Tuesday 29 April 2014

Dark Souls

Well that didn't take long... With the tragic murder of a teacher by a 15 year old schoolboy, it was always inevitable the legacy media would attempt to find a link with video games or films. And thus it has come to pass. Blimey a 15 year old boy plays violent video games "exclusive", which probably applies to the vast majority of teenage boys.

You would think after the moral outrage 30 years ago over so-called "video nasties" the press would have given up by now. But no.

As it happens I currently have a copy of Dark Souls in my PS3, so if any readers were to learn of a disillusioned blogger going on a manic rampage through the House of Commons very soon at least we will all know the reason why...

12 comments:

  1. If you do plan on running amok, would you give us plenty of notice - then perhaps we can join in.

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    1. It might be an impulse sort of thing, so can't give any guarantees...

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    2. Can I hold your coat and the reloads while you do it?

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  2. And stock up with plenty of rope and spikes.

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    1. I'm thinking more of a bladed weapon - much more fun... blood everywhere.

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    2. Tehe...I'll dig out the family heirloom from my dads...
      http://tinyurl.com/kupsqbm

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  3. Antidepressants a feature in this terrible incident.

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    1. Yes and a loner and being bullied as well, obviously we don't know the real reasons as yet but mental health issues of young men is a taboo subject, much easier to blame Dark Souls...

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  4. I was a fan of Loaded which came out about 1995. A friend at work who was seriously into games said he thought it was sick.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_%28video_game%29#Reception

    Back in the early 60s people were blaming violent crime on cops and robbers programmes on TV.

    London wasn't a safe place to walk around in in the early 19th century . I put it down to all the violent plays they put on in the theatres.

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  5. Probably had a bad packed lunch that day.

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  6. These video games are outside my ken but I can imagine them exerting a strong influence on a lonely and obsessive mind.

    The media definitely creates imitative behaviour. At the time of the Toxteth riots being given wide coverage on TV , 12 to 13 year olds in Derby took to throwing stones at passing cars. The ones who threw stones at my car were white and were able to outrun me when I gave chase. I recall that there was a magistrate, Lady Simey - a daft old bat- who said " of course, if you lived in Toxteth, you'd be mad not to riot" - a real pillar of the law!

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