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I’ve got a few thoughts about Gun Control that I recently saw expressed on a website very clearly — Let me quote it here…

If guns kill people, then…
  … Pencils miss spel werds.
  … Cars make people drive drunk.
  … Spoons make people fat.

In other news, my son had his penis correction surgery today, seeing his penis makes my penis hurt… it looks like a psychopath beat it with a hammer repeatedly… but it was necessary to fix the problems caused by his hypospadias.  Was cute when I showed up in recovery he was crying and trying to free himself from the nurse, as soon as he saw me he chilled right down and tackled me using legs and arms and went promptly to sleep so quickly his hiccups didn’t even stop. He went through it all like a little trooper, I’d have made more of a fuss than he did if they had done all that chopping on my penis.

Anyways, I just wanna sleep now, I’m exhausted from the stress.

So far Dr Phil & Jack Thompson have come out blaming video games and violent media for the shooting at VA Tech… I’m sure there will be plenty more religious and parent groups piling onto this bandwagon shortly…

One word: Bullshit.

Some of these people need to do some basic research on video games and violence before they start tossing mud at everything other than the person.

Maybe this ESA Report?… or maybe look up the actual crime statistics yourself and correlate them with the release of the best known violent games and widely popular consoles and systems… like this perhaps.

(Click image to see a larger more readable version.)

Oh wait… so… crime started to drop once doom, the first violent moderately realistic game was released… and continued even faster after the release of the Playstation… the first console that people who weren’t gamers owned and incidentally the first console that had graphics that looked reasonably realistic instead of a few colored blocks on the screen… oh and it kept dropping with doom 2… gta… gta2… gta3… doom3? Wait… could it be that people use video games as a … pressure release?

“I think it’s plain to see the massive increase in violent crime that coincides with the release of these violent video games.” Yah. Right. That sure is a massive spike in violent crime there. Yeap. Nice stuff. Kids stay in and play games more rather than going out and getting into trouble with other stuff is the simple explanation. Adults stay in more. Rather than go into the office with a glock and hose down a few dozen people people go home take a deep breath and play a game. Horrible stuff.

You can pull the stats on violent crime right off government sites, the video game and console release dates are available all over the web. Do some research *YOURSELF* think for *YOURSELF* take responsibility for *YOURSELF* quit blaming the world for *YOUR* woes and problems. Quit trying to find some scapegoat so you can shrink away from your personal responsibilities and blame everything that you dislike for a variety of reasons.

In my life alone, I’ve heard violence blamed on everything from music and movies to video games. No parent wants to accept that their child was sick in the head or that they missed all the warning signs that something was horribly wrong– I can’t imagine the horror of my children killing them self or someone else and then trying to figure out what I could have done differently to have changed things, it’s a what-if game that never ends. The end fact remains the same though, the person– in the end, is responsible for their own actions. When something like this happens it isn’t video games that cause it, it isn’t music, it isn’t the girl who cheated on you, it isn’t violence in the media, it isn’t guns in society (never mind the fact we have more guns available each year and violent crime has been dropping since the early 90s), it isn’t anything but that persons choice and that persons mental dysfunction. Respect each persons choices and the message they choose to send… it’s no ones choice but that persons. Learn from it, listen to the reasons, and leave the blame where it belongs… for any action you do, the responsibility lies on your shoulders… for any action someone else does the repurcussions lie on their shoulders. End of story.

Grow up sheeple, and start using that brain you evolved or were given by the graces of god. Here’s some food for thought too…

Edit: I generally disagree with Rush on many points, but the man made a good point and I think its worth reiterating. The part about gamers is a short distance down the transcript, but a lot of what he has to say in that transcript is interesting really.

Edit2: He didn’t play video games, sorry people… guess you’ll have to wait for the next massacre to blame video games.

Edit3:Another person’s take on the video game releases…

Heard this song in a PG version on Guitar Hero 2, it maybe one of my favorite songs at present… here’s the real lyrics (as best I can figure) and a link to their homepage to listen to the song. Highly recommend it for those who’s sensibilities it doesn’t offend ;)

Vagiant - Fuck the Kells
Let’s go, now!

Walkin’ down the street on a Tuesday night,
And I’m feelin’ good, yeah, I feel alright!
But I’m tryin’ hard not to pull a switch,
On some drunk frat punk and his stupid bitch!

Don’t wanna get in a fight,
But I’m easy to incite,
And there’s not a cop in sight, oh-oh!

Say, Whoa-oh-oh, fuck the Kells!
Whoa-oo-oh, fuck the Kells!
There’s more jocks outside,
Than the motherfuckin’ NFL!
Say, whoa-oo-oh, fuck the Kells!

Yeeeaah!

