violent video games, do they pose a threat? Options

[Justingamemaster]

i don't think they do.

Some kid isn't gonna "get violent" all of a sudden because of some game that is about something that is already happening in the news, movies, or TV already...





Justin £¤¥¤£™

[saintsaens]

For one thing, I agree that kids who have violent games are due to the parents irresponsibility. For another, I agree that games do not kill, but people do.

Now that I have gotten that across, to the person who said that I'm "stupid" for saying "yes", you're even stupider for not even hearing the reason why and then making dumb assumptions. Ever heard of listening to both sides of the story?

So here is my take on it:

Games do not kill, however they promote killing and/or violence. Why else do we call it a "violent game" if it is not violent or if it doesn't promote violence?

What contributes to a child's early growth? Is it not their environment? Lets say that a child already live with irresponsible parents who are gone for most of the day (nothing new in our society), and all this child does is play games and watch TV for most of his/her time (which is nothing new either). If this child doesn't get any guidance from what is right/wrong, how is he going to know that what the game teaches is wrong?

No, I wouldn't say that violent games causes violence in children, however, I am saying that they do make contributions.

edit>> someone made a topic in the lounge entitled something like "what have the world gone to", to complain about how kids are more and more explicit in their language and act. I see a trend in games getting more explicit and violent and kids getting more and more decadent. There may be other factors, but violence in games/entertainement is very much one of these factors.

That would be me. And games don't make killers. They only give them ideas. BTW, These games give you morals, and the point of the game. Like in GTA 3, basically, the story is, "don't screw anyone over"