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"Ah yes, Kindergarten Killer� so insidious is this game that no one has ever heard of it, let alone played it." -- (link)

Posted by mara Dec 21 '12, 12:35

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/21/kindergarten_killers_nra_s_wayne_lapierre_blames_violent_video_games_for.html (www.slate.com)

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I wonder when the last time anyone played Mortal Kombat was. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 12:40 16
- for real? max and i play for funsies sometime - prisoner 24601 Dec 21, 12:42 15
  - he might as well have blamed jazz music. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 12:46 13
    - while I think things like certain video games aren't harmless to society the removal of them is not a major solution to gun violence. - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 12:53 12
      - studies in the 70's about violence on tv (yeah they thought that was violent) showed the biggest effect was to make average people worry about bein... - 4droidz a texting Dec 21, 13:08
      - I don't really buy that. From my perspective, it's more of a relief valve than anything. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 12:57 8
        
        I'm not certain how I feel. I definitely don't feel it appropriate entertainment for most youth (read: early teens) - Merry Christmoose Dec 21, 13:00 7
        
        I don't think CoD is great for, say, a 10 year old, but then neither is Kill Bill, or Game of Thrones, etc. etc. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 13:09 6
        
        Right. I don't think either is good for kids, nor do I think either should be banned from existence. - Merry Christmoose Dec 21, 13:24
        
        But a kid isn't going to watch Kill Bill daily... - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 13:15 4
        
        maybe not one film, btu they could easily watch untold # of similar movies or shows daily. - Reagen Dec 21, 13:19 1
        
        It does, but in today's modern world, I think we need to give parents more help than just saying "it's your kid". - Merry Christmoose Dec 21, 13:27
        
        Heh. Me and my sister used to watch Die Hard daily when I was in Jr High/High School - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 13:16 1
        
        I'm comfortable making a distinction between Die Hard and militarily realistic FPS Games -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 13:22
      - I don't see how the removal of them could be done Constitutionally anyway. Certainly not without studies showing definitive links, which don't exist. -- nm - mara Dec 21, 12:55 1
        
        Right, removal isn't possible and poorly phrased on my part. I'm not sure anyone is advocating that anyway... - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 12:57
  - Society. -- nm - David Dec 21, 12:43
i think anyone who has ever seen the movie Kindergarten Cop knows how effective placing them in our schools would be -- nm - prisoner 24601 Dec 21, 12:38

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