kevlar557 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 I really hate all of the people that think video games train kids to kill. In the colombine school shootings, they said that the kids played video games, which is why they committed the crime. I'm not saying that they are wrong or right, but if you look at the statistics, as video game sales increase at a substancial rate, the number of violent crimes are starting to decrease. I want to put a story on my school's website about people's reactions to this. I would be interisted for some feedback about this from all of you out there. I figured that we have a pretty disperse group of folk on this website, I would love to hear everybody's reaction to these video games. Personally, from looking at the statisistics (computer gaming monthy has a story on this), I'm standing by my opinion that video games are not completely corrupting our minds, and turing us into zombies. I am also saying that some people do not have the mentality to realise that these are games, and do what they see in the games. From research, I've figured that the amount of these people are about one in every 5 million. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHPtech 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 I agree, one such demon is Jack Thompson, he's an immature and rather horrid attorney from Florida.THIS letter was not mine, but I wrot something similliar to it (with different points, but it mad sense, and was logical)But if you read on you will see how immature he is, at one point he says please check into the nearest mental facility because the writer makes an un-deniable strong point, as he did to me when I mentioned that any child who would kill because they had done so in a video game in short likely had sever issues anyways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thebluekirby 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 When you buy a video game for someone, you have to trust that they are SMART enough to play the game and not commit crimes 0_oThat's what game ratings are for. But so many people look over them and just go "yeah whutever, it's just a video game...". They're like... 10 year olds buying rated "M" games because their parents allowed them to. There are so many thugs around my school, and people who like violence and I bet they got it off video games. It's ok if they be themselves, but killing people and hurting people is not very mature, even doing crime. There sould be a video game that teaches people justice in a way it's not stupid . That's my little rant... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogEater008 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 that is false, Japan is the biggest game industiral country, but yet, their crime rate or death rate that relates to volences are much lower than ours (United State). So it just doesn't make sense if games were to be blamed for. Additional to that, japan is also a major anime producer. anime are more violence than most american cartoon. I think that's how parents blame on things for their lack of influence over their kids. The main cause of such violence is probably bad parenting. Parents t hat can't raise a kid correctly and tolerate their child's misdeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[i]_R_Crazy_Idiot 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 I always seek for a middle ground in situations like this, because if you begin to take sides, your views become twisted and disoriented. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T100 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 I hate these puritans too. They are the hypocrites that always pretend to be more ?moral? then others and by doing so pretend to be more superior. Frankly, I don?t think any of those reports of video games leading kids to kill are scientifically sound. It is also morally wrong to blame video games as a whole because a few of these guys make those excuses for their wrongdoings. Put it another way, if videos game is proven to be a vent for those who want to kill, do we necessarily have to promote those first person shooting games? I think nowadays parents are too obsessed with protecting their kids. Kids should not live in a greenhouse, otherwise the reality will be too much for them when they grow up. FPS games are just a simple form of entertainment that we play in our pastime, to reprimand them on the ground that ?they pollute the mind? is foolish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thebluekirby 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 Oh yeah, killing really is too far unless you're THAT dumb. But it's not just video games....it's TV too. There are more violent TV programs then video games, even music videos. It's sickens me how people learn off TV how they're supposed to be like, and that we have such crude "role models" who are into sex and crime. Seriously... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edmarkcore 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 I always seek for a middle ground in situations like this, because if you begin to take sides, your views become twisted and disoriented. 195329[/snapback] Doesn't anyone else find it ironic that the same government that is putting all the blame on video games for all of the violence, etc, is the SAME government that not only sent but still have our troops over on the other side of the planet (killing people, if I'm not mistaken).  People who have problems with things like this always try and find a scapegoat to blame all their problems on. People are getting fat off of fast food, so they're suing the fast food restaraunts because "they didn't know the food was bad for them...kids are using guns.....let's blame video games. While we're at it, Bill Clinton got some from Monica in the White House....should the porn industry be shut down for that one?  