Weird story. According to the story, the witness states the killer wrestled with another kid over paintball, then went and got a shotgun and pointed it at the witness (who wasn’t the one wrestled with) with the gun empty pulling the trigger, then again with the gun loaded as the witness was trying to leave and shot the one he wrestled with because he had put himself in the line of fire.

I can’t help but feel the story is not quite accurate or complete.

In times of emotional panic and tragedy, people will willingly surrender their freedoms for the illusion of safety. This week has been a case study of that behavior.

Do that and they will next simply be leaping off high ledges and stabbing folks in the neck. Just look in heaps of hay or leaves to catch them afterwards.

lucyvanpelt on December 20, 2012 at 1:26 PM

No need to look, we can just question any cows, chickens, or horses that happen to be at the scene.

There have been studies that show that while playing violent games increases aggression in the players, it also decreases their criminal activity.

Other studies have shown that if people team up in those violent video games and work together, there’s actually an increase in cooperative behavior later on rather than aggressive behavior.

Perhaps there are other studies out there that show the opposite; however, that would indicate that more research is needed.

And this – then contact the ACLU, leftards.

[Schadenfreude on December 20, 2012 at 1:03 PM]

Has it been confirmed that she filed for conservatorship with plans to have him committed? I read one story that no papers had been filed, but who knows how well any news organization verified this. Until the media confirms it, Flashman, who knows this because he’s “been told” of it, is just the neighborhood’s Gladys Kravitz to me.

I’m a little disappointed that FoxNews put that story out, unverified. Exclusive, my a$$, what are they a gossip column or a news organization.

Yea, and ‘Catcher in the Rye’ caused John Lennon to be killed, so ban all ‘dangerous’ books too, right?

Meric1837 on December 20, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Don’t forget Taxi Driver inspiring John Hinckley.

Video game lobby silent through post-shooting scrutiny by lawmakers

They’re hoping to be eaten last.

http://news.yahoo.com/sd-teen-dies-shooting-paintball-argument-024442952.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container

To me, it’s pretty much a straight-line from first person shooter video games to paintball to killing a human. I was always taught not to point my weapon at anything I didn’t intend to shoot. Never shoot unless you intend to kill. These kinds of games go completely contrary to that training. But then, what kind of training ARE they doing?

Gatsu on December 20, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Do that and they will next simply be leaping off high ledges and stabbing folks in the neck. Just look in heaps of hay or leaves to catch them afterwards.