{"id":43932,"date":"2018-06-27T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=43932"},"modified":"2018-06-26T17:35:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T21:35:25","slug":"remy-violent-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2018\/06\/27\/remy-violent-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Remy: Violent Video Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N4W4OQJKHtE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ReasonTV<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 26 Jun 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In prison for life, Remy looks back on his violent past and contemplates where it all went wrong and who&#8217;s to blame.<\/p>\n<p>Written and Performed by Remy<br \/>\nShot and Edited by Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg<br \/>\nMastering by Ben Karlstrom<br \/>\nMusic tracks by Grind Time Production Squad<\/p>\n<p><em>Reason<\/em> is the planet&#8217;s leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/reason.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reason.com<\/a> for a point of view you won&#8217;t get from legacy media and old left-right opinion magazines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>LYRICS:<\/p>\n<p>In the clink<br \/>\nIn the slammer<br \/>\nYeah I&#8217;m doing hard time<br \/>\nFor a crime that I committed<br \/>\nBack in 2009<\/p>\n<p>See violent games lead to crimes<br \/>\nWish I knew from the start<br \/>\nBefore I ever got involved<br \/>\nIn playing Mario Kart<\/p>\n<p>I was hugging the turns<br \/>\nHeaving items for thrills<br \/>\nAin&#8217;t seen a toad so damaged by shell<br \/>\nSince that last oil spill<\/p>\n<p>But something happens to your brain<br \/>\nDoing virtual wrongs<br \/>\nWoke up the next morning<br \/>\nAnd it wasn&#8217;t too long before I was <\/p>\n<p>Dropping bananas Upon every street<br \/>\nHurling turtles<br \/>\nHurting every single person I see <\/p>\n<p>Then I was road-raging at plumbers<br \/>\nNobody could stop me<br \/>\nI&#8217;d run princesses off the road so much<br \/>\nI joined the paparazzi <\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m in prison doing 20 to life<br \/>\nHow could such a game be legal man<br \/>\nThe danger is rife <\/p>\n<p>Well my fate is sealed<br \/>\nWon&#8217;t be doing right<br \/>\nBecause I&#8217;m playing violent video games tonight<br \/>\nAnd the things I do I then do in life<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a tragedy<br \/>\nI&#8217;m gonna be in jail for life <\/p>\n<p>Reminds me of another time<br \/>\nMy life went astray<br \/>\nPlaying a World War 2 game<br \/>\nBack in 2008 <\/p>\n<p>I was only playing a minute<br \/>\nThen I felt an unease<br \/>\nNext thing I did right after playing<br \/>\nI interred the Japanese <\/p>\n<p>Years later I would pay the judges<br \/>\nTo win every race<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s just what happens when you play<br \/>\nToo many games by EA <\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m doing life<br \/>\nWith no chance of parole<br \/>\nWhy didn&#8217;t anybody ban these games<br \/>\nHow was I to know <\/p>\n<p>CHORUS <\/p>\n<p>Expert here<br \/>\nAnd forgive me for stalling<br \/>\nBut violent video games<br \/>\nThe stats are appalling <\/p>\n<p>Just look at this graph<br \/>\nAnd as you can tell<br \/>\nAs gameplay&#8217;s increased<br \/>\nYouth crime has as well <\/p>\n<p>Uh &#8211; It&#8217;s gone down<br \/>\nWell who needs a chart?<br \/>\nI took 400 grand in loans<br \/>\nSo you know that I&#8217;m smart <\/p>\n<p>Like a guy leaving the mohel<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re missing the point<br \/>\nFreedom&#8217;s when you only get to play<br \/>\nThe games we anoint<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ReasonTV Published on 26 Jun 2018 In prison for life, Remy looks back on his violent past and contemplates where it all went wrong and who&#8217;s to blame. 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