Connecticut town collecting and destroying games

lolz, it was canceled

let's all burn books next...wait, that's already been done. what a bunch of absolute morons.

there are millions of gamers who play violent games that don't have a violent bone in their body.  the only thing that does make me mad is ignorance, and these people are giving me a steady supply.

now, to take my anger out on virtual people in a virtual world that i will never confuse with the real world because i'm not insane...anymore.

classic witch hunt...ignorance is bliss i guess...morons

Pretty sure they'll cash in on it instead of destroying it.

Burning dvd's and blu-ray discs is a waste of energy and resources. If these people were smart, they would find ways to properly recycle the games instead of burning them, sending off dangerous fumes. 

It's like a horror movie in the making where burning games may create a zombie apocalypse in Connecticut. Let's just hope there's no Clementine or Duck to look after when that happens.

As a proactive, helpful citizen, I will accept the incredible, overwhelming burden of collecting all their games from them and ensuring they return to a place where no-one else (except me) will ever see them again. @___@

Bet they take the games and sell em on ebay.

Dumbness levels just went down a notch. What a bunch of show ponies.

This is akin to burning Bibles because everyone can interpret them differently. If a person of any given age has an inborn tendency to become incredibly violent when exposed to violent media of any avenue, then there is no real way to stop them aside from incarceration in a mental health facility before any crime is committed. Throughout my entire childhood my parents always told me the same thing over and over again "Movies and video games are not real" thus the violence portrayed  in them is not in anyway reality. Parents of today expect the television to teach their children how to be a responsible adult so, I submit to you, when said child happens upon a movie or television program like The Walking Dead how are they suppose to handle the images they see on screen without a parent to have told them "Hurting another human being is wrong"? That little boy or girl will most likely grow up believing harm against another individual is a perfectly reasonable response when they are picked on in school or the work place. Children need to be shown a normal and healthy way to vent their anger without being a danger to themselves or others. BAM!!!

whats the use ? we can just buy games from the internet. 

Everyone in the world is donating their copy of Facebreaker.  Hopefully all copies will be destroyed in this town and the world will be saved from this game.

I can imagine townsfolk marching towards the town centre with torches and pitchforks clutching violent video games...

Very curious to see how many people attend this, keep us updated Eddie.

also collect and destroy the evil gamers themselves.

nasty bunch of people.

Sure, you do that, I'm sure that bad parenting and gun collecting by brainwashed "conspiranoics" will go away with those games. Wish we could do something like that, but with the objective of collecting and destroying idiots...

Gamespot stop with these insipid articles please. I don't give a crap about this dumb-ass town burning copies of Call of Duty and Halo.

I think the biggest problem is that people want to have control over everything.  They want to believe there's something they can do.  There is really nothing you can do to prevent a crazy individual who does not have a history of aggressive actions from harming people.  We can't separate everybody and wrap them up in their own little bubbles because one of them might want to do something bad at some point in the future.

Deep down, we all know this, but we don't want to admit it.  So we look for scapegoats, ways that we can feel safe about preventing this "from ever happening again".  The ironic part is that in the process, we help provide the motivation for future incidents.  

There's a seeming lack of understanding about why someone chooses to do something like this in the first place.  They wanted to be noticed, remembered, as maybe they felt they never would if they continued to play by the rules.  When you make knee jerk reactions in response to something like this, it's like giving in to a terrorist.  "People will fear me.  The world will change forever because of me, just like it did for the last person who did something like this."  That's exactly what they want.

Have some bravery.  Don't give in to terrorism.  Let's live our lives free, and never let anyone take that away from us, because if they do, then our lives aren't worth living anymore anyway.

This is too much...I play violent video games...yet I catch and release insects that make they way into my home. Take all that money from the gift cards and set up a mental health awareness program.

please everyone read this

 http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/4/3835660/video-game-burning-expert

one lone voice in the sea of stupidity. 

"We're not saying the use of _______ causes people to become murderers, but there's evidence that it causes increases in aggressiveness, fear, anxiety and desensitization about actions of violence," said director of community services Susan Saucier.

You can fill in the blank with whatever media you want. Why do these people hate gaming? Are they so naive and out of the loop that they believe the NRA? Really? God help you people.

