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Games do not Cause Youth Violence, Make sure Hilary shuts her hole. |
Sep 24 2005, 03:12 PM
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Politicians sure love to talk about violent, bloody games like Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat, and Postal. I just finished reading this one article on PC Gamer (was bored) and despite what people like Hilary Clinton and Jack Thompson have been ranting about all this time, violent and firearm-related crimes and teenage homicides have actually declined even after the release of the Playstation, and is still lower than 20 years ago when 'violent' games like "Mario Bros." were coming out.
GameRevolution has written a similar article but using the same source: http://gr.bolt.com/articles/violence/violence.htm If you don't feel like reading, the whole essay can be summarized in the three charts below, taken by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics (or in other words, a good, reliable source): ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Sep 25 2005, 09:23 AM
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i'm a gamer myself....but never really thought of killing a man or stealing a car the same way GTA does. i guess it's more of the youth's mentality than just game influence. although i'm overly generalizing...usually if you give a gun to a volunteer red cross youth worker, they usually don't do the same things a juvenille would do if they had a gun. anyways..my point is, guns don't kill people. people kill people.
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Gearbox Games do not Cause Youth Violence Sep 24 2005, 03:12 PM
xnofearx So that means games develop a fantasy release so y... Sep 24 2005, 04:01 PM
Programmer games are a fantasy to begin with........ most who... Sep 24 2005, 04:07 PM
lolita kitty haha. we wrote an essay on this in social studies ... Sep 25 2005, 09:49 AM
andromeda_90 I agree. I played LOTS AND LOTS of violent games (... Sep 25 2005, 09:55 AM
RiC3xBoy Games do influence people just like everything els... Sep 25 2005, 03:41 PM
xnofearx Well to be honest I do believe games affect you bi... Sep 28 2005, 05:56 AM
kryogenix QUOTE(xnofearx @ Sep 28 2005, 5:56 AM)Your br... Oct 4 2005, 07:34 PM
xnofearx QUOTE(kryogenix @ Oct 4 2005, 7:34 PM)You... Oct 23 2005, 12:17 PM
simx Sure video games have an influence on the way peop... Oct 4 2005, 06:22 PM
toodlepops. ^agreed. When you play a game, you may start actin... Oct 4 2005, 06:43 PM
oX_Muh_Nirvana_Xo I agree with Eddie 100%... ! Oct 4 2005, 06:48 PM
mipadi Evidently his hearts were full. Oct 4 2005, 07:39 PM
murderous_thoughts I couldnt agree more with you. Video games do not ... Oct 23 2005, 12:10 PM
disco infiltrator Hey guys, just because YOU are not violent does no... Oct 23 2005, 12:14 PM
x__Elle. QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Oct 23 2005, 12... Apr 12 2006, 11:39 PM
GameOverMan Hilary is a tard. shes all like violence in games ... Apr 12 2006, 09:20 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura Games doesnt cause violent. Children these days ar... Apr 13 2006, 12:24 AM![]() ![]() |