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Connecticut video games to burn at the stake

Jan. 4, 2013 10:46am

As students of Sandy Hook Elementary School return to school after last month’s mass shooting, a neighboring community is taking some unconventional action in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.

Community groups in Southington are partnering to host a video game collection drive on January 12, specifically aimed at “buying back” violent video games — an event similar to frivolous gun buyback programs, but for “violent” media:

Organisers [of] SouthingtonSOS plan to offer gift certificates in exchange for donated games, which will be burned. The group, a coalition of local organisations, says its actions do not assert that video games were the cause of the killings in nearby Newtown, but argues that violent games and films desensitize children to “acts of violence”. …

The video game amnesty will take place on 12 January in Southington, a 30-minute drive east from Newtown. The town of Southington has provided a dumpster, organisers said, where violent video games, CDs or DVDs will be collected.

“As people arrive in their cars to turn in their games of violence, they will be offered a gift certificate donated by a member of the Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce as a token of appreciation for their action of responsible citizenship,” the group said in a statement.

Connecticut video games to burn at the stake

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Remember the good ol’ days when “responsible citizenship” was limited to voting, paying your taxes and obeying the speed limit?  Now, the “responsible” thing to do is apparently to rid our communities of video games by incinerating them — in exchange for money, naturally.

“Violent games turned in will be destroyed and placed in the town dumpster for appropriate permanent disposal.” …

The press release accompanying the announcement said that Southington SOS’s action should not be “construed as statement declaring that violent video games were the cause of the shocking violence in Newtown on December 14″.

Um, ok…?

What strikes me about this popular blame game is how expectations for parental responsibility continue to diminish.  Nowadays, video games come with ratings systems, just like movies.  I long for the days when society relied on parents to be responsible enough to keep inappropriate games out of their children’s hands.  What the heck ever happened to that idea?

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Comments (12)

  • emh1701
    Posted on January 6, 2013 at 7:09pm

    There is no responsibility in our society anymore, only grown-up children who want the government as mommy and daddy.

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  • WildschweinJager
    Posted on January 6, 2013 at 7:01am

    Bonfire of the “insanty” of the computer gaming potato generation.

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  • The-Real-Enrico
    Posted on January 6, 2013 at 2:52am

    Good write up Meredith Jessup. Don’t go tell your boss about this article though…

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  • jcldwl
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 8:05am

    I agree it is the parents responsibility to control what their kids do. I controlled what my son could or couldn’t play or watch. I remember a family member gave him The Sims as a Christmas gift when he was 12. The box clearly indicated there was simulated sex in the game. He never got to play that game. But I have a statement with a question for Glenn so I hope this gets relayed to him. Glenn since you are on this kick about telling us what we should let our children do, are you going to keep promoting the violence filled Michael Vey book series as the next Harry Potter and something you should let your kids read. I have read them and enjoy them but they are filled with violence committed by kids against other kids and adults, as well as torture. So let us know next week what you are going to do with that issue. It’s important for me to know and I am sure others would like to know. Should we still let our kids read those?

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  • Tyler
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 7:42am

    Oh yeah burn video games WOO! Because video games totally cause violence. Just like forks make people fat and pens misspell words. You know I want to know exactly how any of these hypocrites who participate in this have either themselves or their children played or watch football. No you aren’t allowed to control a bunch of pixels on a screen but you sure as heck can violently tackle a person to avoid them from scoring a point. I have played video games most of my life and I am not desensitized to violence. There is a parenting problem if parents took time to actually teach their kids right from wrong we wouldn’t be having this discussion. Call me crazy or a ticking time bomb if you wish but there is a difference in shooting a bunch of pixels on a screen and shooting at a human being. Video games do not teach kids to shoot guns. Heck I would rather my kid inside playing a video game inside than outside running around where they could be influenced into drinking doing drugs or other vices. If video games cause violence and cause people to be desensitized then why is it I care about other human suffering? Why do I cry when people die? Why did I weep at the foot of my bed when I found out this shooting happen? This is just another way for people to go and blame something that has nothing to do with the problem. I guess that man on Bath Michigan in the 1920′s that blew up a school with illegally obtained explosives played too much Call of Duty when he was young right?

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  • Tom K
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:17pm

    Keeping Violent Video Games away from disturbed kids is a good first step – much more productive than Conn. Police Chiefs turning down permits for Gun Shows. The Newtown Killer probably ” practiced ” his deadly end game using Violent Games. Could that be the reason young Adam destroyed his computer before the massagre of those innocent kids ?

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  • sizzlinsexybeckster
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 3:13pm

    Stop throwing video games at your kids you lazy parents!

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  • gregwoll
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:36pm

    Sounds a little like Fahrenheit 451 to me….

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  • athiest-infedel
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 12:04pm

    Dems wasting more money to solve nothing, but if it looks good is a 30sec. sound bite, good enough.
    f-ing sheep.

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  • Mapache
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:23am

    I am sure they will get a lot of older ‘violent’ video games so that the recipients of the voucher can buy the latest version of the ‘violent’ video game. How about the Chamber of Commerce check and see what stores sell the MA rated games to teenagers or examine the role parents have in purchasing the games, the consoles and providing internet access for the games.
    Another ‘feel good’ liberal knee jerk reaction. There is a worthwhile book called, “Teaching Kids to Kill” written by Lt. Col David Grossman.

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