Hey there all,

Good discussion...Hey Tim how old are you? Kids & teens have different attention spans and motor-ability and they are these days more in deficit than credit.

I've read and seen the news reports of a teen killing his mother because she took his game console away and another killed his brother for using his game console without his permission. Both of these boys were playing military development games and this is unacceptable. If there are 2 reported murders then there are hundreds of thousands either not reported or are falsely reported and the killer protected by a family member. The games they were playing were also supposedly age appropriate but contained far too much violence which mesmerised the person playing the game with them being the ones to commit the violence.

These kids completely dissolved the boundary between reality and fantasy and what is worse that violence is now being taken to the streets and schoolyards with bullies pursuing victims so relentlessly that the victims are committing suicide; as per their computer game once that target is dead they move on to the next one.

I can understand you defending your sport but please understand that these kids are being brainwashed, trained to view killing and rape and other violent behaviour as normal behaviour and accpetable. Spend some time in conference with game addiction therapy groups you will then understand clearly what I'm saying here,

Rhian