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Originally Posted by Rhiannonsmoon
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 |
Hi there,
I am sorry that you feel you must display such animosity toward myself and the gaming community. You are of course entitled to your opinion but I find some of the assertions to be very offensive.
The first being that there are hundreds of people being murdered over video games is very serious, you do not provide proof of this.
In the incident you do sight you do not mention any of other circumstances surrounding the events, like most importantly what pre exisiting conditions were in the lives of these children before they picked up a controller.
I agree that there are some emotional/mental disorders that are not compatible with gaming and such folk should be kept away from games, for thier safety.
The implication that videogames can "make" normally adjusted people commit acts of violence stands as a lot of unproven speculation.
Overall the ESRB does a solid job rating games according to content, are they going to make everyone happy? Frankly, No.
Also if you are getting any of this from former attorney Jack Thompson (disbarred) He has no cred left after his sexual shenanigans. His relentless attempt to destroy the gaming world was based on a very flawed and out dated study.
Lastly Rhian, this is not directed at you personally. I am sure you are a good person who is trying to stop violence, but attacking the game world is not the way to go.