December 24, 2012 

  by UPI - United Press International, Inc. 

 Boy, 12, Starts Video Game Dumping Effort 

 Max Goldstein, who says he enjoys the virtual combat 

 of "Call of Duty," 

 has started a movement called "Played Out" 

 that seeks to get rid of the video games. 

 NEWTOWN, Conn. (UPI) - A 12-year-old Newtown, Conn., 

 boy is asking other game players to dump 

 their violent video games in the wake of 

 the elementary school shooting in his town. 

 Max Goldstein, who says he enjoys the virtual combat 

 of "Call of Duty," 

 has started a movement called "Played Out" 

 that seeks to get rid of the video games, 

 The Hartford Courant reported. 

 Goldstein said he didn't think of the idea last Friday, 

 when Adam Lanza, 20, entered 

 Sandy Hook Elementary school 

 and killed 20 children and six adults 

 after killing his mother in their home. 

 He said he came up with the program Tuesday 

 after attending a funeral of a friend's brother, 

 Daniel Barden, one of the victims. 

 As he listened to the service, Max said he was struck 

 by "how real this was" and how he didn't want to kill, 

 even in the cyber realm of a video game, The Courant said. 

 His mother, Roberta Mittleman, 

 said she at first barred Goldstein from 

 playing violent video games, but relented. 

 "I don't believe it's a root cause, but it's a contributing factor," 

 Roberta Mittleman said of the games. 

 The saints, gone to heaven, 

 and all the angels must be 

 rejoicing today ! 

 We certainly are !