I was thinking off watching Sketchbook, thinking it was a calm, relaxing sort of thing. I would imagine it probably is just with a scene like the one in ‘The Simpsons’ when the baby hits Homer over the head etc. Massive Lulz.

These “loli murders” as I like to call them are coming up all over the place now, I can’t say its going to be good for the industry, Especially if Jack Thompson or the likes begins to hear about these things.

I don’t really care much for these kinds of incidents anymore… there are always going to be cases like these and we will never prevent all of them. I suppose that means we shouldn’t stop trying, but… I dunno. The dad was a jerk, and the kid should have done was tell his other family members (if he had any) or the police or something?

That’s a very good point, and one I considered bringing up in the article. These crimes are sensationalist enough though, that they’re not likely to stay quiet. Especially considering that the mainstream print media are some of the primary people pushing the censorship agenda.

It’s in their interest to make a big spectacle out of these kinds of things, the same way school killings instantly become national news in the U.S.

What I kind of envision is a bandwagon effect, where the first one happens, and then any event close to it gets reported as a “it’s just like X” thing, and then “it’s just like X and Y”, and so on, with the sensitivity heightening each time.

But then again I’m American so violence and bloodshed doesn’t faze depraved people like me. Likewise, the Japanese might have more of a knee-jerk reaction since they don’t have as much crime (I believe).

Really, though, what can we blame, if anything? Sometimes I’m willing to put this down to “more crazy people”.