus christ.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #64

No kidding Aerows Dec 2012 #77

I just peed my pants, ProutToBeBlueInRhody! kaiden Dec 2012 #107

Bullshit Aerows Dec 2012 #75

You left out gangster rap Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #106

Seems like we've had violent entertainment for a while Nevernose Dec 2012 #131

Guns are only part of the problem. The mental health of those with guns is part of the problem. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #17

There is a rating system in place Lordquinton Dec 2012 #34

Exactly. white_wolf Dec 2012 #35

dammit! keroro gunsou Dec 2012 #133

Somehow we manage to keep sex-porn out of the hands of children rhett o rick Dec 2012 #44

Just saying it's the parent's fault won't help Lordquinton Dec 2012 #137

It's our problem. These parents say no to their children when it comes to sex-porn. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #139

I agree with you. I would love to talk to an ER doctor and ask him how many Cleita Dec 2012 #18

hey, carpal tunnel syndrome is no laughing matter! 0rganism Dec 2012 #66

The difference is that you are hurting yourself and no one else. n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #67

have you seen how grouchy CTS sufferers can be? 0rganism Dec 2012 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #21

Some people desperately want to change the subject from guns. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #23

The issues are guns and more n/t WheelWalker Dec 2012 #26

No, the issue is guns. The common denominator in all these stories is high-powered weapons designed Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #28

+1 Little Star Dec 2012 #118

I'm not "making it about" the other shit. You are ignoring "the other shit". That's all. WheelWalker Dec 2012 #123

I seek to prevent people from buying these. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #124

I understand; and I agree. But a "war on guns" is as likely to be successful as WheelWalker Dec 2012 #128

I think I love you Herlong Dec 2012 #25

Have fun abelenkpe Dec 2012 #31

Ooooo I like Minecraft Dash87 Dec 2012 #57

My game is politics. Journey and Flow games. ErikJ Dec 2012 #32

Do you think society would be better off with LESS glorified violence instead of MORE? randome Dec 2012 #37

I don't think violence is glorified. I think it's amplified. Representations of it are not IT, howev ancianita Dec 2012 #112

Really. You don't think violence is glorified in games and movies? randome Dec 2012 #120

I don't think your use of glorified means what you think it means. We're basically calling the same ancianita Dec 2012 #132

Other nations get the same games. jeff47 Dec 2012 #130

The CYA Game... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #40

The blame the video games game is instituted by the NRA RomneyLies Dec 2012 #42

I'm Very Aware... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #47

I just downloaded American Army 3 on my copy of Steam RomneyLies Dec 2012 #41

Agreed. I have yet to read about anyone using a video game as a murder weapon in a mass killing... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #46

How's about something that looks like a video game that actually kills people...like a drone attack dkf Dec 2012 #55

Oh, please. Drones are clearly not a video game, and they aren't being used.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #59

Sounds like your imagination is trying hard to come up with shit. Rex Dec 2012 #141

A video game cannot itself kill anyone. A gun can. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #48

This is NOT about video games at all. JesterCS Dec 2012 #52

Lucky You! BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #58

I got a great deal on it Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #61

I am still not used to the fact that when I light up.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #71

It's right this way Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #74

PS3? How dare you!? It's PC or else! xD white_wolf Dec 2012 #81

PC for me too.. I leave the consoles for the kids.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #86

I have a Wii U, but that's mainly for Nintendo exclusives. white_wolf Dec 2012 #90

Games are NOT the problem Aerows Dec 2012 #60

The year with the most mass killings in American history? 1929 DefenseLawyer Dec 2012 #62

Friday night on TV there was an ad for the latest Call of Duty Patiod Dec 2012 #63

I would disagree... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #68

Hey I have been looking for something similar to Fallout Puzzledtraveller Dec 2012 #84

Not close at all Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #92

Not really Confusious Dec 2012 #97

I suggest the Mass Effect trilogy OriginalGeek Dec 2012 #121

Wow. I was expecting sdfernando Dec 2012 #91

Apparently no one wants to answer my question upthread. randome Dec 2012 #95

Not sure why you directed this at me sdfernando Dec 2012 #110

I was agreeing with your point and offering my own. randome Dec 2012 #116

Putting the focus on guns instead of games is an NRA talking point? Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #98

Not funny at all sdfernando Dec 2012 #109

Has anyone used a videogame to kill people no? white_wolf Dec 2012 #111

go back up and read what I posted sdfernando Dec 2012 #114

NO, however silentwarrior Dec 2012 #140

Video games the super-opiate of the masses ErikJ Dec 2012 #96

I'm addicted to Civilization FloridaJudy Dec 2012 #99

Monopoly was actually invented to educate kids about the evils of capitalism. white_wolf Dec 2012 #103

MY WORDS ARE BACKED WITH THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS!!! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #125

So are mine FloridaJudy Dec 2012 #144

Hey Joe, femrap Dec 2012 #100

There's only 5. Pretending to be thousands. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #104

Exactly. The attempt to change the conversation to anything but guns Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #102

Hi, Joe! kaiden Dec 2012 #105

Hey! Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #122

You moved way out there? Yikes! Do you like it? kaiden Dec 2012 #143

K and R! n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #108

Competely agree. Rex Dec 2012 #113

I'm stuck with family this holiday, so smoke a big one for me. Please, please. <3 nt cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #115

There is a gaming group on DU?? Who knew. madinmaryland Dec 2012 #126

Hell Yeah! Read about EarlG getting blackmailed online Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #134

Wow! I read that thread and didn't understand a damn thing that was being madinmaryland Dec 2012 #136

I've been an avid female gamer since I was a kid... HipChick Dec 2012 #138