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Lithos

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30. look up ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Reply to Yo_Mama (Reply #24)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:04 PM

Feb 2013

This was not Autism. Most Autism kids would have lacked the executive functionality that was displayed.

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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