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> An interesting article (from AP) discusses Dr. Thomas Radecki's study
> of violence in television, and, incidentally, other places. Some examples
> of his concerns: ...
> 
> "Games - 'There is no doubt in my mind that the game Dungeons and Dragons
> is causing young men to kill themselves and others.  This game is one of
> non-stop combat and violence.'" ...
> 
> I wonder if Radecki could come up with a single case where he can demonstrate
> that D & D contributed to a killing or suicide?

I'm no fan of the culture of violence, but the case for linking D&D with
suicide seems to be overstated.  Interested readers can take a look at page
18 of today's New York Times.  It seems that a group of fundamentalists in
Connecticut is trying to get the local school board to ban Dungeons and
Dragons from the schools, on the grounds that D&D caused a 13-year-old boy
to commit suicide and is the work of the devil to boot.  The kid's friends
tell reporters that it wasn't D&D that made him kill himself, but drugs.
Chalk another one up for the fundamentalists' grip on reality...

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