Unchainme
07-21-2011, 02:41 PM
http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-pastor-petric-video-game-dangers-teen-murderers-txt,0,5109966.story
some great journalism here. :rolleyes:
Going to sum it up right here. Kid shoots parents because they wouldn't let him play a popular video game, Dad survives and becomes a crusader against violent video games and claiming that they are mostly responsible for his wifes death and the fact his kid went nutso.
so let's break this down:
"We have a young man who's normal, a normal young man until he starts viewing video games," attorney, James Kersey said.
O RLY? I mean, it's not like today every kid in this country has a video game system, some since a very young age (I've been playing video games in some form since age 5). So, what's defined as normal in this case? Because to have not been playing video games in this day and age generally means you're outside of the norm of being a living being ages 5 to 35. But go on Mr. Expert.
"He says, 'close your eyes, I have a surprise' and we said 'okay,' " said Petric. "The next thing I know, I wake up and my whole head is completely numb."
Daniel had shot his father in the head with a 9mm handgun and then fired multiple shots into his mother, Sue Petric, instantly killing her.
How come it's not mentioned that him procuring a gun is the problem? I never see this mentioned. Granted I'm pro-gun in general, but one would think the fact that this mentally disturbed kid having access to a weapon that could kill someone would be more of a problem than say, playing a fucking video game.
Danny first began playing video games after an snowboarding injury that kept him confined to the home for more than a year.
It is thought that at that time, Danny also became depressed.
DING DING DING DING
We have ourselves a winner! Dude has mental issues possibly either before this occured or because of the fact he was bummed he didn't probably have near enough human contact. Being stuck at home sucks and would probably cause one to go Jack Nicholson in "The Shining". The parents could not have tried to get him out of house more? really? I have had a broken ankle before due to football, yet I went out of the house all the time during that whole ordeal.
"I am convinced that violent video games played a key role in this crime," Chalmers said.
Chalmers says, by all accounts, before the video games and the injury, Danny was a normal kid.
Chalmers and Pastor Petric think the video games turned him into a murderer.
"They become desensitized to murder and all the lines between reality fade away, and they act on impulse...exactly what Danny did," said Chalmers.
So I suppose people like Charles Manson, Adolph Hitler, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer must have all been MAJOR gamers due to the fact they appeared to be "Desensitized" to murder.
What a weak ass argument. I play Madden and NCAA Football on a good regular basis, does that suddenly make me "Desensitized" to pain inflicted upon me?
Chalmers disagrees. "The medical community has released a joint statement that says if children are exposed to violent media, they're gonna become violent. But they make it politically correct by saying some or maybe."
Most studies show that there is no determinable link between violent video games and aggressive behaviour. This was said by the former Surgeon General of the United States after a study on the subject and he found that there was no link that could be scientifically ascribed to connect the two phenomenon.^1^ Many studies are not neutral, and a majority of studies have found little or no connection, and these include studies from the British Medical Journal, ^2.^ and the Journal of Adolescent Health.
1. "Video Games and Health", Mark Griffiths, British Medical Journal vol. 331, 2005 2. "Video Games and Real Life Agression", Lillian Bensely and Juliet Van Eenwyk, Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 29, 2001
BY. THE. FORMER. SURGEON. GENERAL. OF. THE. UNITED. STATES. Seriously dude, fuck off. You're argument is bullshit.
And he is not alone, both the New York Police Department and FBI have spoken out against violent video games.
"The F.B.I. made a statement that this stuff is pushing kids over the edge," said Chalmers.
The teen killer expert says every parent could take away something from Mark Petric's story. "Learn from this case. This could be you."
Yes, well this is an outright lie:
# In the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report on school violence, Lessons Learned: An FBI Perspective School Violence Seminar, they include a school shooter profile listing thirty factors that may be indicators of potentially devastating violent acts, but the FBI excluded playing video games from that list.
It's just bullshit. Rather than, you know, doing something important like placing funding in mental health services which could have actually helped in this situation or say encouraging parents to be more understanding and talking with their children. NO TAKE AWAY THE VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES OR MUSIC! THAT'S THE PROBLEM! CENSOR!