Well everybody’s been there once, yeah, no doubt.
But raise your hand if you didn’t get thrown out!
They said, somethin’ ’bout my lack of class,
Well, you can take this bar, n’ shove it up your fucking ass!

Yeah, you got some world renoun,
It’s not the only bar in town.
It’s just the first that I’ve burned down, oh-oh!

Say, Whoa-oh-oh, fuck the Kells!
Whoa-oo-oh, fuck the Kells!
Fuck you, Fuck your mom,
Fuck your whole entire clientele.
Say, whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!

Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!
Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!
Lee-anne!
Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!
Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!

Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!
Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!
Rise up rock city,
Now it’s time to raise some hell!

Singin’ Whoa-oo-oh, Fuck the Kells!

We’re gonna burn this fucker… Doooowwwwnnnnnnn!

… I was surfing around and saw some quotes that made me smile and be kinda sad at the same time… made me think– as you can guess, it’s been one of those days… anyways, without further ado–

“The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can’t have them.”

“What do you do when the only one who can make you stop crying, is the person who made you cry?”

“Should I smile because we are friends? Or cry because we’ll never be anything more?”

“Sitting next to you doing absolutely nothing, means absolutely everything to me.”

“I’m trying really hard not to cry over you because every tear is just one more reminder that I don’t know how to let you go.”

“Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control.”

“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart, but you still love them with all the little pieces.”

“The worst feeling you’ll ever feel is sitting next to the person who means the world to you knowing that you mean nothing to them”

“Love is giving someone the power to destroy you…but trusting them not to.”

“You never really stop loving someone. you just learn to try to live without them”

“Sometimes people put up walls, not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”

“Don’t keep running back to the one person that you need to walk away from.”

“If two past lovers can remain friends, either they never were in love or they still are.”

How many people in your life does one of those quotes apply to? How many apply to you? Makes ya think, no?

… YTMND, but well worth watching especially if you remember the original “We didn’t start the fire” by Billy Joel

I’ll toss the lyrics here too for the curious:
We didn’t start this Website (by: NeomatrixCTL & Freedrosie)

Harry Potter, Domo-Kun, Ridge Racer, Sailor Moon,
Stephen Colbert, Captain Picard, Attack of the Show.
Technologic, Curb Stomp, New Orleans, Falling Thwomp,
Bell Peppers, Brian Peppers, Myspace is Emo!

Captain Kirk, Oh Snap, Bill Cosby, It’s a Trap,
Connery, O RLY?, Katamari Damacy,
Cuppycake Gumdrop, Spinnaz never gonna stop,
Butterfinger, Lex Luthor, Screw YOU Scientology!

We didn’t start this Website,
It was always twisted,
Since the site’s existed,
We didn’t start this Website,
No we didn’t code it,
But we’re gonna vote it!

Had one weakness, Third Reich, Zelda, Nigga stole my bike,
Lindsay Lohan, Sonic, Hassan, NEDM,
Joshcube, Camping noob, Internet’s a big tube,
Hax, Max, Horsedick, Stapler, Tiny Tim!

What is Love, Dew Army, Safety isn’t guarenteed,
VinnyWeapons, CloudSong, Mastersitsu, Donkey Kong,
Conan, Cyberman, AsiaCopter, GMan,
Dinghis Kahn, Pokemon, People raiding eBaum!

We didn’t start the Website,
Though we didn’t start it,
Made it look retarded,
We didn’t start this Website,
No we’re not the smartest,
But We’re still called artists!

Willy Wonka, Virgin Nerd, Didn’t say the magic word,
Best day ever, Michael Moor, Holy crap a Dinosaur,
Spiderman, Barrel Roll, Batman Stares into your soul,
Had it with these F’n snakes, Punch the keys for gods sake!

Darth Vader, Bill Nye, Razor Gator, Homer, Pi,
Lazy Town, Gay Fuel Pride, Syncan’s gonna break my stride,
Eon8, Soylent Green, Never ending ball machine,
Shoe on Head, Violin, Stingray killed Steve Irwin!

We didn’t start the website,
We may be inventive,
But we’re not attentive,
We didn’t start the website,
No we didn’t make it,
But we’re here to break it!

PS3 vs Wii, 64 and DBZ, Russia, A-Ha, World of Warcraft drama,
Very Greedy Sea Gull, Chunk is Indestructible, Burger King,
Racial Slur, Pranking Telemarketer, Chuck Norris, Chocolate,
Jesus and a Fishbiscuit, Kool-Aid, not Afraid, Dr.Leet is getting laid!

We didn’t star the Website,
They may call us losers,
but there’s lots of users,
We didn’t start this website,
Much more than a blog,
Cause we’re the men now dog,
now dog (repeat)

Edit: The history and CORRECT lyrics ;) … Unfortunately this site didn’t exist when I sat down and listened to this three thousand fucking times :P