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After Riots In France, Macron Partially Blames Video Games On Violence - Slashdot

President Emmanuel Macron is partially blaming video games for the spread of violence in France following the shooting death of a teenager during a police traffic stop in a Paris suburb last week. NPR reports: "It sometimes feels like some of them are experiencing, on the streets, the video games t...

Jul 8, 2023 at 2:03amWeb
Show threadPeter AdamsonJul 8, 2023

@slashdot ironically one version of Simcity had riots built in.

I can remember a Maxis dev saying that LA authorities asked him how to reduce rioting after the Rodney King riots.

"build more parks" was the response.

Show threadMighty Murder MittensJul 8, 2023

@slashdot Bad grammar in the headline. It should read "Blames Violence On Video Games" or "Blames Video Games For Violence."

Which of course is an absurd statement to make, especially in this day and age where we already suffered through Jack Thompson's bullshit. Just another example of a tyrant looking for a scapegoat.