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Do you think violent video games are causing real-world violence, such as school shootings?
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Do you think violent video games are causing real-world violence, such as school shootings?
since you are asking the opinion i will give it lol
i personally think that the people that do the acts and use something other than their own decision as the reason is simply using them for a scapegoat of their own stupidity/lack of control over their actions. basic laziness
sure they may have used an idea they saw or read about, but that certainly doesn't alleviate responsibility that we control our lives (to a point)
i wouldn't mind being like john travola in swordfish, but u don't see me entering black market arms trading and going around blowing crap up or watching too fast too furious and entering illegal street racing, we are responsible for our actions, even people that are not educated and have not been raised well still know right from wrong, although education isn't always all that is needed
if you watch
blue gold, idiocracy, earth, home, etc
you can see that even the most educated of people try to use scapegoats and not be held responsible for the face their decisions, whether influenced by a particular medium or not still required them to do something bad rather that to do nothing at all, kinda strange if you ask me lol
the truth is, that those people will eventually make self-destructive decisions and whatever the inspiration is, cannot be blamed, because it will always be something with them, not necessarily anything in particular
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Actually I would say no becuase i have played very violent video games and i only get the image of what would happen if i did it, Not do it, So i Like bad video games exspessialy grand theft auto - san adreas 8) :angry7:
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Most parents are worried about what games kids play, though they buy them without researching the game, most of the time and no offense to any parents, but its their fault. its on the consumer to research the games
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I worked at a GameStop for a few years and you wouldn't believe the amount of parents who would let their kid bring up Grand Theft Auto to the counter, ready to purchase it with no problems for a 10 year old, and they didn't even know what their kid wanted to buy. When we would explain the rating and the content of the game, they grew furious that we even sold those kinds of games .... ummm ... parents ... first off, an "M" rating means the game is more for you than for your kid. Secondly, in my honest opinion, violent video games do not make a violent child. I grew up with violent video games and I an such a pacifist it's not funny lol. My 4 year old plays lots of video games and as much as I try to keep violent ones away, they always seem to have comic mischief and violence, and I do not believe he's any more "violent" than normal because of them.
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... When we would explain the rating and the content of the game, they grew furious that we even sold those kinds of games .... ummm ... parents ... first off, an "M" rating means the game is more for you than for your kid...
Do they know kids aren't the only ones who play video games?
Actually I would say no becuase i have played very violent video games and i only get the image of what would happen if i did it, Not do it, So i Like bad video games exspessialy grand theft auto - san adreas 8) :angry7:
I like video games which gives you something you can't do in real life. I've never played any of the Grand theft auto games but they would be examples.
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no
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I think that the influence that violent video games can have on an emotional disturbed is very significant. By emotionally disturbed, I mean a child or teen that is angry/depressed by people or events that causes pain or humiliation. When it concerns happy and mentally healthy kids/teens, then the influence is in comparison insignificant.
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I don't think it's all the games the kids play. I feel it could be sometimes the environment or the people they surround themselves with.
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the people they surround themselves with.
well said, well said
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No I think it is ridiculous that it is even an argument. FYI Bullshit did an EXCELLENT show this season on video games, I highly suggest watching it if you really think video games cause violence (the poor little kid :( )
People who play video games that do violent things do not do such things because of the games they play, they do violent things because they have some sort of imbalance and just so happen to play violent video games. My brother is a huge gamer and plays tons of shooter games but the only guns he's ever fired have been paint, air and BB.
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No I think it is ridiculous that it is even an argument. FYI Bullshit did an EXCELLENT show this season on video games, I highly suggest watching it if you really think video games cause violence (the poor little kid :( )
People who play video games that do violent things do not do such things because of the games they play, they do violent things because they have some sort of imbalance and just so happen to play violent video games. My brother is a huge gamer and plays tons of shooter games but the only guns he's ever fired have been paint, air and BB.
I've seen that episode.