Fuck You Fox 8.
some great journalism here. :rolleyes:
Going to sum it up right here. Kid shoots parents because they wouldn't let him play a popular video game, Dad survives and becomes a crusader against violent video games and claiming that they are mostly responsible for his wifes death and the fact his kid went nutso.
so let's break this down:
"We have a young man who's normal, a normal young man until he starts viewing video games," attorney, James Kersey said.
O RLY? I mean, it's not like today every kid in this country has a video game system, some since a very young age (I've been playing video games in some form since age 5). So, what's defined as normal in this case? Because to have not been playing video games in this day and age generally means you're outside of the norm of being a living being ages 5 to 35. But go on Mr. Expert.
"He says, 'close your eyes, I have a surprise' and we said 'okay,' " said Petric. "The next thing I know, I wake up and my whole head is completely numb."
Daniel had shot his father in the head with a 9mm handgun and then fired multiple shots into his mother, Sue Petric, instantly killing her.
How come it's not mentioned that him procuring a gun is the problem? I never see this mentioned. Granted I'm pro-gun in general, but one would think the fact that this mentally disturbed kid having access to a weapon that could kill someone would be more of a problem than say, playing a fucking video game.
Danny first began playing video games after an snowboarding injury that kept him confined to the home for more than a year.
It is thought that at that time, Danny also became depressed.
DING DING DING DING
We have ourselves a winner! Dude has mental issues possibly either before this occured or because of the fact he was bummed he didn't probably have near enough human contact. Being stuck at home sucks and would probably cause one to go Jack Nicholson in "The Shining". The parents could not have tried to get him out of house more? really? I have had a broken ankle before due to football, yet I went out of the house all the time during that whole ordeal.
"I am convinced that violent video games played a key role in this crime," Chalmers said.
Chalmers says, by all accounts, before the video games and the injury, Danny was a normal kid.
Chalmers and Pastor Petric think the video games turned him into a murderer.
"They become desensitized to murder and all the lines between reality fade away, and they act on impulse...exactly what Danny did," said Chalmers.
So I suppose people like Charles Manson, Adolph Hitler, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer must have all been MAJOR gamers due to the fact they appeared to be "Desensitized" to murder.
What a weak ass argument. I play Madden and NCAA Football on a good regular basis, does that suddenly make me "Desensitized" to pain inflicted upon me?
Chalmers disagrees. "The medical community has released a joint statement that says if children are exposed to violent media, they're gonna become violent. But they make it politically correct by saying some or maybe."
Most studies show that there is no determinable link between violent video games and aggressive behaviour. This was said by the former Surgeon General of the United States after a study on the subject and he found that there was no link that could be scientifically ascribed to connect the two phenomenon.^1^ Many studies are not neutral, and a majority of studies have found little or no connection, and these include studies from the British Medical Journal, ^2.^ and the Journal of Adolescent Health.
1. "Video Games and Health", Mark Griffiths, British Medical Journal vol. 331, 2005 2. "Video Games and Real Life Agression", Lillian Bensely and Juliet Van Eenwyk, Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 29, 2001
BY. THE. FORMER. SURGEON. GENERAL. OF. THE. UNITED. STATES. Seriously dude, fuck off. You're argument is bullshit.
And he is not alone, both the New York Police Department and FBI have spoken out against violent video games.
"The F.B.I. made a statement that this stuff is pushing kids over the edge," said Chalmers.
The teen killer expert says every parent could take away something from Mark Petric's story. "Learn from this case. This could be you."
Yes, well this is an outright lie:
# In the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report on school violence, Lessons Learned: An FBI Perspective School Violence Seminar, they include a school shooter profile listing thirty factors that may be indicators of potentially devastating violent acts, but the FBI excluded playing video games from that list.
It's just bullshit. Rather than, you know, doing something important like placing funding in mental health services which could have actually helped in this situation or say encouraging parents to be more understanding and talking with their children. NO TAKE AWAY THE VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES OR MUSIC! THAT'S THE PROBLEM! CENSOR!
Fuck You Fox 8.