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Yukari Yakumo

(3,013 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:42 PM Jan 2013

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Jim Sterling on Video Game Violence, who's really to blame, and why blaming violence on games is BS (Original Post) Yukari Yakumo Jan 2013 OP

No one is blaming video games on violence. randome Jan 2013 #1

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1. No one is blaming video games on violence.

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:53 PM

Jan 2013

If you don't think they have an effect on already mentally disturbed individuals, you are ignoring reality.

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2. mentally disturbed dont need violent videos games to go postal(no offense to postal people)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 03:13 PM

Jan 2013

they're mentally disturbed and anything could set them off. violent videos may also provide pressure relief and there-by preventing disaster