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alp227

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2. are you repeating the same crap from Jack Thompson
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:25 PM
Jan 2018

The disbarred right wing wacko ambulance chaser who made headlines in the 90s and 00s for blaming video games for violence?

I wouldn't be surprised if he was no stranger to violent video games. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #1
are you repeating the same crap from Jack Thompson alp227 Jan 2018 #2
Sadly, unstable people probably shouldn't be around a lot of things RhodeIslandOne Jan 2018 #4
Video games overall reduce violence, studies find, & handguns in homes increase homocides. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #5
If you're a normal person, they reduce. RhodeIslandOne Jan 2018 #7
Ted Cruz accidentally explained Americas gun problem in one sentence TomCADem Jan 2018 #8
Are you talking about non-violent video games? lapucelle Jan 2018 #11
There is a difference between aggression in lab settings and violent crime Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #13
Both studies examined the correlation between the sales or release lapucelle Jan 2018 #17
Those are older studies. 1997 and 2008. Further, they are not the links you gave us first. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #19
Those "different" links are to the studies that YOU cite lapucelle Jan 2018 #21
Perhaps Bernardo would discuss peer reviews of his study? Hortensis Jan 2018 #24
Not my study. Not an outlier. It's like the difference between lab rats & clinical trials. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #26
As they say, "no evidence found to suggest ... positively related to real-world violence in US" Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #25
"The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." lapucelle Jan 2018 #27
While your title is true, there is evidence, & nobody arguing from ignorance or appealing to it. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #28
There is data indicating a correlation between sales of new video games lapucelle Jan 2018 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #22
The passive smoking measurements are real-world; thus don't compare to lab aggression measures. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #15
For the full text of the statement of The American Academy of Pediatrics lapucelle Jan 2018 #18
The recommendations are generally reasonable. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #23
Can you direct us to any of those studies, please? Thanks. George II Jan 2018 #12
Please see my post #13 above. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #14
Sad. No video games where he's going. n/t rainin Jan 2018 #3
My son has an iPad Cold War Spook Jan 2018 #30
Sorry SOB. Parents, if you allow your disfunctional, grown son to live with you... brush Jan 2018 #6
So, sad. Killed his mom over a video game. Let that sink in. What is this world coming to. iluvtennis Jan 2018 #9
Honestly, folks? I think killing his mother is about a lot more than a video game. Midnight Writer Jan 2018 #10
of course it is Skittles Jan 2018 #20
How old is too old to play video games in a room at your parents home? milestogo Jan 2018 #16
Where's the GoFundMe link? Beakybird Jan 2018 #31
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