I get so fed up with all the media's bitching on video games...

[Peter_20]

Alright, this is a Swedish link, but I'll just translate it, I guess:

http://www.watchtower.org/z/20021222/article_02.htm

"The 12-year-old boy forced an "unarmed opponent into a corner and closely pointed his pistol against his head".
'You won't get away!' he said with a cold smile as he massacred the figure on the screen.
'Now you're mine!'
The boy pressed the button and shot his opponent in the head.
The blood splashed onto the opponents' laboraty coat as he rotated around and fell to the ground.
'Got you!' he said, laughing." ("The Best", march 1999, page 16)

...and so on.
Yeah right, it's not like every gamer on the planet is a 12-year-old problem child who plays way too violent games for his own age.
Why the hell does the media always try to mark video games as something terrible?
Yes, there are violent games, just as there are violent movies, violent art, violent books and violent music.
And of course the media points out the worst possible scenarios concerning video games.
They even claim the reason people become violent is "because they've played violent video games".

I also think Hitler spent three hours a day in front of Dead Or Alive.
Yes, that's the only explanation. :rolleyes2

[Madame Adequate]

Because people are scared of themselves. Nobody wants to admit that, actually, we all have the capacity for extreme acts of violence. They need to believe there is, if not an outright cause, at least some kind of catalyst that enables people to be so violent. That's why these things get blamed.

[Dreddz]

I think its wrong to put all the blame on video games, but is also wrong for everyone to completely deny there any cause of the problem. They do have a role in todays violence, but a small one compared to all the movies and other media we see today. Before people target video games, they should target all other sources of media. This is me giving a sensible response. What I hope to happen is for all the nagging mums to let it be. If we end up banning all media, likelyhood we'll all end up becoming more violent with the lacks of things to do. Crime is down since the 80-90's where games didnt excist, except the late 90's, but games still didnt have explicit violence back then.

[Madame Adequate]

Whether games have an effect or not isn't very relevant, because it's the job of parents to ensure their kids are raised right.

[vorpal blade]

Video games are evil! What do they tach us but that it's okay to rescue princesses and save the world and do what's right? Evil! Fighting terrorists, zombies, fascists, Nazis and demons? Evil!

[NINJA_Ryu]

Whether games have an effect or not isn't very relevant, because it's the job of parents to ensure their kids are raised right.

quoted for the supermotherfluckingbiatchinggodcantbeatalwaysgonnawin TRUTH!!!!!!

[Markus. D]

*sings the Five Nill song*

Blame it on the parents.

there are ratings and regulations.

its their fault.

[Skyblade]

Yet, oddly enough, violent video games are the only ones which have an effect on us. No one ever talks about children being affected by games like Tetris or Bust-a-Move. Don't you guys find it interesting that the only games that have any influence on our minds are violent ones?

[fantasyjunkie]

Bah! It's just the current medium the politicians and moms are ranting about. In the 50's it was Elvis and comic books. 60's it was the Rolling Stones and the Who. 70's every mom was convinced Evil Kenivel was influencing their kids to do crazy stunts on bicycles. 80's it was Ozzy Osbourne and every day care specialist was a child molester. 90's it was Nintendo taking over America.Now it's video games. 10 more years everyone is going to forget about video games and find something else to launch a crusade against.

Edit: Most gamers are my age, which is 39. If not most than the very least we are the ones with the $$$ to buy consoles for our kids. Gamers like me, with voting power. It's only a matter of time that the President or Prime Minister will be a gamer. Video games are here to stay. Period.

[Elite Lord Sigma]

Jack Thompson definitely isn't helping with all of his false theories and helping reinforce the "Americans are stupid" stereotypical crap.

[NaroK]

*sings the Five Nill song*

Blame it on the parents.

there are ratings and regulations.

its their fault.

QFT

[rih29]

Any child who actually re-enacts scenes from games in real life violently needs to be smacked upside the head. The parents constantly bitch and whine about it too. So, parents, how did your child get that game?

"I DIDN'T KNOW!!!!"

Well, that's your fault then, parent.

[vorpal blade]

Any child who actually re-enacts scenes from games in real life violently needs to be smacked upside the head. The parents constantly bitch and whine about it too. So, parents, how did your child get that game?

"I DIDN'T KNOW!!!!"

Well, that's your fault then, parent.

Righto! If you've got the power to control it, stop bitching about it and control it!

10 more years everyone is going to forget about video games and find something else to launch a crusade against.

Bears!!!

[Griff]

The funniest thing about this is that since the release of the Playstation violent crime rates in the US have dropped consistantly. If possible I'll try to find the link to where I found this.

[NeoCracker]

Any child who actually re-enacts scenes from games in real life violently needs to be smacked upside the head. The parents constantly bitch and whine about it too. So, parents, how did your child get that game?

"I DIDN'T KNOW!!!!"

Well, that's your fault then, parent.

Righto! If you've got the power to control it, stop bitching about it and control it!

10 more years everyone is going to forget about video games and find something else to launch a crusade against.

Bears!!!

Somebody likes Colbert Report.

But yeah, its just media hungry ass's. Like that bad faith Goo of a man. Jack, when will you learn, you are a joke.