Video Game Massacre

As more news about Kimveer Gill comes to light, it has become obvious that the central reason he went on a shooting rampage at Dawson College in Montreal is because he was addicted to violent video games. According to Vampirefreaks.com, a site where Kimveer left comments on their message boards, he was especially fond of Super Columbine Massacre RPG. Studies have proven time and time again that video games are linked to increased aggression. Kimveer Gill is a victim.

I have done some research on a few other demented killers, and one thing that they all have in common was their love for violent video games.

David Berkowitz, the notorious *Son of Sam*, was responsible for killing six people and wounding dozens of others in New York City in the late 1970's. History tells us that Berkowitz was *driven by demons* inside his diseased mind. What history doesn't tell us is that the demons inside Berkowitz' head was due to the fact that he was addicted to AtariVision. In particular, the Son of Sam was addicted to Pong. The noises inside Berkowitz' head was that of the *Pong bleep* when the ball hit the paddle. His was the first case where video games caused a killing rampage.

Jeffrey Dahmer, a notorious American killer, necrophiliac, and cannibal, was responsible for murdering 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Many think of Dahmer as simply a demented, psychopathic murderer who killed simply for the love of killing. Not many folks know that if it wasn't for Jeffery's intense passion of Pac-Man that these crimes would not have been committed. The cannibalism shown by Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde gave Jeffrey bad ideas and made him go crazy. He emulated the PacMen, he strove to be one. In the end, Dahmer became the Pac-Man. He had high score.

Ted Kaczynski, the *Unabomber*, sent bombs to several universities and airlines from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, killing three people and wounding 29. It is well known that Ted Kaczynski got his *start* from playing endless hours of Bomberman. It is also well known that Bomberman glorifies death and is an indictment of our violent society. Ted Kaczynski didn't want to kill and maim, he was forced to kill and maim.

One thing all of these killers have in common is that they are victims of an uncaring society, a society that doesn't protect grown men from violent video games. A society that is too busy taking care of their daily needs and isn't watching, caring, and counseling grown men and their addiction to pixels. Pray for Kimveer, he is the product of our sick, unfeeling world.