EVERYONE has problems.....and EVERYONE is different.....and EVERYONE has different views on everything. I'm sure if we were to start a post up with this list of things, the replies of arguments would never end  1. Video Game Violence 2. Explicit lyrics in music 3. Abortion 4. War in Iraq  The media needs things to dwell on, and the government always seems to have ways to spark things up. We might as well sit back and watch everyone argue till their blue in the face  Now if you excuse me, I'm gonna go play some Serious Sam..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edmarkcore 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 *edit Sorry, didn't mean to have the quote from a prior comment in there...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashiezai 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 hmmm .... sorry to offend you .. but i must say that video games is partially contributing to the violence nowdays ... Im not saying this because of anything ... im also a teenager that love to play video game ... but the truth is that video gaming will affect teenagers .. im not saying all video games ... but some of them are definately are ... i love to play video game .. the only thing we can do is that dont let video game dominates our life ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoRuS 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 There are two sides to this.It is proven videa-games, TV and even music influence people to do crazy stuff, but it's all in how much you are open to influence. It's clear that a lot of kids do immitate what they see, but I also see kids who play games and watch those TV programs, but they don't bother with it in RL. I do play FPS games as well but only when I need to vent out my aggression, so my idea is that games can be a pain in the *** as well as a relieve of stress for some people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edmarkcore 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2005 hmmm .... sorry to offend you .. but i must say that video games is partially contributing to the violence nowdays ... Im not saying this because of anything ... im also a teenager that love to play video game ... but the truth is that video gaming will affect teenagers .. im not saying all video games ... but some of them are definately are ... i love to play video game .. the only thing we can do is that dont let video game dominates our life ... 195497[/snapback] No offense taken what so ever.....I'll admit, video games can contribute to violent behaviors, but when people are trying to put all of the blame on video games, that's what I think is the messed up part Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lacking_imagination 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2005 What a lot of people fail to realize is that video games ARE rated. And the highest rating that most stores sell is "Mature". While I'm not saying that 17 is a definable maturity level, its a start. By then, people should know the difference between right and wrong.Personally, even as an avid gamer, I don't mind the laws in delaware stating you have to be carded for mature rated games or the store gets majorly fined. They've been doing it for R rated movies forever. Its about time that the laws start supporting the established rating system (ESRB).Which brings me to another point. Games are rated for a reason, just like movies. In fact, games are much more violent than movies. And yes, you do have direct control over it. But the games are rated so people shouldn't play them until they're MATURE enough. Nobody is exempt from reading. Strong Sexual Content and Strong Language mean that it probably isn't good for a young impressionable mind. Hence the rating system.I'm not saying that video games make people violent. The violence comes from irresponsible adults selling violent materials to minors. Never have I wanted to walk into a room full of people, whip out a BFG and clear out the room. Resident Evil 4 doesn't make me want to blow peoples heads off to see if they're infeted with a parasite so I can kill it too. GTA has never made me want to steal a car.Because I am "mature" and understand the difference between right and wrong, fantasy and reality.And why is GTA always blamed? You don't learn how to shoot a gun when a game has lock on targeting. Time Crisis is the game we should be blaming, if any. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmandaB78 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2005 I think the media is trying to find something to blame everything on. For instance the columbine shootings. Those kids already knew what they were doing they probably imagined that day since they were kids. We all have a brain so its not like we would let a video game influence us to kill people , some people just want to kill people. Its not the video game its the kids mind. Hes the one who knew it was wrong but just wanted to do it anyways. Violence is everywhere. Little kids learn violence in like 1st grade. Imagine some kid taking your peanut butter sandwich. Imagine how sad or mad you would get. Now imagine if the kid was big and kind of a bully. Then you try to get it back and he pushes you. Well if that were me i'd spush him back. We're human violence is somewhere in our nature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_TyIzaeL_ 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2005 Let me try to put this the way "THEY" believe it is:Violent Video Games+Kids=Violent KidsI and opposed to this belief 100%. Kids are naturally "violent" it is their way of establish where they are in the the anarchy that is childhood. Think about, back in the old day, children practiced with real weapons and had competitions with them. Are violent video games so different from this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
