Video Games May Cause Violence

[Ketxxx]

blablabla I've heard enough of this crap cant TPU filter this shit out? Theres always some whiney little twit somewhere bitching on about how games are evil yada yada yada

 

[Ravenas]

I agree with this, but for violence to occur you must already have something biologically or psychologically wrong with you.

 

[hat]

IMO I think it's just bad parenting. I was playing DOOM on a sega system when I was 2. I'm pretty sure I've chopped up a lot of monsters with a chainsaw in my younger years. But I hardly ever get into fights, even if I am perfectly justified to fight. The last fight I got into was in 7th grade, and all I did was hold the kids arms so he couldn't swing at me anymore.

 

[Widjaja]

Maybe these fools are complaining because they know they will be heavily scrutinzed and looked down upon by thier peers for play such games.

Maybe because of this they feel cheated.
How can they play violent games when it's socially wrong for someone of thier ages to be even playing games at all!

So maybe they are trying to take away our right to play violent games because they are deprived of it.

"What will my peers think. . . ."

 

[anticlutch]

Doctors should give parents a note when their children are born... *NOTICE* MAY NEED PARENTING! *NOTICE* :shadedshu

Screw these "studies". Most of them are probably biased from the get-go so no point in paying attention to them. Like it's been mentioned before, if they're going to start picking on video games for being violent, they should also take a look at TV, movies, the internet, and the radio (lol).

 

[Ser-J]

All I can say is that I have played lots of different video games, but it never made me violent, actually I personally think it makes u less violent. If video games, moves and other stuff like that makes someone more violent, then there is a deferent reason for that.

 

[newconroer]

What happens when you put a plate of cocaine in front of a drug addict? Most often they 'do' it. What happens when you give violent or 'disturbed' persons, a venue like violent video games? Most often they 'play' them.

While they may be mentally or emotionally 'disturbed' naturally, we're not helping the issue.

Should the rest of society,who are capable of differentiating between the real and virtual world, be hindered or 'suffer' because of the inabilities of naturally disturbed persons, who cannot exhibit moderation or an appropriate level of behavior?
Opinions will vary, yet if the answer is "no," then the question becomes, "Who will enforce such a belief?"


The people and groups of people that conduct this type of research have the intent of helping to educate others, to benefit society as a whole, so society CAN police itself, rather than having to resort to totalitarianism or dictatorship.



Ultimatley the worst part is the childish and immature responses to a subject that's been long talked about in the past two decades. You'd think people would either support it, or just be quiet.

 

[Wile E]

What happens when you put a plate of cocaine in front of a drug addict? Most often they 'do' it. What happens when you give violent or 'disturbed' persons, a venue like violent video games? Most often they 'play' them.

While they may be mentally or emotionally 'disturbed' naturally, we're not helping the issue.

Should the rest of society,who are capable of differentiating between the real and virtual world, be hindered or 'suffer' because of the inabilities of naturally disturbed persons, who cannot exhibit moderation or an appropriate level of behavior?
Opinions will vary, yet if the answer is "no," then the question becomes, "Who will enforce such a belief?"


The people and groups of people that conduct this type of research have the intent of helping to educate others, to benefit society as a whole, so society CAN police itself, rather than having to resort to totalitarianism or dictatorship.



Ultimatley the worst part is the childish and immature responses to a subject that's been long talked about in the past two decades. You'd think people would either support it, or just be quiet.

No offense NC, but the cocaine analogy is a bad one. An illegal, CHEMICALLY addictive substance, in no way compares to a violent video game.

And my answer to the question is no. Society shouldn't be held accountable. The disturbed person was raised, or otherwise grew up, with a parent or guardian of some sort. It's in the hands of said parents/guardian to get help for the person before it's too late. Well, that's my opinion, anyway.

 

[imperialreign]

And my answer to the question is no. Society shouldn't be held accountable. The disturbed person was raised, or otherwise grew up, with a parent or guardian of some sort. It's in the hands of said parents/guardian to get help for the person before it's too late. Well, that's my opinion, anyway.

I have to agree with this, too. I've seen numerous examples of disturbed children that have sociopathic/psychotic traits, and it usually stems from influences from the family. Sometimes, the start of such behavior can be spawned from a split/divorced family, or it can be more complex than that.

My gf's yougest brother has had every label slapped on him, ranging from ADHD to Autistic, and his behavior has slowly been getting worse over the last few years. He's now 15, but displays 7 out of the 8 major traits of sociopaths or psychotic killers, and it all feeds back to when his mother left their father.

My mother works with the public school system, and I've seen some "distrubed" kids when I've been at the school helping my mother out, and when you meet the parents you can usually see why the child acts the way they do.