That goes against everything America stands for! Take responsibility for my actions? What? My kids killed people and it's MY fault? pfft. They'd blame it on their clothes. If not, they'd blame it on something else. Ultimately they'd blame it on anything except for themselves until such a point in time that there was nothing else to blame, and then they'd blame their kids. It's a shame that our country is like this, but it is.

We live in a society of people who refuse to take responsibility for their actions. If your kid grows up to be a psycho, maybe you should have bought him Teddy Ruxpin instead of the Walther PPK Semi-automatic .38 for his 9th birthday. Too late now. We blame everything except for ourselves when in all actuality more of the things we're trying to blame on material items (such as video games, movies, music) are just ways for us to deny that we ourselves have a problem. Human nature has always been to compete and be better, it's just the whackos that never learned to play fair that screw us up.

Phanatos

Think about this...

It is in my nature to be able to do such things but i have been nurtured so i know not to.

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Nuke em' till they glow and shoot em’ in the dark and let the computer sort em' out.
Then wait for a mutation…

I think parents aren't nearly as involved as they should be. I sort of agree with that law in the respect that it gets the message across that parents need to pay attention. No, I do not think that video games cause violence. I play Quake, and I have problems murdering a spider that's hanging out in my closet. (cup and cardboard extraction).
Days like last night make me think parents should sit and watch while their kids play games. I'm not a stiff by any means, but I wound up leaving a CTF arena because some idiot kid (he had to be a kid) was spouting some of the most racist crap I've heard in a while, including calling the winning team "niggers" "immigrant spicks" and other choice terms. Would he do it if his parents were in the same room? Last night was not the only time its happened either.

The reason we HAVE Big Brother is because there aren't a whole lot of people out there taking care of shit on their own. Same reason we have directions written on everything that tell you the obvious, because somewhere, somehow, somebody needs to be told that NO, you cannot eat Liquid Plumber. YES, coffee is hot and will burn you if you spill it while driving.

*sigh*

Daily rant, all done.

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"Due to budgetary restraints, the light at the end of the tunnel will be shut off until further notice."

http://www.angelfire.com/nv/neneshome/index.html

Okay, that was a little exaggerated, but we're getting there. I remember a time I saw a roadsign near train tracks that said something to the effect of:

"Do Not Park On Train Tracks"

What the FUCK? Does anyone out there NOT HAVE THE BASIC COMMON SENSE NOT TO PARK ON TRAIN TRACKS?! Even people who's stupidity would prohibit them from EVER obtaining a driver's license KNOW that you wouldn't park on MOTHERFUCKING TRAIN TRACKS.

It is animal instinct to NOT go into places that are known to be dangerous, yet Americans today are so protected, so sure that some Big Brother/God/Superman is going to keep them out of harm's way...It's just idiotic. Nobody should have to be TOLD not to do something that will bring OBVIOUS clear and present DANGER TO THEMSELVES.

As for the little racist bastard on CTF Arena...Well, that's an entirely different rant of mine.

doesn't claim NEARLY enough awardees.

*sigh*
off to drink my lukewarm coffee...

Yes, lets have a quake rant. That would go on forever. I could come up with many choice bitches...but then again, I'm always ready to fuss.

kisses

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"Due to budgetary restraints, the light at the end of the tunnel will be shut off until further notice."

http://www.angelfire.com/nv/neneshome/index.html