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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 133376" data-attributes="member: 426">Games, like anything else, can be used as a scapegoat for a larger problem. Clearly this individual had severe mental illness. Mentally ill people who become obsessively attached to something are going to have problems.&nbsp; I have seen police reports of people who kill because they believe that God has told them to do so.&nbsp; This does not make me want to blame organized religion in general. I think the real issue here is mental illness. It is very poorly understood in the U.S.&nbsp; People tend to attach a horrific stigma to the mentally ill.&nbsp; Perhaps it is not to surprising then that people try to blame something else for the suffering of their loved ones.I doubt this lawsuit will succeed.&nbsp; However, people who do have severe emotional problems can become obsessed with any number of things.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the end, I believe it was mental illness and not a game that caused this young man's death.While I mourn with a mother for the loss of her son, I believe she is wrongfully attributing his death to a game.&nbsp; Mental illness seems to be the true culprit here.&nbsp; People have become obsessed over religion, sports, and literature.&nbsp; To quote Shakespeare:&nbsp; &quot;The fault lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 133376, member: 426"] Games, like anything else, can be used as a scapegoat for a larger problem. Clearly this individual had severe mental illness. Mentally ill people who become obsessively attached to something are going to have problems. I have seen police reports of people who kill because they believe that God has told them to do so. This does not make me want to blame organized religion in general. I think the real issue here is mental illness. It is very poorly understood in the U.S. People tend to attach a horrific stigma to the mentally ill. Perhaps it is not to surprising then that people try to blame something else for the suffering of their loved ones. I doubt this lawsuit will succeed. However, people who do have severe emotional problems can become obsessed with any number of things. In the end, I believe it was mental illness and not a game that caused this young man's death. While I mourn with a mother for the loss of her son, I believe she is wrongfully attributing his death to a game. Mental illness seems to be the true culprit here. People have become obsessed over religion, sports, and literature. To quote Shakespeare: "The fault lies not in the stars, but in ourselves." [/QUOTE]

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