Aahhh, the violent video games discussion. I was wondering when I was going to see one of these. Now, violent video games do NOT cause violence, people cause violence. A video can put ideas in a persons head, true, but the impulse to act out those ideas only happen to those who are unable to distinguish the fantasy nature of games from real life consequences. Example, young children. If a child plays Grand Theft Auto, they can get the idea that they can shoot people, jack a car to get away, then just hide out until their wanted level goes away. If an adult plays GTA, they can vent out their frustration at getting a speeding ticket without resorting to hurting any real person. Sometimes; even the games meant for teenagers can result in a minor acting out a very bad idea. I once read a story of a group of kids acting out a Naruto game and one of them died. (His head was buried in sand (irony) until he suffocated) Now, let's ask ourselves; where does the blame go for tragedies like this? The answer is simple, fault would lay with the irresponsible individual who let the child play the game and act out the idea, children need to be taught the difference. Note that I said "individual", blame doesn't automatically fall on a parent or game maker. It falls on whoever let it happen.
TL;DR Video games don't cause violence, irresponsibility does.







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