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- AD0
its funny when i was really young and the video games were pong, pac-man, donkey kong -nothing really you could point to for influencing violence (although now that i think about it, this one kid did throw a lot of barrels at people) - these same types of people used to blame Dungeons and Dragons. Apparently back then D&D made you a psycho.
Its the same old story. blame marylin manson, eminem, rockstar games , anybody but the parents or real issues causing teenagers to commit these crimes
For eg. i don't know one legit issue might be...as far as I know, there are no Child Access Prevention (CAP) or safe storage of gun laws in the state of Tennesee. Seriously, kids won't shoot people if they don't have guns.
but what do i know i play violent video games
so watch out
- Bluejam0
Seems to me Mr. Jack Thompson (the lawyer involved) has found a niche market in which to peddle his filthy wares...
...trying to make a quick buck for himself whilst masquerading as a decent, loving lawyer who wants to bring justice to these evil computer game companies on the behalf of people who have lost loved ones from gun crime.
- Nairn0
So, Bluejam, what you're inferring is that we need a computer game where we can all shoot lawyers?
I'm game!
- Bluejam0
Lawyer Hunt 2003™
F®©k the courts. Just kill'em.:-P
- honda0
i have a son. 8mos old. we don't watch certain things on tv when he is around. hell, we dont' watch it at all unless its a baby einstein video. we have both agreed that he is not going to have a video game system or shit like that. our goal is to raise him to see that there are more important things, namely, life itself. the beauty of that and all it encompasses. travelig, seeing the world. becoming a leader. learning new languages. that shit first. he can do what he wants when he moves out. but in my house...
the problem is that apparently in many households, parents justify and reinforce that some things just might be ok, by allowing their children to be exposed to very mature concepts at immature ages. guns, sex, violence, american idol :)
ill say this, i watched a lot of saturday morning cartoons when i was young. the anvil falling on the head, tripping over a cliff, bomb in pants, that shit was hilarious. thus, in my day to day actions, if i saw you fall, i was cracking up! the visual reinforcement was that pain and shit was funny if i was not involved. its psychology at its base form.
i play quakeIII religiously. mostly very late at nite so as not to bring my son or family into it. will i allow my son to play it, probably not. too violent for him and at a such a young age, fragging isn't something i want him to know about just yet. he needs to understand the concept of life and death first. when he gets older and wiser, sure, he can make his own decisions maybe, but i'll be damned if i read about his ass shooting people on the highway for kicks.
that puts me as the irresponsible jackass lowlife parent. i care for my son too much to allow him to just fuck around. sometimes when you care for your kids, you have to work 300% harder. that sometimes means being the not so nice parent and saying 'hells no you aren't getting gta3. your only 14. go grab the veggie tales movie and lets go.'
:)
- 4cY0
i did not read all, but i'd agree with Honda..
if ever i'd have kids they wouldn't watch very much TV, in fact I would not allow much of the commercial rubbish anyway. Same for video games.
Let them have books and draw, create, and play outside, lots!
- jevad0
word to honda and 4cy....
- sauceruney0
atari Pong made me kill, kill, kill back in the 8o's