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PatrynXX

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5. yeah I prefer to shoot zombies and aliens

Reply to tarheelsunc (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 01:34 PM

Feb 2013

not entirely other humans except when it comes to Postal 2 (Postal 3 didn't quite pull it off. toooooo buggy.. now there's something to get mad over. Buggy violent video games. just about the time your scoring big time. bang. blue screen. Fortunately it's now easier to break an LCD screen than a CRT screen. so no need to shoot at it.

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Police Focusing On Adam Lanza’s Obsession With Video Games [View all] DonViejo Feb 2013 OP

Sounds like anyone else his age? Report1212 Feb 2013 #1

Thousands of dollars of games? HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #11

At $65 a game, thousands of dollars isn't that many games. Tempest Feb 2013 #14

My guess is that the gaming systems were added to that "thousands" number obxhead Feb 2013 #23

And if he were a PC gamer Lions_fan Feb 2013 #25

A decent gaming rig will run you at least a couple grand. Chakab Feb 2013 #33

My money's on Bowling. harun Feb 2013 #2

I guess they better come preemptively arrest me then. tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #3

yeah I prefer to shoot zombies and aliens PatrynXX Feb 2013 #5

Me too Politicalboi Feb 2013 #34

he was a shut-in d_b Feb 2013 #4

oh sure just go to the Eric Lustbader books PatrynXX Feb 2013 #6

People should not dismiss the effects on an already disturbed mind frazzled Feb 2013 #7

Possibly something like that. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #12

His dad and mom divorced....maybe THAT was the issue too??? Moostache Feb 2013 #16

Agreed. Travelman Feb 2013 #18

Agreed. FPS games are NOT indicated for those with poor grips on reality. NoodleyAppendage Feb 2013 #20

What does a police investigation... reACTIONary Feb 2013 #31

One thing I got from this is how some people really tried to reach out to him Ash_F Feb 2013 #8

Well, he was 20 so he would have been out of school regardless Yo_Mama Feb 2013 #24

look up ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder Lithos Feb 2013 #30

Maybe mpcamb Feb 2013 #9

Goddamnit, it was not video games that made him kill a bunch of little kids. Arkana Feb 2013 #10

What he said. +1000 MichiganVote Feb 2013 #26

Look out world...I have been playing those kinds of games for over 20 years!!!! Moostache Feb 2013 #13

Just Noticing... RobinA Feb 2013 #35

I'll probably have to join you, seeing as how I've played almost every violent video game Arkana Feb 2013 #36

I like video games RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #15

Sweet textures! Moostache Feb 2013 #17

No one could have anticipated... OnyxCollie Feb 2013 #19

I remember when... oNobodyo Feb 2013 #21

Yeah the good ole days when killers were quieter and more well mannered Leontius Feb 2013 #22

We watched those shows, my dad had 5 shotguns-2 loaded under the bed. We never touched them. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #28

The Woody Woodpecker rationale just does not wash. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #27

Hmm Lithos Feb 2013 #29

REPORT: Adam Lanza Motivated By Norway Shooter Tx4obama Feb 2013 #32