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| − | |[[Racism]];<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-puahate-forever-alone-reddit-forums 'PUAhate' and 'ForeverAlone': inside Elliot Rodger's online life]</ref> got hooked on violent video games at a young age, and by his own admission hid himself "away in the online World of Warcraft, a place where [he] felt comfortable and secure." He did not realize "the severity of how far [he] had fallen" due to the violent video games.<ref>http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/24/six-absolutely-stunning-details-from-suspected-santa-barbara-shooters-141-page-manifesto/</ref> | + | |[[Racism]];<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/elliot-rodger-puahate-forever-alone-reddit-forums 'PUAhate' and 'ForeverAlone': inside Elliot Rodger's online life]</ref> got hooked on violent video games at a young age, and by his own admission hid himself "away in the online World of Warcraft, a place where [he] felt comfortable and secure." He did not realize "the severity of how far [he] had fallen" due to the violent video games.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/24/six-absolutely-stunning-details-from-suspected-santa-barbara-shooters-141-page-manifesto/</ref> |
| | |Not a word by [[liberals]] or [[Wikipedia®]] admitting the mass murderer was influenced by violent video games, even though the murderer himself admitted it. | | |Not a word by [[liberals]] or [[Wikipedia®]] admitting the mass murderer was influenced by violent video games, even though the murderer himself admitted it. |
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| − | |He was fascinated with guns, though his mother gave him instruction in their proper use, hoping this would teach him responsibility.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9751240/Connecticut-school-shooting-Adam-Lanzas-mother-thought-guns-would-teach-him-responsibility.html</ref> In later years his "existence ... largely involved playing violent computer video games in a bedroom," and he "spent hours playing violent video games such as Call Of Duty in a windowless bunker";<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9752141/Connecticut-school-massacre-Adam-Lanza-spent-hours-playing-Call-Of-Duty.html</ref> he was "goth" and wore a mask; after the massacre, officers found evidence that he had been playing "graphically violent" video games recently;<ref>http://articles.courant.com/2012-12-15/news/hc-adam-lanza-newtown-shooting-1216-20121215_1_law-officers-asperger-semiautomatic-rifle</ref> "Dynasty Warriors" had been one of his favorites in the past | + | |He was fascinated with guns, though his mother gave him instruction in their proper use, hoping this would teach him responsibility.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9751240/Connecticut-school-shooting-Adam-Lanzas-mother-thought-guns-would-teach-him-responsibility.html</ref> In later years his "existence ... largely involved playing violent computer video games in a bedroom," and he "spent hours playing violent video games such as Call Of Duty in a windowless bunker";<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9752141/Connecticut-school-massacre-Adam-Lanza-spent-hours-playing-Call-Of-Duty.html</ref> he was "goth" and wore a mask; after the massacre, officers found evidence that he had been playing "graphically violent" video games recently;<ref>http://articles.courant.com/2012-12-15/news/hc-adam-lanza-newtown-shooting-1216-20121215_1_law-officers-asperger-semiautomatic-rifle</ref> "Dynasty Warriors" had been one of his favorites in the past |
| − | |The usual call for stricter gun control, but not a lot of calls for control of violent video games. Some commentators suggested that homeschooling was to blame, and that there should be testing for antisocial/dangerous behavior for homeschooled students as well as for public-school students. But he was obviously a very troubled person. Society simply does not have the resources to identify dangerous people, homeschooled or otherwise, and it isn't known whether such a program would be effective.<ref>Cummings, Quinn (October 31, 2014). [http://time.com/3551600/sandy-hook-advisory-commission-homeschooling/ Homeschooled Kids Shouldn't Be Scapegoats for Sandy Hook]. ''Time''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref><ref>Unruh, Bob (September 26, 2014). [http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/sandy-hook-commission-blames-homeschooling/ Sandy Hook Commission Blames Homeschooling]. ''WND''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref> Such a policy would also likely violate the [[Fourth amendment]]. | + | |The usual call for stricter gun control, but not a lot of calls for control of violent video games. Some commentators suggested that homeschooling was to blame, and that there should be testing for antisocial/dangerous behavior for homeschooled students as well as for public-school students. But he was obviously a very troubled person. Society simply does not have the resources to identify dangerous people, homeschooled or otherwise, and it isn't known whether such a program would be effective.<ref>Cummings, Quinn (October 31, 2014). [http://time.com/3551600/sandy-hook-advisory-commission-homeschooling/ Homeschooled Kids Shouldn't Be Scapegoats for Sandy Hook]. ''Time''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref><ref>Unruh, Bob (September 26, 2014). [https://www.wnd.com/2014/09/sandy-hook-commission-blames-homeschooling/ Sandy Hook Commission Blames Homeschooling]. ''WND''. Retrieved July 28, 2017.</ref> Such a policy would also likely violate the [[Fourth amendment]]. |
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| − | |15 + himself<ref>Reports were that the police did not mortally wound him. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1161139/Are-dead-Police-gun-ex-student-17-targeted-women-German-school-massacre.html</ref> | + | |15 + himself<ref>Reports were that the police did not mortally wound him. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1161139/Are-dead-Police-gun-ex-student-17-targeted-women-German-school-massacre.html</ref> |
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