"Violent Video Games are 'Murder Simulators' that Train Kids to Kill," Says Author of Killology
"Stop Teaching Kids to Kill," says retired Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of On Killing, On Combat and Warrior Mindset. This American writer and trainer specializes in the study of the psychology of killing—which has been termed 'killology'.
So, the brutal, merciless, savage mass murderer of first-graders in Connecticut was another in a long line of avid video game players who turned their sick fantasy into our tragic reality. Surprised? asks Dave Grossman, a Mascoutah, IL, resident who is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and now speaks internationally about human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. Editor's Note: The observations in this guest editorial/opinion piece were offered to Eureka-Wildwood Patch by Dave Grossman, international trainer and creator of a program to prepare people to help survive brutal attacks: www.GetBulletProofMind.com Grossman was introduced to Patch by an area firearms' instructor, Greg Pugh, who was interviewed …
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Julie Brown Patton
5:35 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Jim, as you know, there are at least five to nine fresh articles published daily on Patch. News articles are produced by those of us on staff. When someone submits a letter to the editor, it is designated as such and labeled opinion. When someone submits a guest editorial, it also is labeled as such. Those are all different types of content, and it's essential to keep them straight from one … more ›