• 24Sep 09

  I think violent people just happen to like violent video games.

  No, I'm not saying you have to be a violent person to enjoy violent video games. I may have stated this in an earlier blog, but I think the there's more to the link between violent people and violent video games than is being explored. People noticed that many school shooters happened to own shooting video games. While it's possible that these video games inspired them to go on shooting rampages, I believe it was more likely their violent tendancies that caused the shootings and happened to attract them to these games in the first place.

  My advice to parents (and I'm not saying it's all your fault): If your kids are into these types of games, talk to them, make sure they're not having issues outside of the virtual world, and that their interest in such games does not stem from social issues that could lead to something worse. Violent video games can actually be a good warning system. Take away the games and you're probably just taking away the alert as a side-effect.

  • Posted Sep 24, 2009 7:52 am GMT
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• 14Sep 09

  Another point on abortion rights.

  As I may have stated in my earlier blog post, I am both pro-life and pro-choice, which puts me somewhere on the fence. Sometimes I decide for a short while that I am completely pro-abortion because I get mad at how many new babies are being born when we're already overpopulated, especially after hearing someone say it's okay to kill an animal because they overpopulate. Then I realize I'm not thinking rationally. I always think "population control" is a poor excuse to kill an animal, but aborting more fetuses isn't going to help either. But this is not why I decided to make this post.

  Now for the main point ... and why this is under Pets and Animals rather than Rant:

  I don't know if this is ever practiced anywhere, but the act of forcing anyone to have an abortion, whether human or any other kind of animal, is something I consider one of the lowest acts possible, especially for personal gain! I don't care if it's because an aborted animal fetus is considered a delicacy for some people or if it's for stem-cell research! I support stem cell research as long as no one is actually making or convincing people to have abortions for it, but that's getting off-topic. I am so adamantly against forcing an animal to have an abortion for personal gain that I would refuse to save the life of anyone who I know practices it. That's right, if I know you force abortions on humans or other animals for exploitive perposes, I might not kill you, but I will do nothing to save you if you're in the street bleeding to death and you need immediate medical assistance, or if you're drowning, or getting attacked by thugs or wild tigers, or any of the countless other scenarios. With the coldest look in my eyes, I will simply stand there and watch you die with no compassion because you are dead to me already.

  • Posted Sep 14, 2009 11:44 pm GMT
  • Category: Pets and Animals
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• 2Jul 09

  Bogus bare chest laws.

  I can be kind of a pervert sometimes, but this is not the reason I think legally mandated coverage of female breasts is a load of crap. Seriously, what is so vulgur about a woman's breast that is not about a man's? Size? Maybe enlarged guts, thighs, and arms should be covered as well ... I'd probably better stop or I'll give some stupid politician ideas. It doesn't look like we're moving forward on this either: some States are now making it illegal to have any part of your underwear exposed in public.

  • Posted Jul 2, 2009 7:13 pm GMT
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