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04-30-2008, 11:43 PM
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| Religious Fanatic  Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63
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    |  It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior
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05-01-2008, 07:32 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti...
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 | Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior Over here we've had at least one armed robbery of a gaming store where all they took was GTA IV.
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05-01-2008, 05:09 PM
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| The Dude  Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts
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| Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior This happens every time a major new console comes out, too.
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05-01-2008, 05:14 PM
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| The Awesome One  Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh!
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| Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior I've got to admit, it's really ironic to rob someone to get GTA...
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05-01-2008, 05:29 PM
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| Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63
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| Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior Yup, and people still say it's the violence in the game that encourages violence.
__________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon." |
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05-01-2008, 08:56 PM
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| Man-whore  | Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior Quote:
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Man bites dog...far more interesting. Armed robbery in the UK. What do they use for that? A pair of those blunt kindergarten scissors? | ||
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05-01-2008, 09:02 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti...
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| Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior One of my roommate's stoner buddies let us babysit his Xbox and his copy of GTA4 while he spends six weeks on England, but the cocksucker failed to leave us the cables for it!
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05-01-2008, 09:32 PM
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| Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63
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| Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior Quote:
__________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon." | |
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05-01-2008, 09:42 PM
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| Cymro's Bitch  Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: The Nast 'Nati, Ohio
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05-01-2008, 10:46 PM
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| "It's a faaaake!"  Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Washington, D.C.
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| Re: It's official: Video Games cause violent behavior Quote:
Okay, that made little sense, but it seemed funny... 
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