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German school attacked, videogames blamed

Posted Nov 24, 2006 at 1:39AM EST by QJ Staff

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Violent videogameA young man attacked his former school one day. And then he committed suicide. That's the story. The rest are details:

Bastian B., an 18-year-old resident of western German town of Emsdetten, went to his former school of Scholl Secondary and perpetrated attacks using firearms and explosives. He had seriously wounded 27 people, and before the authorities got to him, he killed himself. According to German media reports, Bastian's shooting spree was inspired by violent computer and simulated war games.

The reports reached the parliament and as a result, Wolfgang Bosbach, deputy head of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats ordered a crackdown on violent titles. "We need effective guidelines to protect children from exposure to different types of media, but we don't need killer games that can lead to brutalization," declared Bosbach. State of Bavaria's Family Minister Christa Stewens seconded, "Bavaria has had such a ban in place since 2002."

On the other hand, opposition Greens have been steadfast on giving warnings regarding such actions. Leading member of Greens Volker Beck maintains that instead of banning, the government must focus on the proper use of computers and not jump into conclusions.

And so a young man attacked his former school one day. Then he committed suicide. That is the story. The rest, as said, are details.

Via Reuters



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# *****ing hypocritesGuest 2006-11-24 02:59
Hypocrites... they better find out how the young man managed to get firearms and explosives.

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# reGuest 2006-11-24 04:36
it's kinda ironic that Germany is actually the only country in western Europe that bans violent videogames...

do they no think it's kinda weird that the rest of us Europeans who spend all our time chopping up zombies in Dead Rising, chainsawing monkeyfudgers in Gears of War, getting tortured in Rule of Rose and giving wedgies in Bully yet we dont shoot up schools in our countries... maybe it's something to do with Germanys violent past or perhaps it's even simplier: maybe the guy was just alienated by German society and once he left school he realised that he would have to join said society to earn a leaving and decide he'd rather be dead...

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# PleasePlanet 2006-11-24 04:38
Do not judge us germans by our stupid politicians!



In turn we try to do the same for you fellow americans... ;)

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# WTFGuest 2006-11-24 05:07
How the ***** do they know it was caused by video games the dip***** killed himself.



What about all the violent films and TV programs I guess they are innocent.



Jesus Christ people are SO ignorant.



Blame TV first then game consoles.

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# Easy explanation instead of real analysisGuest 2006-11-24 06:12
Whenever mass media and politicians (=society) can't find an easy explanation they make up one. You don't have to look at yourself this way. Plus acting quickly (no matter in what direction) in a single spectacular case will let the German government regain some of the votes from the people it pissed off by not being able to find solutions for the real problems.

Die große Koalition und die Bild-Medien-Diktatur können mal wieder echt prächtig dastehen und reaktionäre Hardliner wie Herr Beckstein kriegen wieder Rückenwind.

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# can they really be so ignorant of basic statistics?Guest 2006-11-24 06:25
Surely any inteligent person can see that millions of people play violent games yet millions dont go round shooting people hence if 1 in a million people who recently played a violent game commit a brutal murder obviously some other factor has to come into the equation like maybe the fact he was a mentaly deranged psychopath.

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# ...Guest 2006-11-24 06:32
lol

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# Ich hab den originalunzensi erten Abschiedsbrief von dem Typ!en,Guest 2006-11-24 06:51
Hatten wir heute bei uns nen Vortrag aufm Kolleg. Einer hat den unzensierten Brief mitgebracht.



Was meiner Meinung nach eher zu solchen School-shootern führt sind die Medienberichte!

Wenn die der Meinung sind, dass sie nur so Aufmerksamkeit bekommen...

Er hat in seinem Brief mehrfach um HILFE gebeten, die wurde ihm aber verwehrt...

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# wow the germans have representedGuest 2006-11-24 07:26
wow I think its cool that actual germans came and posted to defend their right to play what ever video games they want



but truthfully vidoegames dont kill people, guns kill people,

unless that kid took the game cds and used them as ninja throwing stars, then those political suits would be right lol

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# This is getting ridiculous....Shatterdome 2006-11-24 10:07
I'm sure they would have blamed the holocaust on violent videogames if they were around back then.....

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# @ JCPGuest 2006-11-24 10:08
See and Guns don't kill people it's people who kill people. I'm getting really sick of this new game called the Blame Game that is what they should ban. Whenever something bad happens its always something else they never point a finger at the person who pulled the trigger never. I'm getting really sick on how people think.



When books came out they were EVIL too, then came out radio that was evil then video oh that was evil and now games and guess what that is evil too. Oh I forgot one the brutal cave writing back in the day we spoke like monkeys u know the ones with the spheres going throughs animals.



Another thing I would like to point out.



10 Millions of Gamers Worldwide shootings happen maybe once in while



a Million in Darfour have died because of the people with machettes in that in 3 years, and guess what? THEY DONT HAVE ANY FRICKIN VIDEOGAMESSSSSS SSSS!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

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# reGuest 2006-11-24 10:27
lmao

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# lolGuest 2006-11-24 10:55
well put.

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# READ HIS SUICIDE LETTER!Guest 2006-11-24 11:21
You have to read his letter to understand why he killd himself! Videogames, music... bull*****, cause he writes that some people were talking trash behind his back and he was a loser all the frigging time.



