the article actually doesn't support that oddly enough, and makes a point of saying that among us is actually very non-graphic and became popular during the pandemic because it provides a way for people to engage socially over a fun activity focused on their relationships
But how many people will actually read all the way to the 6th paragraph and not get stuck at “video game killer” from the headline? You even get his friend calling him “a real killer” before that
Even if the article per se doesn't buy its own story, it's clear it is purposefully misframed, to generate engagement and possibly to smear the accused.
Others are claiming he was addicted to opioids when there's no evidence to that, and most people even with debilitating chronic conditions can't access opioids because doctors are afraid to prescribe it and get sued if they do get addicted, plus tight DEA regulations that are only getting tighter.
Recently I had an accident that resulted in my husband making a frantic drive to the ER because I was in so much pain I was screaming with tears streaming down my face and almost passing out. The ER gave me ONE oxycodone pill, after I’d been there about an hour, and gave me a prescription of only 10 to keep me until I healed. By the point I was discharged, I had dark bruising across my entire leg from ankle to hip and the weight of my pants leg on it was agony. But sure, 10 pills of oxy will be enough, doc.
Yes, docs used to prescribe oxy like water & there were a lot of addicts. Nowadays, you’re lucky if you can even get the 10 that I did. And every state has a controlled substances database that pharmacies have to use, so it’s not like you can hop from one to another to keep getting fills.
It's more that it's taking the presumption that video games cause violence (which a large chunk of the populace already believes) and is using it to assassinate the character of Luigi, a la "SEE?! He was predisposed to violence! He did it FOR FUN!!!"
And it's gonna fuckin work lmao we live in clown world
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u/TimeStorm113 17d ago
Ah, good we circled back to "killer games are the cause of violence"