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more about #columbine svetlana: I'd agree that these questions disturb people. By "people" I guess I mean those whose opinions on it, one way or the other, might affect those outsid... more » alfredochavarria: The thing is, some of you may disagree on this but you have to go back in history and current events to realize the US is a very violent country. Sinc... more » IngramSeagull: The narrow mindedness of the issue is that 'these school shooters are radical statistical anomalies, tempered by school bullying and facilitated by vi... more » TwistedChimp: I've never understood the American attitude that criticising a facit of their culture is "un-American" or the mass desrie to own lethal weapons. Also ... more » bluetom00: Sure, the presence of more than 200 million firearms in the United States doesn't _predispose_ us to violence. But it does exponentially exacerbate t... more » Deus-Ex: Guns don't kill people... bullets do. more » -MasterDex-: Voilence isn't caused by video games or guns, it's a by-product of our deep-seeded savagry, the games and the guns themselves being by-products of our... more » Aikage: The Skilled Cleric Wants More L4D Friends: The only problem with his argument is that Columbine happened before the big "economic crisis" I think a more likely explanation for that is that kids... more » FrankieViturello: To quote the great David Cross - What video games did Hitler play? more » Aikage: The Skilled Cleric Wants More L4D Friends: He's wrong. it's video games. Science has proven it. /sarcasm Does it make anyone else upset that we probably have spent more money researching whethe... more » CatPope: Yep, that pic sums it up. I think the real reason violence occurs is that we are all out of gum. more » Shadowlayer: I never cared about fitting in, but I do understand these guys. I managed to escape the world of misery thats being a geek in highschool thanks to my ... more » Xelmon: *reads the excerpt* @Pope John Peeps II: Quite honestly, just thinking about it, you really can't point any fingers. Instead of interpreting the book ... more » UltimatePancakeSensation: High school can be very difficult. I'm saddened to say that I don't see any realistic way around their experience. The world is heartless and cruel ... more » ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: I've always been deeply interested in Columbine (partially because of the whole Marilyn Manson debacle it stirred up), so I'll definitely be reading t... more » Pope John Peeps II: So this author, while FULLY excusing video games and all their ilk from causing the shooters' anger, somehow can conclude that the "social climate" wa... more » Spoony Bard: As a society we often dismiss those who have committed atrocities but rarely do we try to understand the underpinnings of what made them tick. This is... more » TheRemedy: Isn't this what they wanted? Infamy and a spot in the history books? I don't care why they did it, I'd rather pretend they never existed and just pay ... more » Owen Good: Kass is an extraordinarily diligent reporter; this book's release on the 10th anniversary of that tragedy is going to get a lot of attention. I'll be ... more » Mount_Prion: The Barney mod I played was cooler. more » -
#violentvideogames
Violence Debate Still Fixated on Knee-Jerk Issues
Two days from the 10th anniversary of Columbine, Salon's David Sirota writes that "our national discussion about violence hasn't yet matured past gun control and video games." More » -
#columbineatruecrimestory
New Columbine Book Touches on Gaming Connections
Columbine: A True Crime Story offers a fresh perspective on the Columbine shooting, digging into the intricate web of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's lives, from video games to team sports, and how they went from cub scouts to killers. More » -
