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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greatwyrm" data-source="post: 134182" data-attributes="member: 479">McDonald's and their coffee aside, here are some things I'd research if money and time were no object.In the last 5 years, how many people per thousand participants committed suicide immediately after:1.  Playing D&D at least twice2.  Playing EQ for at least 8 consecutive hours3.  Failing a major college exam4.  Getting divorced5.  Consuming enough alcohol to be legally intoxicated6.  Discovering they would be charged with a serious crime7.  Listening to 3 or more hours of country music8.  Using any Microsoft product for at least 8 consecutive hoursI'd be willing to bet most or all of items 3-8 can be more conclusively linked to a higher rate of suicide than 1 & 2 together.Suicide is a sad, horrible thing.  I don't mean at all to make light of this man's death.  But we all know this is nothing more than another modern witch hunt.  There have already been lawsuits against D&D, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, and plenty we've never heard of.  The simple fact is all (the high profile ones at least) have been dismissed or resolved in favor of the defendants because the evidence is simply not there to prove any wrong doing.If you're wondering why I included item 8, it's no bias against MS.  It's a slippery slope argument.  How many people commit suicide after a full day at work, using a Windows based computer.  If using EQ can make you commit suicide, wouldn't my family be allowed to sue my employer and MS for allowing me to sit in front of a computer all day?</blockquote>

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