who here is mad at.....

[Monsteroids]

Yes and no. Studies have gathered results that impulse activity raises when playing something violent compared to something placid and boring in some part of your brain that harbors aggression. To me though, that doesn't mean crap because there's no way they've tested this theory on a wide variety of patients and games.

Thoughts are different from actions. Every being on the Earth has probably had a violent thought, but to pull it off without real reason (defense, hunger, even vengance) is different all together and is unlikely for someone to do, even a media slave. So for someone to pull off an action without reason it usually is out of a mix of their environment (people, possessions, etc.) and their own mental stability.

 

[Sterculius]

you know....violent video games were the cause of The Holocaust and The Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition and the Salem Witch hunts....oh wait, those things happened BEFORE video games? well, i guess games aren't the root cause of violence.

it's futile to argue with the people who actually believe that games cause violence. most of them are going off of hype and will not even consider listening to reason. it's like that whole fiasco that happened years ago back on the Sega CD with the game Night Trap. people got all up in arms and thought it was a violent game with rape and murder and scantily dressed women doing all sorts of unsavory things at a slumber party.

turns out it was all hype, the only part of their accusation they really had correct was that it was some kind of slumber party. everything else was as about as tame as an episode of power rangers. I remember this very distinctly, one of the developers asked a politician of some kind who was protesting the game if he had even played it before jumping to such ridiculous conclusions and his words were "I don't have to".

So you see, alot of the people complaining about games being the cause of this or that, really don't know what they're even complaining about most of the time. It's obvious they're wrong, or else everytime one of these A-list violent games hits we would have hundreds of thousands, or even millions of copy-cat acts of violence. But do we? No. Case closed.

 

[cookiemonsta11111]

I totally agree.

Mature gaming does not condone violence and anger for me games release my anger preventing me from punching a baby or going all Columbine.

GIVE US AUSSIE'S AN R RATING!!!!

 

[cookiemonsta11111]

And to completely disregard everyone's belief people such as the Angry German Kid are evidence that video games can enrage people which may cuase further repercussions.


soz for Double Posting :nono:

 

[The L.S]

I believe Video games(and movies... and TV... and the Internet...) can desensitize a human towards violence. I normally just stay away from M games simply because: Whats the point? Why do I need to see buckets of gore on a shooter when I can have just as much fun on a bloodless shooter? I do think theres a difference when you see the effects of a headshot, then just a body falling to the ground.

But for those who enjoy those games- Obviously if they are a kid, if the parents are parents they should take care of it, and decide what is right for the family. I don't think we need medical studies to show us that playing GTA, or GoW, or anything else can do things mentally. But its up to the parents, not the Government, or any other special interest group.

 

[Napalmbrain]

I think it's cheap and useless to blame video games for all the violence in the world. Whatever happened to that wonderful thing called "personal responsibility"? For example, I enjoy the GTA series, but I haven't gone around shooting people for fun. If someone can be that affected by video games, they're probably already mentally unstable anyway.

If you're worried about kids playing those naughty violent video games, the age certificates on the cover should tell you what to expect (granted, I played them back when I was underage, but I reiterate, I'm not killing anyone). As an adult I feel I'm capable of making my own decisions about what I can and can't play.

 

[Apocalypse]

As others have stated, PARENTS ((not the government)) need to start taking responsibility. They always want to blame/sue ANYone else first. The games have a rating on it. They tell you what to expect. If parents don't approve, then DON'T buy it. Start paying attention to what you're children are doing for Christs sake.

I don't always approve of everything I read/see on the internet, but that doesn't mean I want the government to start banning things that I feel are inappropriate. It's the same bs with all the other violence they complain about. Movies, tv, radio.....nobody is forcing them to listen to this. Change the channel, don't purchase it.....but please, stop whining about it. Take control! Be responsible.

 

[Tomatktchp]

In my opinion, and what I think, I can only say that these video game-haters either wants something to blame at, just sucks on video games or just hates it.

I mean, there is as much violence in video games as there are in the history books (though the violence in the books is in another way). I mean, after a kid have readen a history book, he don't go out and kill others with a crown on his head and a sword in his hand and a beard on his face? Hope you'll get my point.

I don't hate video game-haters, but they sure can make me annoyed sometimes.

 

[K LoLo]

If a child is dumb enough to see an alien shooting a laser and believing it, thats their own problem.

If a child is dumb enough to believe that they can get shot 10 times while it only takes twice for their enemy to die, thats their own fault.

If a child is dumb enough to believe that guns are lying on the ground in hidden corners and you can just walk in front of a car to get them to stop, pull them out, hit them once, and take their car, thats the kids own fault.

See, video games are not near reality. They are far from it. If a child cannot differentiate between reality and make believe, then the parents did not do their job.

I used to love the ninja turtles, but I never once: threw goo on turtles or rats, jumped in the soar, ordered pizza from beneath the road on a pay phone (who puts phones down there?), or tried to karate chop some guy wearing all black. But...thats all because my parents told me that the turtles werent real, and that I live in reality and cannot do those things.

 

[Apocalypse]

If a child is dumb enough to see an alien shooting a laser and believing it, thats their own problem.

If a child is dumb enough to believe that they can get shot 10 times while it only takes twice for their enemy to die, thats their own fault.

If a child is dumb enough to believe that guns are lying on the ground in hidden corners and you can just walk in front of a car to get them to stop, pull them out, hit them once, and take their car, thats the kids own fault.

See, video games are not near reality. They are far from it. If a child cannot differentiate between reality and make believe, then the parents did not do their job.

I used to love the ninja turtles, but I never once: threw goo on turtles or rats, jumped in the soar, ordered pizza from beneath the road on a pay phone (who puts phones down there?), or tried to karate chop some guy wearing all black. But...thats all because my parents told me that the turtles werent real, and that I live in reality and cannot do those things.

^QFT. And repped for a kick ass analogy. :thumbsup:

 

[ChristmasWii]

No way can video games be held responsible for actions. Some people just have derranged minds. It's not like I play Gears and I am building a Lancer and slaying away on my chainsaw.

 

[jjrules352]

im so f****** mad at thos f***** people who say that terrorism etc is caused by video games becos of those f****** parents who r blaming games and general media for all problems when its actually their fault! Joke! no seriously im not mad at people who think this as they problem never played a video game of their whole life and for that I pitty them!

 

[Chute]

if video games affected kids behaviour then all those who were teens in the 80/90's would all be bouncing around in black rooms, listening to repetitive music while munchng magic pills...

er...

 

[SSJJason]

who here doesnt like people who say video games are stupid,imature, and the reason for violence in the 21st century,sure some games are violent such as gta,scarface,gears of war,halo, and god of war.but really i believe most people are just naturally violent,or were raised around violence,but come on the goverment is just tryin to find another target and video games are is an one target,but really just answer the question.

Who cares?People can be mad at and think what they want, you cant change that

 

[smyth]

oddly enough i just watched a Law & Order: SVU, that addressd this. Weird. (a kid raped other kids "because" he watched porn and violent television, let me tell you i watch a lot of porn and i have yet to rape anyone). Yeah basically i think that to a point a video game/movie/music/etc might give a person an idea to do something crazy, but that person would have to be crazy to begin with. there were plenty of murders and things like that long before television and rap music. So do i think the media is to blame? no. Do i think the parents are to blame? sometimes. Generally though i place fault on the person who actually committed whatever crime. If games make people kill people in real life, just by the amount of GTA Series games sold, the human race should be extinct by now. haha