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Videogames implicated in another fatal shooting

December 24, 2007 in News comments 9

With selective journalism continuing to cast videogames in a poor light, the Indianapolis Star has ran a story implementing videogames in a squabble that left two men dead.

An Indianapolis newspaper has added to the recent trend of holding videogames responsible for random acts of violence by running a supposedly videogame-related story that ended in the death of two young men.
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  • 1
    Donnelly Dec 24, 07
    Sorry, video games involved in shooting?

    I didn't know a copy of San Andreas was a suspect
  • 3
    Slumpy monkey Dec 24, 07
    Maby people should stop being so naive and stupid and not point the finger with no hard eveidence.
  • 2
    Chais Dec 24, 07
    Journalists will say anything to scare people into doing what they want them to do. Just don't pay any attention to them and move on. Reporting about their false statements in gaming publications of any sort (eg. IGN magazine, GameGrep) is just giving them the attention they want. If they want to make themselves look like misinformed idiots, let them, but comments such as what was posted before me only worsens the problem.

    Cue generic Jack Thompson reply:
  • 7
    Bri Dec 24, 07
    We hear the same story over and over, video games blamed for a shooting. Could we maybe look at the fact that two YOUNG men could even obtain firearms?
  • 3
    MikeyW Dec 24, 07
    This is ridiculous. When will this bullshit end.
    • 1
      Guugley Dec 24, 07
      It probably wont. There's bound to be some people who believe it's encouraging violence and there's bound to be somebody who actually does get ideas from games. Not everybody's got their screws in properly, top put it one way.
  • 3
    BANDITO ATTACK Dec 25, 07
    sometimes i wonder what video games hitler, david berkowits, ed gein, and charles whitman were playing back in the day.

    i mean, it's not like theres any natural born killers.
  • 1
    Bale Fire* Dec 25, 07
    If videogames don't stop being blamed I'm going to cause a fatal shooting. Preferably on Jack Thompson

    Seriously though this is just annoying
  • 2
    Dance Floor Killah Dec 25, 07
    Pong made me go out and blow puppies up with rockets. :'(

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