If you«re gonna blame videogames at least also blame the stupid fucking parents who would rather just buy the R\M rated game to their kids, rather than just telling "NO, SHUT UP, YOU'LL PLAY MY LITTLE PONY AND POKEMON".

lol. People surrounded by ignorance are so hilarious when they freak out.

Wow, these people are so dumb they are limiting their collection to only one form of media? No violent moives? violent rap music? gun magazines? streaming video players (this is a broad category).

These imbeciles are so blinded by wanting to "help" they are really doing nothing at all. If they really wanted to help they would start educating people about mental illness...sigh

I wonder how many of these people bought inappropriate games for their children in the first place. Stupidity and hypocrisy often go hand in hand.

 @widdowson91 It is.....People have been doing it for years. Instead of actually finding out where the real problem lies, not to blame any certain individuals or anything, but it's always easier to lay the blame on someone/something else. I am a gamer but in my mind it doesn't even make sense, I have played all the violent videos games, watched the movies and even listen to the music and never once had a thought of doing the stuff I see or do in a virtual world. Now I know what people will say, not all people are alike and what not, but the fact remains the problem was with the person that decided to do these horrible things. They did them not because of a game or movie but because they had way bigger issues that seemingly were not addressed properly.

I am not saying that something like this can easily be addressed, fixed or even prevented but something as cliche as blaming video games, music and movies is down right lazy. I wish that this had never happened, I truly do but I don't see destroying video games and etc. , is appropriate in any way shape or form. If they are giving vouchers out for the media in question for families to spend time together why not turn around and sell them and raise some money for the city or a good cause.

To me this is selfish and down right ignorant. They say right there in the text how much this media is worth/cost and they are going to destroy it????? The economy must be better there then every where else. I wish you all the best of luck with over coming this great tragedy but I don't see this as a way of achieving this goal.

"We want to stop the violence in our community," Southington board president of the Chamber of Commerce Charlie Cocuzza said. "Those games can cost $60 or $70. So we want to give families a certificate to do something fun and family-oriented, something where they can spend a couple of hours together instead."  

I mean, hey if those parents want to miss out for something they already spent their money on, go ahead, thanks to making video games look like a waste of money and TIME!  

Keeping in mind that it was games like Doom that revolutionized what the video game industry is today and that was a violence game that killed things like DEMONS and not PEOPLE, maybe a metaphor for power in the game industry.  

My view, just another stupid opportunity cashing in on the events and for there sake I just hope they don't get shoot and killed by some angry family.

It's easy for people to point blame at something they don't understand or like, isn't it.

sounds ga...mer insensitive ;)

You know, what happened is very sad, but what is almost sadder, is the mislead people deciding to destroy violent media.  I understand in times of distress and confusion it's human nature to do drastic things to make sense of the situation. But Its quite pathetic they think this is a good "resolution" for an issue obviously bigger than some shotty violent media. Violent media nothing to do with the way murderers think, some people are sick and need attention. How about turning your efforts against a bunch of inanimate objects and focus your great efforts on warning signs kids give off.

better burn those violent books too and don't forget the violent tv shows. don't forget movies! did you see skyfall? that was pretty violent.

I wish I never discovered this article.

I'm not sure humanity can disappoint me any further.

Oh wait, it can. *sigh*

this is gone far enough.

Sooooo....I guess we need to get rid of all violent movies, TV shows, and books too?  But completely ignore the upbringing of murderers and allow unfit parents to continue bearing and raising children that grow up to be criminals.  Little Johnny isn't violent because his father is an alcoholic and beats him regularly, or because his mother is a crackhead prostitute that neglects him.  No, it's Call of Duty that makes him violent...

Speaking of Iron Man, it will be cool, in the marvel world, he shows up with metal bodyguards. The NRA will have no choice but to drop the amendment and any changes their fierce about. Besides, why use guns instead of wearing the Iron Man suit. It's unrealistic since it never happened so I'll let my stupid idea slide.

Not surprising at all. The ignorant that don't know how to raise children always try and find excuses for why it couldn't be their fault. Grew up playing violent video games since I got my NES at age 7 in 87, I have no police record.