tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post9152304823868608156..comments2023-10-17T06:59:53.759-04:00Comments on No Cookies For Me: Headline News: Video Games Blamed Again. In Other News: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is Still DeadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post-55145377764147001152008-02-19T19:45:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:45:00.000-05:00This story made me terribly sad! Incidentally, I ...This story made me terribly sad! Incidentally, I read it not too long after playing COD4 for the first time... I agree, actually, the coverage of the situation was remarkable in that it didn't blame the game! Why wasn't Jack Thompson salivating at this story?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699981934790537853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post-11440153680503857442008-02-13T01:27:00.000-05:002008-02-13T01:27:00.000-05:00What are you suggesting? That actual violence, em...What are you suggesting? That <I>actual</I> violence, emotional trauma, and fear of death might somehow be worse for a person than pretend violence that is entirely under the player's control.<BR/><BR/>That's crazy talk, man.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that there's also a real lack of desire to talk realistically about mental/emotional illness in the media--that it can be induced by severely stressful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168458041332941999.post-89194407667612156802008-02-12T17:58:00.000-05:002008-02-12T17:58:00.000-05:00Somehow, I don't see Fox news tackling any subject...Somehow, I don't see Fox news tackling any subject in a way that might question how the military deals (or fails to deal) with returning soldiers. Blaming video games is far safer, indeed. No risk of challenging anyone's preconceptions there. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>I also hope they find him alive, and that he gets the help he needs.depizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718932582443559617noreply@blogger.com