The gun control argument stops now. I know it's fun to argue about it in the heat of the tragedy when you can get all worked up about it but it's pretty disrespectful and if you don't care enough about the issue to make a separate topic for gun control then you don't care enough to shit on the tragedy by exploiting it. A gun control topic can be found here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=313472
Also stop posting links to his facebook. TL will be no part of an unconfirmed witch hunt.
On December 18 2012 08:09 rezoacken wrote: And still... I agree with him. Hiding details about the murderer while caring for someone like Victoria Soto is a part of a solution.
On a second thought, I agree on that opinion from a anonymous person without the conclusion. It could be better with more sane media, but the individual can not influence it.
Wasn't there a poll on TL where it turned out a large percentage of TL'ers are sick bastards who'd rather be remembered for something horrible than not remembered at all? I'll see if I can find it.
Please find it, I'd like to know what kind of community I am in.
Sorry couldn't find it, but I'm pretty sure there was one. It wasn't a majority of people who thought that way, but still a surprisingly large percentage. I wonder what those people would say now.
On December 19 2012 02:28 LoLAdriankat wrote: Dynasty Warriors was also targeted by media outlets because the shooter was a fan of it. Of all games, huh?
Oh that Japanese hack and slash based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a Chinese historical period war piece and ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY READ BOOKS IN ASIA is clearly the cause.
I don't think average citizens need to arm themselves with assault rifles. It's a terrible thing he did; shame this couldn't have been stopped before it happened. Pray for those Children, the teachers the shooter's mother, and i guess even him. May they rest in peace.
On December 19 2012 02:15 Duka wrote: CNN ran some program an hour or two ago pointing out how the killer had played violent video games like Starcraft and Warcraft 3. They had some researcher on screen telling about how "all studies" agree on the same conclusion; that video games are only breeding violence and was a contributor to the shooting.
To CNN's credit, the reporter seemed skeptical and asked if the same hadn't been said and later disproven about heavy metal music and violent movies.
Still, it sickens me that a tragedy like this is used so brazenly as a political platform. And that it's still being reported on around the clock on nearly every news channel.
Edit: And yes, Starcraft and Warcraft 3 were mentioned by name. Starcraft was described on air as "a violent game where you play a war commander, in space."
Well...it is a violent game where you play a war commander in space. The thing about CNN is they have to fill air time, while selectively covering world events based on ratings appeal. While this is still fresh they'll throw EVERY angle at you. I saw them spend 2 hours on a gun debate, 1 hour on a debate over elementary school security, and about 5 minutes talking about mental health. T.T
On December 18 2012 08:09 rezoacken wrote: And still... I agree with him. Hiding details about the murderer while caring for someone like Victoria Soto is a part of a solution.
On a second thought, I agree on that opinion from a anonymous person without the conclusion. It could be better with more sane media, but the individual can not influence it.
Wasn't there a poll on TL where it turned out a large percentage of TL'ers are sick bastards who'd rather be remembered for something horrible than not remembered at all? I'll see if I can find it.
Please find it, I'd like to know what kind of community I am in.
Sorry couldn't find it, but I'm pretty sure there was one. It wasn't a majority of people who thought that way, but still a surprisingly large percentage. I wonder what those people would say now.
Come on... The choices were hated, but remembered, or entirely forgotten by everyone (including those who knew you - basically being erased from memory). Think about it. That also means never having children, never accomplishing a single memorable thing, never living, essentially. That poll was bullshit, and used lack of choice to force a negative response.
EDIT: Or, what some people perceive as a negative response. Virtually everyone is hated by someone. Some of us, because we're American/European/Middle Eastern, or because of our skin colour, or because of some other bullshit. We're already hated. Being remembered is all we have left.
Ya just saw this on CNN 5min ago and I was going to post about it in this thread immediately. Said the shooter's mom invited his friends over to play video games with him and the main ones they played were Warcraft3 and Starcraft. A friend then said that the shooter wasn't very into Warcraft3 and wasn't very good but picked up on Starcraft very fast.
Blown away that they would actually waste their time and try to connect video games, ffs RTS ones like Warcraft/Starcraft, and a mass murder at an elementary school. They are literally just trying to grab at strings for any reason for this to happen. It was just a crazy guy that had access to guns no more. Sometimes there isn't reasons.
On December 19 2012 05:08 dUTtrOACh wrote: I wonder what his race and rank were, now...
Beware, he might be called a "Silver Ranked Commander Of Alien Forces Aiming To Destroying All Human Life On Earth" if it gets public.
It was on CNN
They didn't talk about his rank on the ladder of slaughtering other humans / his achievements in the eternal war of light and darkness yet. Edit: Should we take this stuff into a different thread? Now that I think of it it doesn't seem much more appropriate than the gun control topic. =S
On December 19 2012 05:08 dUTtrOACh wrote: I wonder what his race and rank were, now...
Beware, he might be called a "Silver Ranked Commander Of Alien Forces Aiming To Destroying All Human Life On Earth" if it gets public.
It was on CNN
They didn't talk about his rank on the ladder of slaughtering other humans / his achievements in the eternal war of light and darkness yet. Edit: Should we take this stuff into a different thread? Now that I think of it it doesn't seem much more appropriate than the gun control topic. =S
Nah this is more about the killer. None of us are stupid enough to believe that Starcraft causes people to shoot Kindergatners and Elementary School kids. I just find it surprising that people can dig up the identity of some map hacker's smurf account or w/e, but this dude's BNet rank/ID are forever a mystery. It's not like he played LAN only
On December 19 2012 05:20 phosphorylation wrote: CNN is no better than Fox nowadays; they just happen to be biased for the other side (and try to be more covert about it).
EPT
