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Re: Terms and Conditions Question
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 11 May 1999 18:13:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Steve Bliss writes:
> On Tue, 11 May 1999 16:07:59 GMT, "James Brown"
> <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote:
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> BTW, what's the scoop about Littleton and RPG? I haven't heard any
> links...
Several of the early news articles cited White Wolf's Vampire RPG as a cause,
because the two guys played it. I'm too lazy right now to hunt down any
URL's and my sources all came hard copy, but I saw 3 articles that all either
outright blamed WW, or said it was a contributing factor. White Wolf's
response was (paraphrasing a whole lot): What a tragedy. No, it's not our
fault. We are not responsible for the people who play our games. D&D used to
be the bad guy, now it's Vampire.
> > 2:Wow, I'm feeling caustic today. I guess a large part of it is that I get • so
> > freakin' tired of how this stuff gets blown out of proportion.
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> I don't know that anything is being blown out of proportion. Violence in
> the US, specifically mass-shootings at schools, is awful. But some people
> seem intent on non-productive behavior, such as attempting to control
> behavior via dress codes, or blaming the internet.
It is hideously awful. But the thing got so much flipping media cover,
there's already been at least 1 copycat death.
And of course they're blaming the internet, or trenchcoats, or Vampire - that
way they don't have to deal with the real issue. It's a fairly standard
coping tactic.
I'm going to stop now before I get started on the Evil that is mass media, and
become incoherent with rage.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) My dad said he read an article that said they played Final Fantasy VII, and seemed to use it as an example of what is bad about video games and RPGs. My (extended) family in Indiana think I am really disturbed for playing AD&D. One of my Aunts (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The pastor at my wife's parents' church used to be an avid AD&D player. He still likes the game but says he bowed to silent pressure from his congregation years ago and stopped hosting sessions and playing. He did come to my defense, though, (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| On Tue, 11 May 1999 16:07:59 GMT, "James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote: BTW, what's the scoop about Littleton and RPG? I haven't heard any links... (...) I don't know that anything is being blown out of proportion. Violence in the US, (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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