Dungeons and Dragons Lady

Hey guys give this lady a break. She just lost her son and she is going through hard times right now. Although her accusations might be false there are still reasons for her to think this. My personal opinion about this situation is that Dungeons and Dragons is not a cult. I do not think that it was the reason for your sons death and I do not think that other adults should take this "plan of action" to make sure that their children do not play it.

I personally have not ever played Dungeons and Dragons for personal reasons such as the fact that it is not "my type of game". Nonetheless, I have friends that have played this game, I have seen the movie and I have heard so much about it. To the best of my knowledge, this game is simply a role playing game designed to let the players enter the world of magic and treasure. I fear that the future is going to be a dark place for the children of this age. The are so many parents out there that are so protective, they never let their children do anything that interests them. The result of this inhuman nature is children growing up, becoming adults, and not being ready for the real world. This is what I think happened in your particular circumstance.

Your son must have had some true psychological and emotional problems. I send my greatest sorrows (if that is a word) and truly I am sorry, but I do not think that Dungeons and Dragons was the reason your son killed himself. I realize that anything in life, without moderation, can cause some type of negative reprocution, Dungeons and Dragons included. Many things can get out of hand and I do believe that there could have been a relationship between your sons death and the books that were found near the top of the pile, but I think you are not considering any other aspects in this situation. These questions are something to be thought about:

1. What if your son wanted to stand on a stack of dominoes to kill himself and he realized that the dominoes wouldn't hold him so he used his most unread books to stand on?


2. As my teacher said "What if he wanted to stand on a stack of DVDs and they couldn't handle his weight?


3. If he did kill himself because of the game, why didn't he do it with the rest of the cult?

That is my input on it. Sorry your son is dead.