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RoboticSpacePenguin
04/10/09

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The military is turning our young men into murderers.
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
04/10/09

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wow couldn't he have just slapped the controller out of the victim's hands? We've all done it.
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heretrix
04/10/09

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When will people learn that pointing loaded weapons at someone is just asking for trouble?
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balls187
04/10/09

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How about, "Don't play around with guns" instead?
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TRT-X
04/10/09

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If I'm not mistaken, it's "Murder" pure and simple if the cause of death was gun fire...especially if he's already admitted that he pointed the gun at the victim intentionally.

It doesn't help his case that he didn't report the incident right away.
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NoBullet
04/10/09

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Ok you guys are really stretching it with these crime stories that involve videogames. They just happen to be playing games. You realize youre just continuing the stereotype of "games = violence" by posting stories like this. Then you turn around and wonder why those kinds of topics pop up.

Also, its fox news. We get it. Fox keep doing this shit to videogames. Stop giving them the attention.
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Stream Of Consciousness
04/10/09

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Wow...this is sad. What an asshole for not immediately calling for help! Of course...that could be cause it was intentional.
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mzo
04/10/09

@Stream Of Consciousness: Shit. SHIT! I've murdered someone! Better call the cops. And an ambulance. Oh... wait.
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2c-b
04/11/09

@mzo: ... Except the guy might have lived had he acted sooner.
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rich8606
04/10/09

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That image... what Beretta is that? that's not the 92, looks a bit shorter and I thought all beretta handguns have recurved trigger guard?
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Comatose Turtle
04/10/09

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Learn when to stop trash-talking.
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neoraul20
04/10/09

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There should be no relation between his death and the videogame. Why do we take the deterministic approach and take the responsibility out of the hands of people?
We are responsible for our own actions, not the videogame, not even the gun.
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LIAR
04/10/09

@neoraul20: I can't think of a way to stay in-character and point out why your statement is stupid, so I'll just say that I think it's interesting that whenever "aggressive tendencies" of the sort described in game violence studies are manifested people immediately start mewling about personal responsibilities instead of considering the idea that in isolated cases there might be a causal relationship.
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TRT-X
04/10/09

@LIAR: If there was a relationship, then how come there aren't gamings killing each other every day?

Because the "casual" relationship requires some other element to actual trigger. Something has to be wrong with the person that they can make a logical leap from video game violence to real life violence.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
04/10/09

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Or better yet, don't deliberate shoot your friend in the face whilst playing a videogame in a public apartment building.

Can we please stop posting fox news articles, discretely attempting to blame videogames for innocent deaths?

Had they been watching a movie together, I doubt the article would have read "Man Accused of Killing Fellow Sailor During Action Movie."
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Bialia
04/10/09

@ReconToaster.: Hear, hear! If you must shoot your friend in the face, be sure to do it in a private, detached house.

Wait, what?
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stradric
04/10/09

@ReconToaster.: I'm no friend of fox news, but I don't really see an issue here. I think you're reaching. Video games are by definition interactive. And there is often a lot of trash talk involved. Not so much with action movies. The fact that the shooting was over a video game is an important part of the news story.

Now if you want to talk about the fact that the video game is barely mentioned in the article, now you have a legitimate claim. But your logic as it stands is flawed.

And if you want to talk about fox news being a pile of sensationalist crap, just go to mediamatters.org where their tabloid bullshit is heavily documented.
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Valnen
04/10/09

@stradric: There is only trash talk involved when complete scumbags are playing. You know, scumbags that would do things like commit murder.
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Mommar
04/10/09

@Valnen:

Are you serious?
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Bialia
04/10/09

@Valnen: LMAO

7/10
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Valnen
04/10/09

@Mommar: Yes. I hate people who trash talk with a passion. I would never consider someone who does it on a regular basis my friend.
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Bialia
04/10/09

@Valnen: Some good-natured ribbing is often part of most any social, competitive experience. Playing with good friends while engaging in some all-in-good fun snarky verbal back-and-forth can be great. It seems a little over the top to imply trash talkers are capable of murder. Can't you see how ridiculous that is? Step back and evaluate. What you've said is really far more ugly and mean-spirited than any trash talk I've ever heard.
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-MasterDex-
04/11/09

@Bialia: Agreed. I curse like a sailor (no pun intended) and me and my friends always trash talk each other when playing competitivly. It's part and parcel, trash talking can throw your opponent off their game or make them try even harder to win.

@Valnen: You realize you've probably offended the majority of competitive gamers by calling them all scumbags, right?
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
04/10/09

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I blame Grand Theft Auto and the parents.
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geekgrrl
04/10/09

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holy shit. one of my CS:S clan members is stationed on that same aircraft carrier. i'm glad neither of the guys were him.

beyond that, my first thought was "oh no".. my second thought was "what game was it?" i suck.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
04/10/09

@geekgrrl: Same thought here. I feel like a heartless bastard for even caring what game they were playing, but my gamer-sense tingles.

Seriously though, I get incredibly frustrated when people die from stupid mistakes. I just can't fathom what would possess somebody to put their friend's life in danger like that.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
04/10/09

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You see, this is what happens when you Spam lariots with Zangief in real life. The stuff doesn't fly outside of Xbox Live.
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MrBionic
04/10/09

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Fox News: "Video Game shoots man"
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KingDavid73
04/10/09

@MrBionic: "and isn't even sorry"
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MrBionic
04/10/09

@KingDavid73: Video Games are never sorry. Antisocial bastards!
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