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I think parents should be parents. Those games have a rating on purpose and are intended for adults. It is the parent who should be paying attention to what their kid is playing. Kids generally don't have a lot of money or a ride to the store so they probably aren't buying these games for themselves.
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Do the video games cause the violence? Not if they are used by their intended audience. As said before, these games have a rating for a REASON, and just like I wouldn't want my 6-year-old daughter watching someone having sex, I absolutely do not want her playing games like Grand Theft Auto. (Unfortunately, her father seems to think that her playing GTA at his house is funny, but that is a whole other issue!)
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Do you think violent video games are causing real-world violence, such as school shootings?
since you are asking the opinion i will give it lol
i personally think that the people that do the acts and use something other than their own decision as the reason is simply using them for a scapegoat of their own stupidity/lack of control over their actions. basic laziness
sure they may have used an idea they saw or read about, but that certainly doesn't alleviate responsibility that we control our lives (to a point)
i wouldn't mind being like john travola in swordfish, but u don't see me entering black market arms trading and going around blowing crap up or watching too fast too furious and entering illegal street racing, we are responsible for our actions, even people that are not educated and have not been raised well still know right from wrong, although education isn't always all that is needed
if you watch
blue gold, idiocracy, earth, home, etc
you can see that even the most educated of people try to use scapegoats and not be held responsible for the face their decisions, whether influenced by a particular medium or not still required them to do something bad rather that to do nothing at all, kinda strange if you ask me lol
the truth is, that those people will eventually make self-destructive decisions and whatever the inspiration is, cannot be blamed, because it will always be something with them, not necessarily anything in particular
I have to agree, they may get an idea from a video game or a movie but what they do is their own actions and should know that they chose to do it there for they should have 100% blame. I also think that there are ratings for a reason. I know a 6 y.o who plays GTA, and I can't believe the stuff he says, I wouldn't let a child play that type of game at that age because well, they need to stay innocent for as long as they can. I mean at school they will gradually learn bad words, bad actions, ect. as they advance through out the years, but they shouldn't learn everything at once. It is better to gradually learn whats wrong, because that's reality, you will have fights, murders, robbery ect. and you need to learn how to handle that and learn that you may see it, but that doesn't mean you need to do it to " fit in ". That way when they turn 18 and are out on their own in the real world, they will be able to handle things the right way and make the right decisions. That's why i think kids shouldn't be too sheltered, but should have rules that fit their age, their maturity, their safety, and their needs. Hopefuly that made sense lol
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My answer to this one is no, but I don't think it helps. Kids are going to be kids-when I was growing up we had toy guns and played "commando" outside, but we didn't end up growing up to be criminials! It's all in how the parents raise their kids. Without proper discipline, kids learn that they can get what they want just by taking it, then the video games reinforce that you can use violence to take what you want. It all starts with upbringing, though.
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That is alot of our problem as a country and the crime, kids are not like beaver and wally anymore. they want to be bad, get into trouble, do things they see, their role models are these video games, these rappers, this televions and these movies, and what is on all of this stuff, violence, so they want to act violent, not be good and stay out of trouble. use to be fights break out in school, now it is guns, whose fault I ask is that, they see it on the media and say, hey I will just do that, take care of my problems, they need parents to step in, and talk to them, tell them it is not the end of the world, the problems they are facing now, communicate with them, take time out of their busy schedule and shut off the video game, shut off the televison.
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i do my kids are not a loud at all to play vidoe games at all they are out side more then they are on the computer they dont even have a video consel of any sort i got my oldest son a v smile and he would reather be out side then playingit so i think it is a wast of time and they are to controlling world of war carft is the second reason for devorice in married couples and that is horable
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I don't think they do.. I think parents and kids are using this as an excuse because they always think their child is an angel and dont want to take fault for raising them wrong.
