Dr. Phil Blames Video Games for Virginia Tech Massacre

[jiro]

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http://gamepolitics.com/2007/04/17/d...tech-massacre/

In the wake of yesterday’s horrific shootings at Virginia Tech, gadfly attorney Jack Thompson was not the only one who was quick to place blame on violent video games.

Noted T.V. shrink Dr. Phil McGraw appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live last night to discuss the rampage. During the course of the program, the following exchange took place:

LARRY KING: Why, though - OK, you want to kill someone, you’re crazed, you’re a little nuts, girlfriend drops you, why do you kill innocent people?… Dr. McGraw, are they treatable?

DR. PHIL: Well, Larry, every situation is different… The question really is can we spot them. And the problem is we are programming these people as a society. You cannot tell me - common sense tells you that if these kids are playing video games, where they’re on a mass killing spree in a video game, it’s glamorized on the big screen, it’s become part of the fiber of our society. You take that and mix it with a psychopath, a sociopath or someone suffering from mental illness and add in a dose of rage, the suggestibility is too high.

And we’re going to have to start dealing with that. We’re going to have to start addressing those issues and recognizing that the mass murders of tomorrow are the children of today that are being programmed with this massive violence overdose.

Full transcript here.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP...16/lkl.01.html




WTF gyud... im not a killer.
the guy didnt perform counterstrike in VA tech.
Dr Phil's a nuub.

[slakker]

dr. who

[tigeruppercut]

NOt only video games, the media jud, movies, tv's, commercials, violence today has become worse than ever before... and its in the knowledge and influence of media that fuel any rage towards fellow men, towards the government, towards anyone and anything.

[janvier]

i agree...

[lestat1116]

i dont agree

[Ms.Beau]

dr. who

Dr. Philip C. McGraw.

I love Dr. Phil! :mrgreen:

[dexterdal]

I dont agree. kung psychopath na gyud ang tao wala na gyud tay mahimo, psychopath na gyud sya

[lestat1116]

a psychopath is a psychopath. bisan balihon pa na nimo.

[pinoytayo]

a psychopath is a psychopath. bisan balihon pa na nimo.

I agree!

[Ms.Beau]

Well, I'd consider Dr Phil's take on the matter. Besides, he's a psychologist and a courtroom scientist. (I'm an earned fan )

Some people have the schizoid personality or the tendency to becoming off and it takes STRESSORS to trigger those tendencies. Murag kanang prone mabuang gani nga kung magut-man (stressor) kay mabuang jud. pero kung maayu na siya ug kaon ug environment kay medyo ma lessen jud ang tendencies. kaning mga violent computer games trigger the violent tendencies of psychopaths, I agree.

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