[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Kyle

I'm only young so maybe someone older can enlighten me but before video games what were people blaming for psychopathic murderers?

Horror movies?

I remember Chucky being blamed for something at one point

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I remember Chucky being blamed for something at one point

I love the Chucky Movies
so much work went into them

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by arista

I love the Chucky Movies
so much work went into them

They were great at the time, I think they might just look funny now though, I should have a re watch sometime

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I remember Chucky being blamed for something at one point

It was the bulger case, and I am a believer in desensitisation I know many aren't.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It was the bulger case, and I am a believer in desensitisation I know many aren't.

Oh was it? :/

I'm not sure where I stand on this one tbh

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It was the bulger case, and I am a believer in desensitisation I know many aren't.

Murder is as old as humanity, incidents like this have always happened and they'll continue to happen through no fault of games or the media.

Desensitisation only serves to create scapegoats for killers. You could ban every potential trigger for killers in the world and they'll still eventually kill. People like the boy in this story are ticking timebombs, instead of blaming irrelevant things like games we should focus on prevention and raising awareness of the signs of a potential killer as no psychopath ever just snaps, there are always signs people just need to be more aware of them and take them seriously.

[Ramsay]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Murder is as old as humanity, incidents like this have always happened and they'll continue to happen through no fault of games or the media.

Desensitisation only serves to create scapegoats for killers. You could ban every potential trigger for killers in the world and they'll still eventually kill. People like the boy in this story are ticking timebombs, instead of blaming irrelevant things like games we should focus on prevention and raising awareness of the signs of a potential killer as no psychopath ever just snaps, there are always signs people just need to be more aware of them and take them seriously.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Murder is as old as humanity, incidents like this have always happened and they'll continue to happen through no fault of games or the media.

Desensitisation only serves to create scapegoats for killers. You could ban every potential trigger for killers in the world and they'll still eventually kill. People like the boy in this story are ticking timebombs, instead of blaming irrelevant things like games we should focus on prevention and raising awareness of the signs of a potential killer as no psychopath ever just snaps, there are always signs people just need to be more aware of them and take them seriously.

I didn't suggest it was the only factor, just one factor.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I remember Chucky being blamed for something at one point

Chucky was said to be a factor in the James Bulger murder Niamh,the blue paint ,batteries and railway tracks.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Chucky was said to be a factor in the James Bulger murder Niamh,the blue paint ,batteries and railway tracks.

So it's possible that they used the film as inspiration then? Would they not have been little psychopathic murdering ***** had they never seen the film? I think they would personally. What do you think?

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So it's possible that they used the film as inspiration then? Would they not have been little psychopathic murdering ***** had they never seen the film? I think they would personally. What do you think?

They'd have done it regardless, they were psychopaths and watching or film or not wouldn't have stopped them from eventually killing someone.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So it's possible that they used the film as inspiration then? Would they not have been little psychopathic murdering ***** had they never seen the film? I think they would personally. What do you think?

Yes,I don't fully go with the 'Chucky' excuse in this case Niamh,they set out to kill a child and they did,they may have gotten a few ideas,but I do think it was an easy cop out by some people to blame the film,those little bastards didn't need a film ,they would have done what they did without any influence imo anyway.Those little fekkers were in a league of their own.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Yes,I don't fully go with the 'Chucky' excuse in this case Niamh,they set out to kill a child and they did,they may have gotten a few ideas,but I do think it was an easy cop out by some people to blame the film,those little bastards didn't need a film ,they would have done what they did without any influence imo anyway.Those little fekkers were in a league of their own.

Oh I am not going to get started on the vile horrendous murder of young Jamie, bless him.
Those 2 were just rotten, they did things to him that weren't in films,they tortured that poor lad sickeningly.
They were pure evil inside,I doubt anything from outside had that much influence.

As to this murder of this Teacher,I just cannot get my head around that one either.
Just sick, really sick.