http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/ A blog about science, politics, and how to let each help the other without compromising them both. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/#comment-4291 william Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:27:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/#comment-4291 well i played the game and its awesome but its freedom of speech so ya right on sorry about slamfest well i played the game and its awesome but its freedom of speech so ya right on sorry about slamfest

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/#comment-390 Larian LeQuella Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:43:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/#comment-390 While it's in incredibly bad taste, we all know the game itself isn't dangerous. Although I'd be keeping an eye on the IPs of the folks downloading them. If a pattern emerges, perhaps that person was disturbed to start with? That is something that those who like to blame violence on video games, rock music, Rush Limbaugh, (whatever) seem to forget. The person who commits these atrocious acts had problems to start with, but no one was willing to identify and intervene. While it’s in incredibly bad taste, we all know the game itself isn’t dangerous. Although I’d be keeping an eye on the IPs of the folks downloading them. If a pattern emerges, perhaps that person was disturbed to start with? That is something that those who like to blame violence on video games, rock music, Rush Limbaugh, (whatever) seem to forget. The person who commits these atrocious acts had problems to start with, but no one was willing to identify and intervene.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/#comment-388 Controversial Video Games, Part II: Is “Super Columbine Massacre … Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:45:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/07/31/controversial-video-games-part-ii-is-super-columbine-massacre-rpg-dangerous/#comment-388 [...] Original Melissa Lafsky [...] […] Original Melissa Lafsky […]

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