Solve : Video game controversy?

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Answer» Quote Video game controversy From WIKIPEDIA, the free encyclopedia Violent video games have been the subject of argument between leading professionals regarding their restriction and prohibition as in other forms of media. Debates often center on topics such as video game graphic violence, sex, violent and gory scenes, partial or full nudity, portrayal of criminal BEHAVIOR or other provocative and objectionable material. Video games have been studied for links to addiction and aggression. ..... (more) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_controversy Who wants to go on record as sayhing its not true? Not me! I was a foster parent! I know what it does! I don't recall anybody robbing a bank and blaming Monopoly...I don't think you're playing Monopoly properly. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 02, 2011, 09:03:10 PM Who wants to go on record as sayhing its not true? Not me! I was a foster parent! I know what it does! Its not the games the kids play but the way the kids are raised. Personally, i can't WALK down a street without jumping on all the chimneys. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 02, 2011, 09:03:10 PM Who wants to go on record as sayhing its not true? I will. For the record, it's not true. Quote from: JJ 3000 on June 03, 2011, 08:15:22 AM I will. For the record, it's not true. Me too. It's utter nonsense. It's called "blame-shifting"; "it wasn't their fault! They were influenced by the evil pedagogical influence of those EVIL VIDEA GAMES!". Sure, most Video games may not be TEACHING kids very much useful information, but the parents that pull that type of crap are worse because they are teaching those kids that they can shirk responsibility and try to blame somebody else. It's the same mindset that brings up rapists who blame their victims for being a tease or being too pretty or other nonsense. Additionally, let's pretend that Video Games do create murders and psychopaths (obviously, we'll need to ignore the thousands upon of thousands of years of murders and psychopaths that existed before video games, but we're trying to create a reassuring litany here, not look for facts). You really think that little murdering Timmy that played grand theft auto just decided one day to pull a columbine or whatever? No, Maybe, instead of sleeping all day and drawing welfare or ignoring their kids the parent's who are responsible for their children should actually be paying attention to them. You know that time little Timmy used a hacksaw to torture rats and ripped the wings off of flies and started boiling cats alive? That wasn't "cute" it was a warning sign that this kid was getting SCREWED UP IN THE HEAD. And I might add that these types of screwed up psychopaths not only existed long before video games (as I noted) but are merely taking their evil ideas from them. That sounds bad, but it's no different than it would be with movies, or really any other form of media. censored- one could CONSIDER the news just as harmful to such people since they learn how other people of a similar mindset do it.

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Video game controversy

From WIKIPEDIA, the free encyclopedia

Violent video games have been the subject of argument between leading professionals regarding their restriction and prohibition as in other forms of media. Debates often center on topics such as video game graphic violence, sex, violent and gory scenes, partial or full nudity, portrayal of criminal BEHAVIOR or other provocative and objectionable material. Video games have been studied for links to addiction and aggression.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_controversy

Who wants to go on record as sayhing its not true?
Not me! I was a foster parent! I know what it does! I don't recall anybody robbing a bank and blaming Monopoly...I don't think you're playing Monopoly properly. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 02, 2011, 09:03:10 PM

Who wants to go on record as sayhing its not true?
Not me! I was a foster parent! I know what it does!

Its not the games the kids play but the way the kids are raised.
Personally, i can't WALK down a street without jumping on all the chimneys.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 02, 2011, 09:03:10 PM

Who wants to go on record as sayhing its not true?

I will.

For the record, it's not true. Quote from: JJ 3000 on June 03, 2011, 08:15:22 AM

I will.

For the record, it's not true.

Me too. It's utter nonsense. It's called "blame-shifting"; "it wasn't their fault! They were influenced by the evil pedagogical influence of those EVIL VIDEA GAMES!". Sure, most Video games may not be TEACHING kids very much useful information, but the parents that pull that type of crap are worse because they are teaching those kids that they can shirk responsibility and try to blame somebody else. It's the same mindset that brings up rapists who blame their victims for being a tease or being too pretty or other nonsense.

Additionally, let's pretend that Video Games do create murders and psychopaths (obviously, we'll need to ignore the thousands upon of thousands of years of murders and psychopaths that existed before video games, but we're trying to create a reassuring litany here, not look for facts). You really think that little murdering Timmy that played grand theft auto just decided one day to pull a columbine or whatever? No, Maybe, instead of sleeping all day and drawing welfare or ignoring their kids the parent's who are responsible for their children should actually be paying attention to them. You know that time little Timmy used a hacksaw to torture rats and ripped the wings off of flies and started boiling cats alive? That wasn't "cute" it was a warning sign that this kid was getting SCREWED UP IN THE HEAD. And I might add that these types of screwed up psychopaths not only existed long before video games (as I noted) but are merely taking their evil ideas from them. That sounds bad, but it's no different than it would be with movies, or really any other form of media. *censored*- one could CONSIDER the news just as harmful to such people since they learn how other people of a similar mindset do it.

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