Here is the letter, its in german! By the way his nickname in the internet is "ResistantX", just type that in google and you will find some good ***** about him!



here is the letter:

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Wenn man weiss, dass man in seinem Leben nicht mehr Glücklich werden kann, und sich von

Tag zu Tag die Gründe dafür häufen, dann bleibt einem nichts anderes übrig als aus diesem

Leben zu verschwinden. Und dafür habe ich mich entschieden. Es gibt vielleicht Leute die

hätten weiter gemacht, hätten sich gedacht "das wird schon", aber das wird es nicht.

Man hat mir gesagt ich muss zur Schule gehen, um für mein leben zu lernen, um später ein

schönes Leben führen zu können. Aber was bringt einem das *****ste Auto, das grösste Haus,

die schönste Frau, wenn es letztendlich sowieso für'n Arsch ist. Wenn deine Frau beginnt

dich zu hassen, wenn dein Auto Benzin verbraucht das du nicht zahlen kannst, und wenn du

niemanden hast der dich in deinem scheiss Haus besuchen kommt!

Das einzigste was ich intensiv in der Schule beigebracht bekommen habe war, das ich ein Verlierer

bin. Für die ersten jahre an der GSS stimmt das sogar, ich war der Konsumgeilheit verfallen, habe

danach gestrebt Freunde zu bekommen, Menschen die dich nicht als Person, sondern als Statussymbol sehen.

Aber dann bin ich aufgewacht! Ich erkannte das die Welt wie sie mir erschien nicht existiert, das

sie eine Illusion war, die hauptsächlich von den Medien erzeugt wurde.

Ich merkte mehr und mehr in was für einer Welt ich mich befand. Eine Welt in der Geld alles regiert,

selbst in der Schule ging es nur darum. Man musste das neuste Handy haben, die neusten Klamotten, und

die richtigen "Freunde". hat man eines davon nicht ist man es nicht wert beachtet zu werden. Und diese

Menschen nennt man Jocks. Jocks sind alle, die meinen aufgrund von teuren Klamotten oder schönen Mädchen

an der Seite über anderen zu stehen. Ich verabscheue diese Menschen, nein, ich verabscheue Menschen.



Ich habe in den 18 Jahren meines Lebens erfahren müssen, das man nur Glücklich werden kann, wenn man

sich der Masse fügt, der Gesellschaft anpasst. Aber das konnte und wollte ich nicht. Ich

bin frei! Niemand darf in mein Leben eingreifen, und tut er es doch hat er die Konsequenzen

zu tragen! Kein Politiker hat das Recht Gesetze zu erlassen, die mir

Dinge verbieten, Kein Bulle hat das Recht mir meine Waffe wegzunehmen, schon gar nicht

während er seine am Gürtel trägt.



Wozu das alles? Wozu soll ich arbeiten? Damit ich mich kaputtmaloche um mit 65 in den Ruhestand zugehen

und 5 Jahre später abzukratzen?

Warum soll ich mich noch anstrengen irgendetwas zu erreichen, wenn es letztendlich sowieso für'n Arsch

ist weil ich früher oder später krepiere?

Ich kann ein Haus bauen, Kinder bekommen und was weiss ich nicht alles. Aber wozu? Das Haus wird irgendwann

abgerissen, und die Kinder sterben auch mal. Was hat denn das Leben bitte für einen Sinn? Keinen! Also

muss man seinem Leben einen Sinn geben, und das mache ich nicht indem ich einem überbezahlten Chef im Arsch

rumkrieche oder mich von Faschisten verarschen lasse die mir erzählen wollen wir leben in einer Volksherrschaft .

Nein, es gibt für mich jetzt noch eine Möglichkeit meinem Leben einen Sinn zu geben, und die werde ich nicht wie

alle anderen zuvor verschwenden! Vielleicht hätte mein Leben komplett anders verlaufen können. Aber die

Gesellschaft hat nunmal keinen Platz für Individualisten . Ich meine richtige Individualisten , Leute die slebst

denken, und nicht solche "Ich trage ein Nietenarmband und bin alternativ" Idioten!



Ihr habt diese Schlacht begonnen, nicht ich. Meine Handlungen sind ein Resultat eurer Welt, eine Welt die mich nicht

sein lassen will wie ich bin. Ihr habt euch über mich lustig gemacht, dasselbe habe ich nun mi

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# PoliticsGuest 2006-11-25 02:15
As well said earlier, the politics need a scapegoat.

My german friend loves GTA and all sorts and he thinks it sucks that all the blood is gone/blue. I don't know what the status of GoW is there? but he was furious when they said it might not even be getting there.

Not that it dosn't bother him - he lives on the border to france and says he can walk accross, buy a game, come home and put it on german if it does other languages.

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# .FLai 2006-12-10 04:58
Was the kid bullied or did he get the ***** kicked out of him at school? If he did, then we should be blaming the cruel bastards that picked on him, not the games he played. Its another get out clause that Germany uses. Next they'll be blaming the holocaust on someone else. GERMANY DOESN'T HAVE A VOICE AFTER WWII SO SHOULD SHUT THE ***** UP.

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