steve@avsdS.UUCP (Steve Russell) (08/22/85)
>An interesting article (from AP) discusses Dr. Thomas Radecki's study >of violence in television, and, incidentally, other places. Some examples >of his concerns: >"Games - 'There is no doubt in my mind that the game Dungeons and Dragons >is causing young men to kill themselves and others. This game is one of >non-stop combat and violence.'" >I wonder if Radecki could come up with a single case where he can >demonstrate that D & D contributed to a killing or suicide? Actually, I recall a case in the east bay, Oakland I think, where a young (13-ish) DM accidently shot himself to death because he was playing with a loaded gun (the old "empty-the-magazine-but-forget- the-chamber" trick). It went something along the line of he got out the gun and deliberately pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger (after removing "all" the rounds, of course), saying something like "I am the DM and I am all powerfull and cannot be harmed"--BANG!!! I remember the comment that a police investigator made in the newspapers about it, "...these books are marked 'Advanced' (Dungeons and Dragons), and he was just a kid..." Paladine save us from the well-intentioned..... avsds:steve