New details emerge on Newtown gunman

[Headliner]

Former classmate, family friends talk of Adam Lanza, young man who last week killed his mother, 26 school staffers and children<div class=feedflare>
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[wirelessguru1]

From the article: He liked tinkering with computers and other gadgets, and seemed to enjoy playing a violent video game, choosing a military-style assault rifle as one of his weapons.

 

[Jazzy]

From the article: He liked tinkering with computers and other gadgets, and seemed to enjoy playing a violent video game, choosing a military-style assault rifle as one of his weapons.

In your opinion: Is this what caused the massacre?

 

[wirelessguru1]

In your opinion: Is this what caused the massacre?

Well, if you give a real gun (or assault rifle) to a mentally sick kid who enjoys playing violent video games with a military-style assault rifle as one of his weapons what else do you expect?

 

[Sinon]

Well, if you give a real gun (or assault rifle) to a mentally sick kid who enjoys playing violent video games with a military-style assault rifle as one of his weapons what else do you expect?

So now you're saying his mother is to blame, not videogames?

 

[Jazzy]

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In high school, Lanza would slither through the hallways, awkwardly pressing himself against the wall while wearing the same green shirt and khaki pants every day. He hardly ever talked to his classmates.

[font=Georgia, 'Time New Roman', serif]He rarely spoke and even gave a school presentation entirely by computer, never uttering a word.

I'm not a shrink but this is by far normal behavior. He obviously had some mental issues that were ignored by both his mother and the school.

 

[Sinon]

I'm not a shrink but this is by far normal behavior. He obviously had some mental issues that were ignored by both his mother and the school.

To be fair, I did the same thing (minus wearing the same clothes every day, ew) in college. My classmates were idiots, so even group projects were usually solo projects for me. Add that to trouble with public speaking, and the quote you have there could easily describe me

 

[The Dragon Master]

I found a video which highlights the role of the media in possibly influencing mass shooting's



[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uwAo8lcAC4[/media]

 

[wirelessguru1]

So now you're saying his mother is to blame, not videogames?

I would say both are to blame...and also society (evil)...

 

[James]

Video games aren't to blame for this tragedy(By the way, I liked that video), it is the mental health of the shooter.



I played my first M-rated game at 14 and I didn't feel any need to kill people.



In fact, I've even taken shooting lessons in 4-H since I was young. Sure, I have somewhat of a handle on a gun and I even possess a pellet gun, but only for self-defense.



If I shoot someone's head off in Call of Duty, do I feel like going out and doing that to real people? Of course not, as I'd rather not suffer the consequences and have to deal with the fact that I killed a person.



In fact, the most harm I may do to people is emotionally, for what I have in store for my novels.(even my current one.)



Anyways, video games,anime,television shows and literature have nothing to do with it. I like to see violence in media, but as long there's a reason for it to happen.



I guess should trash my novel, since it's got violence and guns in it

 

[Evil Eye]

the school.

I'm amazed they let him give a presentation without ever saying a word. Wish I could've done that, much easier.