sandy hook shootings
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He Made The ‘School Shooting’ Game The Sandy Hook Killer Played
8The principal and the teachers all had it out for him, Jacob said. A likely story, but he does admit to a middle-school career of “graffiti, practical jokes and general annoyance”, all leading to multiple suspensions. One day, about five years ago he and his friend were sent home yet again. That day, they passed…
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Activist: US Congress Going After Violent Games Is ‘Virtual Gun Control’
Considering how violent video games have been scapegoated by gun-rights hardliners, this defence seems to come from an unusual source. But a man who sued the District of Columbia — and won — over a handgun ban says lawmakers scapegoat video games because they can’t win on the gun debate.
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US Politician Who Told Gamers ‘Quiet Down’ Says He’s Sorry
“Gamers have just got to quiet down. Gamers have no credibility in this argument.” The guy who said those words has eaten them, via Twitter.
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Comic Books’ Disastrous Self-Censorship Offers Lessons For Games Publishers Too
“Censoring violent comic books did not reduce juvenile delinquency or increase literacy,” reasons the International Game Developers Association. “It decimated the production of one of the few kinds of literature that at-risk youths read for pleasure.”