Bilita Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Wow, just read this news. So sad, do you think this might impact anything? On the second anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting, two lawsuits were revealed, filed on behalf of the families of the victims against a weapons manufacturer – and Activision Blizzard. The families are being represented by Josh Koskoff, who has gone on record as saying, ‘There is a direct line between the conduct of these companies and the Uvalde shooting.’ Meta was also named in one of the lawsuits, but the bulk of the litigation is being aimed at Activision Blizzard as the publisher of Call of Duty and Daniel Defense, a manufacturer of the weapon used in the school shooting that left 22 dead and a further 21 injured. https://insider-gaming.com/call-of-duty-school-shooter-lawsuit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) What aggravates me about these kind of lawsuits and legal cases whare entertainment media is blamed for somebody's heinous actions in real life is the complete and utter failure it represents to address the real, root causes of such incidents. People are doomed to die in future incidents as a result. Whilst America's well documented issue with gun culture is certainly a factor, so I do think weapon manufactures have to held accountable, it is obviously nonsense to suggest any entertainment media, whether it's a video game, movie, music, or book, is any way responsible for the real life actions of a person. Human beings have sentience, the power to imagine and fantasize, it's inherent in all of us. We also have the ability to recognizes the difference between fantasy and reality as a part of that sentience. If a person does not have the ability to recognise the difference between reality and fantasy, then there is a problem with that person's mind. They are mentally ill. It has nothing to do with with a video game. Edited May 27 by Shagger Lamarr the strelok, killamch89 and DanTheGamer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Well I hope this doesn’t go to the Supreme Court because they will say school mass shooters have immunity as long as it’s in Hispanic communities. Then the Supreme Court will protect the gun industry and declare games and developers open season to sue. This Supreme Court will grant every lawsuit against Meta to annihilate competition for X, which is the Supreme courts preferred Nazi social media. X is their Nazi fantasy. DanTheGamer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamarr the strelok Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Another example of parents not being parents IMO.I'm fairly certain the shooter was giving signs that he wasn't well mentally and no one checked into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpvr Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 On 5/27/2024 at 7:08 AM, Lamarr the strelok said: Another example of parents not being parents IMO.I'm fairly certain the shooter was giving signs that he wasn't well mentally and no one checked into it. Exactly. The parents should of gotten their kids mental health help instead of putting the blame on someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I love how all these parents love blaming everyone else for their kid turning out horribly when most times, those said parents don't even pay any attention to their child or try to get to know them. You'd be surprised how many parents don't know much outside of the basics about their own kids. Thousands of us have played Call Of Duty over the years. How come we're not school shooters as well? Because most of us know that Call Of Duty is just a videogame - a source of entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 It is so sad to see that video games that provide entertainment are being brought up in lawsuits as an excuse to blame something other than the issue that is the reason these shootings happen. The mental health system is not great and because of that, so many slip through the net and don't get caught, this results in shootings, many of which we see quite a lot. I feel that video games are an easy way to blame the shootings on something so they don't have to do something about the mental health issues that are getting worse all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 15 hours ago, Shortie said: It is so sad to see that video games that provide entertainment are being brought up in lawsuits as an excuse to blame something other than the issue that is the reason these shootings happen. The mental health system is not great and because of that, so many slip through the net and don't get caught, this results in shootings, many of which we see quite a lot. I feel that video games are an easy way to blame the shootings on something so they don't have to do something about the mental health issues that are getting worse all the time. Videogames have always been blamed for societal issues that were there long before videogames were even a thing. The parents who is primary responsible for the development of their child don't know what they're doing and trying to be friends with their kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 This is tragic news. In my opinion, I think the families of the Uvalde school shooting victims are right for suing Activision Blizzard, and gun manufacturer Daniel Defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Button Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 I think from now henceforth, the game developers might be held responsible for impact of their contents. The possible outcomes would include new regulations and even stricter ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Plug Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Don't hate the game. Hate the scumbag. 👎 Next the press will be blaming Chucky. Oh... actually... I think they already did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 I remember when Columbine happened, everyone was blaming Marilyn Manson for it. Saying his music was the reason Klebold and Harris opened fire. Blaming a game publisher and a gun manufacturer is beyond stupid. No one forced anyone to play a game. No one forced a kind of gun into their hands. If they’re serious, they’re going to have to take EVERY game studio and gun company to court. I didn’t force anyone in my life to do anything. Yet I’ll still shoot your ass if you break into my house. Is someone going to take Ruger to court if one of my Ruger’s is the gun I choose? This lawsuit shows the stupidity of the candy ass American people. They see a big payday and that’s it. But Activision-Blizzard and gun companies have lawyers beyond anything civilians could ever dream of. This lawsuit WILL fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Barida Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 On 5/27/2024 at 1:08 PM, Lamarr the strelok said: Another example of parents not being parents IMO.I'm fairly certain the shooter was giving signs that he wasn't well mentally and no one checked into it. This is the problem. I don't like it when parents tend to shift the activities that they should be doing to another person. What is the aim is what I am yet to know about and it is sickening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 On 10/2/2024 at 11:59 PM, Knight Barida said: This is the problem. I don't like it when parents tend to shift the activities that they should be doing to another person. What is the aim is what I am yet to know about and it is sickening. More often than anyone wants to admit is when parents use a television as a babysitter. They convince themselves that the kid will be fine because they will just stay there and watch TV. That’s what leads to more difficulties in the real world. Some children develop extreme difficulty dealing with other people, and severe depression because of it. This can lead to twisted world views, and extreme issues later down the road. But parents who use a TV as a babysitter don’t care to recognize the signs that their child needs professional help, and the results are all too often deadly. Parents who actually take proper care of their children will end up with adults who are much more well adjusted. Now I’m not saying that every problem a kid has is their parents’ fault. Some people are born with emotional and mental issues that aren’t anyone’s fault. What I AM saying is that bad and good is often in the eye of the beholder, and that we all know right from wrong. The problem with that is that some people don’t care if it’s right or wrong. They do it anyway. Osama bin Laden thought that killing over 3,000 American people on 9/11 was a wonderful thing. The rest of the civilized world felt differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpvr Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 On 9/21/2024 at 4:28 AM, Button said: I think from now henceforth, the game developers might be held responsible for impact of their contents. The possible outcomes would include new regulations and even stricter ratings. It’s not the game developers fault. The problem relies on the parents for not getting their kids mental health treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
