There was an article in our local paper this past week about some guy that commited suicide while playing Evercrack.

Of course it's the games fault, or the monitors fault, or the bands fault...never mind the fact that they were depressed, suicidal or had a sudden onslaught of epilepsy (it happens, just ask my best friend). So much easier to place the blame on the game and not look deeper for the true cause.

What about these kids that drop dead of a heart attack while playing varsity football or basketball? Not once have I heard the ball getting blamed. It's the same thing, you can't blame a video game if somebody had addictive tendencies coupled with health problems or suicidal motivations.

Good grief...