This event will give those who drop off their violent games, movies, and CDs a gift certificate "as a token of appreciation for their action of responsible citizenship." Those items dropped off will be collected in a dumpster and destroyed via "appropriate permanent disposal."
"The group's action is not intended to be construed as statement declaring that violent video games were the cause of the shocking violence in Newtown on December 14th," according to a SouthingtonSOS statement. "Rather, SouthingtonSOS is saying is that there is ample evidence that violent video games, along with violent media of all kinds, including TV and movies portraying story after story showing a continuous stream of violence and killing, has contributed to increasing aggressiveness, fear, anxiety and is desensitizing our children to acts of violence including bullying. Social and political commentators, as well as elected officials including the president, are attributing violent crime to many factors including inadequate gun control laws, a culture of violence and a recreational culture of violence."
Meanwhile, actual science has called and demanded to see what research a random group of people conducted to draw these incorrect remarks linking violent games to changes in behavior.
Yes, book burning is alive and well. The only thing that's changed is the form of media being targeted.
(via GI.biz)
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