This week I decided to see how the behavior of the sandy hook killer, Adam Lanza, was affected by violent video games. So, I found an article at http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/justice/sandy-hook-shooting-report/ . This article had many good points and I decided I’ll summarize it in my own words.
So, this article said “ In the years leading up to the December 2012 massacre at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, Adam Lanza went from a merely shy pre-teen to a mentally ill recluse obsessed with school shootings.” Good question.
CNN said “Lanza had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life and to interact with others,”. CNN also states “Lanza produced something called the "Big Book of Granny" -- in which a woman armed with a gun in her cane goes on killing sprees with her son, with children sometimes the targets. The story was related to a class project, but apparently never was handed in to the school, the report notes.” They also said “By ninth grade, he was shutting himself in the bedroom and playing video games all day.”
The article said he did not do drugs or alcohol and the thought of doing either upset him. His mother brought him to the shooting range with her so he didn’t stay isolated. On the day of the shooting Lanza and his mother came home from a vacation. That day Lanza shot his mom with a .22 caliber rifle, then proceeded to the school where and brought a .223 caliber rifle and many other weapons with roughly 500 rounds of ammo. After he murdered th children he took a 10mm Glock pistol and took his own life.
So, how does this relate to video games? Well, Lanza would spend hours locked in his room and not even his mother was allowed in.
So, this article said “ In the years leading up to the December 2012 massacre at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, Adam Lanza went from a merely shy pre-teen to a mentally ill recluse obsessed with school shootings.” Good question.
CNN said “Lanza had significant mental health issues that affected his ability to live a normal life and to interact with others,”. CNN also states “Lanza produced something called the "Big Book of Granny" -- in which a woman armed with a gun in her cane goes on killing sprees with her son, with children sometimes the targets. The story was related to a class project, but apparently never was handed in to the school, the report notes.” They also said “By ninth grade, he was shutting himself in the bedroom and playing video games all day.”
The article said he did not do drugs or alcohol and the thought of doing either upset him. His mother brought him to the shooting range with her so he didn’t stay isolated. On the day of the shooting Lanza and his mother came home from a vacation. That day Lanza shot his mom with a .22 caliber rifle, then proceeded to the school where and brought a .223 caliber rifle and many other weapons with roughly 500 rounds of ammo. After he murdered th children he took a 10mm Glock pistol and took his own life.
So, how does this relate to video games? Well, Lanza would spend hours locked in his room and not even his mother was allowed in.