Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site tymix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!oliveb!tymix!granvold From: granvold@tymix.UUCP (Tom Granvold) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: D & D : 60 Minutes 9/15 Message-ID: <535@tymix.UUCP> Date: Sun, 22-Sep-85 19:21:11 EDT Article-I.D.: tymix.535 Posted: Sun Sep 22 19:21:11 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 11:50:17 EDT References: <271@pedsgd.UUCP> Reply-To: granvold@tymix.UUCP (Tom Granvold) Distribution: net.games.frp Organization: Tymnet Inc., Cupertino CA Lines: 18 Summary: Where are the parents? - I completly agree with the commonts made about the D&D segment on 60 Minutes recently. Where are the parents of the kids who are having all these problems? Where were the parents are the kids were growing up? I wonder what kind of family life and upbrinning these kids had. I know one 18 year old who attempted to kill himself at least twice, he was in a comma ffor a week from the first attempt. I also know what his family life was like, it was far from ideal. Do did he attempt sucide because he played D&D (which he did) or was it his family life? I say that it was not D&D. It is all too easy for parents to blame D&D, rock & roll or any number of things for their own mistakes. This has happened before and will happen again. With D&D getting all this attention, I wonder if the D&D critics know of all the other games that exist? My favorite is RuneQuest. Tom Granvold ucbvax!allegra!oliveb!tymix!granvold