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From:	KiltedJamesman@*.com (KiltedJamesman@*.com)
Subject:	Slightly OT Re: Anti-roleplaying sentiments
Date:	Mon, 14 Oct 2002 22:16:31 EDT

Message no. 1 In a message dated 10/14/2002 4:03:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
GuayII@***.com writes:

> The only anti-RPG sentiment that I can think of off hand is that some
> experts have claimed that the Washington DC area sniper is "probably a
loner
> who plays D&D." (read that after the news about the tarot card was
released...
> Ugh.)

Funny thing that. I'd been thinking it might've been somebody who'd played
Silent Scope too much and snapped. Before this starts a flame war, let me be
the first to say I have no illusions that games, movies, or any other
entertainment media create psychotic behaviour. They only inspire them. These
same people would still snap...they'd just do it in a different but no less
lethal way in my opinion.

From:	GuayII@*.com (GuayII@*.com)
Subject:	Slightly OT Re: Anti-roleplaying sentiments
Date:	Mon, 14 Oct 2002 23:28:55 -0400

Message no. 2 In a message dated 10/14/2002 9:16:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, KiltedJamesman@***.com
writes:

>Funny thing that. I'd been thinking it might've been somebody who'd played
>Silent Scope too much and snapped. Before this starts a flame war, let me be
>the first to say I have no illusions that games, movies, or any other
>entertainment media create psychotic behaviour. They only inspire them. These
>same people would still snap...they'd just do it in a different but no less
>lethal way in my opinion.

*nods* If RPG's are taken away, then the behavior will be blamed on something else. If
that something else is taken away, then it will be blamed on something *else.*

Cash

From:	Gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject:	Slightly OT Re: Anti-roleplaying sentiments
Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:43:17 +0200

Message no. 3 According to GuayII@***.com, on Tue, 15 Oct 2002 the word on the street was...

> *nods* If RPG's are taken away, then the behavior will be blamed on
> something else. If that something else is taken away, then it will be
> blamed on something *else.*

Unfortunately, it's not going to be all that easy convincing some people of that...

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From:	GuayII@*.com (GuayII@*.com)
Subject:	Slightly OT Re: Anti-roleplaying sentiments
Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2002 07:29:24 -0400

Message no. 4 In a message dated Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:43:17 +0200, Gurth <Gurth@******.nl> writes:

>According to GuayII@***.com, on Tue, 15 Oct 2002 the word on the street was...
>
>> *nods* If RPG's are taken away, then the behavior will be blamed on
>> something else. If that something else is taken away, then it will be
>> blamed on something *else.*
>
>Unfortunately, it's not going to be all that easy convincing some people of that...

I took part in a survey today (was interviewed by a psychologist about my internet/DSL
usage). One of the questions was "What do you dislike?" My response was stupid
people.

I should have used this as an example of what I meant. :)

Cash

From:	snake.eyes@***.net (Snake Eyes)
Subject:	Slightly OT Re: Anti-roleplaying sentiments
Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2002 04:39:53 -0700

Message no. 5 At 11:28 PM 10/14/2002 -0400, Cash wrote:

>*nods* If RPG's are taken away, then the behavior will be blamed on
>something else. If that something else is taken away, then it will be
>blamed on something *else.*

Given that approach, I say we keep taking stuff away until everyone
realizes it's all caused by a combination of shitty parenting and
glamorization of evil by the American news media. That'll shut them up. ;)

~ Snake Eyes

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From:	robertennew@*****.com.au (Robert Ennew)
Subject:	Slightly OT Re: Anti-roleplaying sentiments
Date:	Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:28:34 +1000 (EST)

Message no. 6 --- KiltedJamesman@***.com wrote: > In a message
dated 10/14/2002 4:03:32 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> GuayII@***.com writes:
>
> > The only anti-RPG sentiment that I can think of
> off hand is that some
> > experts have claimed that the Washington DC area
> sniper is "probably a
> loner
> > who plays D&D." (read that after the news about
> the tarot card was
> released...
> > Ugh.)
>
> Funny thing that. I'd been thinking it might've been
> somebody who'd played
> Silent Scope too much and snapped. Before this
> starts a flame war, let me be
> the first to say I have no illusions that games,
> movies, or any other
> entertainment media create psychotic behaviour. They
> only inspire them. These
> same people would still snap...they'd just do it in
> a different but no less
> lethal way in my opinion.

Ugh, ooh, agh, rage subsiding,calm. You don't know how
close you came to me opening up a full can of whoop
ass on you man. Your just lucky my friend here held me
back, jus' saved your life man.etc - the animal in
mystery men. (GZ)

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