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its ridiculous to blame video games or any form of detached entertainment for violence. by 'detached' i mean that no role models are involved, simply a fictional character(s) in a fictional world. if i had a kid, i would rather them commit a holocaust on GTA than sit and watch MTV looking up to puff daddy saying "i wanna be a gangsta like him cause he gets da fly bitches"
nothing about a video game such as this says "you should do this" as opposed to tolerated programming such as that of MTV which dictates what will be the next trend...and for some reason that trend seems to include all men being gun toting, foul mouthed materialistic man whores...where girls are taught to be stupid spoiled f*** toys.
its just hstory repeating itself over and over i was a metalhead back in the 80's and i remember music being blamed for suicide. it was absolute bullshit and the man who led the charge on artists like ozzy and rob halford from judas priest finally admitted he was wrong. happy ending right? wrong
you see, today there is a mainstream tv culture that really IS teaching kids to be ****ups and nobody does a damn thing...WHY?? why is snoop dogg, a member of the cryps, who first made a name for himself dealing crack...a rolemodel for children? i got nothing personal against the guy, he probably just did what he had to do to survive in his environment...but should he be a role model for children? well, whether or not he should be...he is.
the point is i think if your seeking to thwart forms of entertainment which are bad for kids, people bark up the wrong tree...video games have been violent since i was a kid, and there was never a 'message' to go out and do anything besides spend more quarters and keep playing.
Originally posted by dave123
I think anyone too stupid to distingiuish between real life and a video game are too unstable to be "safe" and unviolent anyway....Personally, shooting the hell out of things in a video game is a great way to relieve stress, rather than going out and vandalising 😛
it is a great way to relieve stress; i play video games a lot
we just have to make sure people can distinguish video games from real life
Originally posted by PVS
its ridiculous to blame video games or any form of detached entertainment for violence. by 'detached' i mean that no role models are involved, simply a fictional character(s) in a fictional world. if i had a kid, i would rather them commit a holocaust on GTA than sit and watch MTV looking up to puff daddy saying "i wanna be a gangsta like him cause he gets da fly bitches"nothing about a video game such as this says "you should do this" as opposed to tolerated programming such as that of MTV which dictates what will be the next trend...and for some reason that trend seems to include all men being gun toting, foul mouthed materialistic man whores...where girls are taught to be stupid spoiled f*** toys.
its just hstory repeating itself over and over i was a metalhead back in the 80's and i remember music being blamed for suicide. it was absolute bullshit and the man who led the charge on artists like ozzy and rob halford from judas priest finally admitted he was wrong. happy ending right? wrong
you see, today there is a mainstream tv culture that really IS teaching kids to be ****ups and nobody does a damn thing...WHY?? why is snoop dogg, a member of the cryps, who first made a name for himself dealing crack...a rolemodel for children? i got nothing personal against the guy, he probably just did what he had to do to survive in his environment...but should he be a role model for children? well, whether or not he should be...he is.
the point is i think if your seeking to thwart forms of entertainment which are bad for kids, people bark up the wrong tree...video games have been violent since i was a kid, and there was never a 'message' to go out and do anything besides spend more quarters and keep playing.
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Re: Violence in Video Games
Originally posted by DEFCON One
just a general question: Do you think violence in video games cause violent behavior in real life, such as bullying or shootings?i have to write a report on the issue, so i thought i would ask everyones opinions
HOWEVER...
Young minds are much more impressionable than older minds. Teenagers are not going to pull out a gun and start blasting people because they saw it on DOOM 3. Desensitization may aid this act, though, but to blame the videogame is to relieve responsibility from the shoulders of the parents. If a child were to play a violent videogame, he or she would be more likely to imitate the acts in the videogame...
But I'm not blaming videogames at all, just saying what behavioral psychologists would say.
Ok, guess I'll be the voice of dissent here.. I HATE violent video games. I do not allow any games in my house. I know this isnt the popular opinion but thats the way it is I guess. Especially games like GTA.. all the cursing, violence, disrepect for women & authorities? How on earth can you defend this stuff with a straight face? Yes its on TV too, but the plot is out of your control. In the games the more horrendous you act the better score you get. And this is not an unreasonable position. In my lifetime I have already seen games evolve from Pong to GTA, so its quite likely I'd even say probable that they will evolve to being more sophisticated. Virtual reality & beyond. How do you help kids draw the line after they have seen all that and been rewarded for it? Yes I know that GTA is SUPPOSED to be for 17 & over, but everyone here prolly knows some 8 year old who is already a whiz at it. So that argument holds no water. ANd yes their parents shoudl be responsible for them, but when one of those kids has a gun pointed at you & doesnt think twice about it because he's been playing GTA for 10 years, are you gonna go cuss out his mom or (if you live) are you gonna b!tch & moan that society has gone down the toilet? You better take responibilty NOW or pay the consequences later.,...
If a child is placed in front of the television to watch an educational program such as Sesame Street, it is expected that he will learn the alphabet and how to count to ten.
So why is it that when a child is placed in front of the television and allowed to play a violent video game such as Grand Theft Auto that the expectation is somehow different?