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I don't think the video games cause kids to be violent. I believe somewhere in them is a suppressed tendency lying dormant, just waiting on something to set them off. Kids today are inundated with horror in the media and I think they have assimilated these images and justifications into what they know as life. Its only worse if the kid has points against him like abuse, neglect, no sense of family, and no idea of what life is outside their own perceptions. I think, too, that there are kids who cannot clearly define the line between reality and fantasy. So they identify with these games as being cool. They begin thinking that they have control and power just as the characters in the games. I have a child such as this and thankfully he has grown out of that stage. We had to monitor his activity closely because he "became the characters" he was watching, even innocent ones like Luke Skywalker or Superman. As an adolescent, he wanted to fly and asked his father and I how we thought Superman went about doing this. He has severe ADHD and this mixed with the television and games which he couldn't understand for a long time why we didn't think they were real, caused him to perceive the world very differently than most. Kids tend to become desensitized to all the things going on around them. OK. That was the long of it. The short of it is this is a very complex and open-ended topic and one I think must be addressed on several levels before laying the blame anywhere. A hard question to answer considering the free access kids have these days to almost whatever they want. They usually find a way to get it. ???
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I think our kids get too much violence from television and movies, and if you don't let your kids watch these programs, you don't have to worry, cuz they will get it from the kids at school who's parents did let them watch these programs, so their really isn't any way around it, they are going to learn about the world one way or another, the best we can do is teach them what is wrong and what is right and that is our job as parents. We cannot shelter them from something they are going out into eventually.
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I think they can give kids ideas for voilent things to do to others but I feel that a person has to have evil intentions in their hearts to be able to pull it off. I beleive that comes from how they were brought up.
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No. I believe that as long as you're raising your child the best you can and giving them a solid foundation, they will make better decisions. If they play games with violence, that doesn't mean they will become violent. As long as they understand the difference between right and wrong/real and fake, then a video game won't affect them.
It's obvious that external factors in a child's life will affect them, but good parenting is going to be a stronger factor than any video game. You just have to teach them the right way. I always say I won't do this or I won't do that but what if you won't buy him that mature game but his friend owns it and they play it all the time? You just have to lead him/her in the right direction the best you can.
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NO I DON"T!!!!!! I think it is the parents who don't know how to keep their kids under control!!!
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Let me put it to you this way:
No. By the way, no. No. And another no. And also, no.
The lack of parenting and discipline is the problem. The fact that nobody listens to these kids is the problem. The fact that it takes a school shooting or some heinous act of violence for a kid to get some damn attention is the problem.
First it was books, then it was music, then it was movies, now it's video games. They blamed Eminem and Marilyn Manson for Columbine...are you freaking kidding me? They proposed Counter Strike as a strong factor in Columbine and Virginia Tech...are you freaking kidding me?
Perhaps one day we'll actually start addressing the issue and stop scapegoating random, unrelated parts of entertainment.
Anyone who says video games are a significant cause: Do you truly believe that if video games were removed from the world there would be no more school shootings or other random acts of violence amongst teenagers? (If you say yes to this, I'll really have to doubt your thought processes)
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Let me put it to you this way:
No. By the way, no. No. And another no. And also, no.
The lack of parenting and discipline is the problem. The fact that nobody listens to these kids is the problem. The fact that it takes a school shooting or some heinous act of violence for a kid to get some damn attention is the problem.
First it was books, then it was music, then it was movies, now it's video games. They blamed Eminem and Marilyn Manson for Columbine...are you freaking kidding me? They proposed Counter Strike as a strong factor in Columbine and Virginia Tech...are you freaking kidding me?
Perhaps one day we'll actually start addressing the issue and stop scapegoating random, unrelated parts of entertainment.
Anyone who says video games are a significant cause: Do you truly believe that if video games were removed from the world there would be no more school shootings or other random acts of violence amongst teenagers? (If you say yes to this, I'll really have to doubt your thought processes)
I agree i think it goes beyond games it's tv and every thing alse out there also even things they learn in homes or how parents treat them