"It's my firm belief that after a while the same physiological responses occur that occur in the ingestion of some drugs. And I believe that an addiction to these games can do the same thing," he said. "And I firmly believe that Daniel Petric had no idea, at the time he hatched this plot, that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever."
First, Black Lincon, what's bugging me is that the judge is mentioning addiction (mental, not biophysical, which y'all have cleared up well, spot on that) but he's also mentioning delusional behavior. Not believing his parents would die isn't a symptom of addictive personality disorders. Addictive personalities don't make you unable to recognize consequences, although they do reduce your empathy to the point where you can't care. That's a symptom of either advanced shizophrenic delusions, or some sort of dissociative personality disorder--neither of which are quantified by addiction of anger issues.
Now, to the gun control thing. I'm gonna assume (I tned to be right with this guess) that a majority you anti-gun folks are city slickers who have never had to worry about wild nimals trying to kill you, your lvoed ones, or your pets. And you don't need a gun to deal with stray pigeons and rabid cats.
I, however, live about four miles from mountain lion country. If my girlfriend and I went hiking in that area, I'd bring a handgun. Why? Because I'm not about to let a mountain lion maul me and main squeeze. If I lvied out where I had horses and land, I'd buy a shotgun--to deal with coyotes.
I understand that those of you in europe don't have much for hostile wildlife, a lot of your richer people hunted things to extinction. But as long as there are bears, mountain lions, coyotes, alligators, and all manner of unpleasant wild life in the rural areas of this country, and other countries, guns will still be handy even if we got world peace tomorrow. Adn was for the armor-piercings ammo and cannons, I always wondered just what kind of weapon you'd need to stop a Rhino.
Oh, and for the record, I don't own a gun. My house is too heavy in traffic, I hope, to get any trouble. However, if I lived further out, I would get one. Just in case.
First, Black Lincon, what's bugging me is that the judge is mentioning addiction (mental, not biophysical, which y'all have cleared up well, spot on that) but he's also mentioning delusional behavior. Not believing his parents would die isn't a symptom of addictive personality disorders. Addictive personalities don't make you unable to recognize consequences, although they do reduce your empathy to the point where you can't care. That's a symptom of either advanced shizophrenic delusions, or some sort of dissociative personality disorder--neither of which are quantified by addiction of anger issues.
Now, to the gun control thing. I'm gonna assume (I tned to be right with this guess) that a majority you anti-gun folks are city slickers who have never had to worry about wild nimals trying to kill you, your lvoed ones, or your pets. And you don't need a gun to deal with stray pigeons and rabid cats.
I, however, live about four miles from mountain lion country. If my girlfriend and I went hiking in that area, I'd bring a handgun. Why? Because I'm not about to let a mountain lion maul me and main squeeze. If I lvied out where I had horses and land, I'd buy a shotgun--to deal with coyotes.
I understand that those of you in europe don't have much for hostile wildlife, a lot of your richer people hunted things to extinction. But as long as there are bears, mountain lions, coyotes, alligators, and all manner of unpleasant wild life in the rural areas of this country, and other countries, guns will still be handy even if we got world peace tomorrow. Adn was for the armor-piercings ammo and cannons, I always wondered just what kind of weapon you'd need to stop a Rhino.
Oh, and for the record, I don't own a gun. My house is too heavy in traffic, I hope, to get any trouble. However, if I lived further out, I would get one. Just in case.
