11-04-2003, 01:38 PM
With the Columbine shootings, music was blamed at first and then they started blaming doom I think was the game they played alot, or one of the quake games.
Sure some kids can be effect by video games, but I think thats a mental problem. If all kids were effected by video games or heavy metal music then all video games and all heavy metal music would have been banned by now because kids would be going on killing sprees 24/7 in every part of the world, in every country, in every city, in every house that has a computer, tv or music player.
So I'm back to not blaming the video games or their creators. I'm back to blaming the kids that play the game, or can stop the kids that get violent because of the games.
Again I mention that I have been playing violent video games for most of my life. One of the first games I can remember is Discs of Tron in the arcade, where you had to hit the other person with discs. I think I was 7 or 8 when I first played that. I have played even more violent games and again, I haven't killed anyone, or hurt anyone.
Frito your brother in law did the right thing taking away the game that made his son violent. If his son ever does a violent crime for what ever reason, I would not blame his father because his father has tried to do the right things over the years by the sounds of it.
Alot of parents don't really pay attention to a games ratings today (same with movies and CDs)
And with todays access to anything you want over the internet and through friends, there is no stopping some kids from getting what ever they want.
Sure some kids can be effect by video games, but I think thats a mental problem. If all kids were effected by video games or heavy metal music then all video games and all heavy metal music would have been banned by now because kids would be going on killing sprees 24/7 in every part of the world, in every country, in every city, in every house that has a computer, tv or music player.
So I'm back to not blaming the video games or their creators. I'm back to blaming the kids that play the game, or can stop the kids that get violent because of the games.
Again I mention that I have been playing violent video games for most of my life. One of the first games I can remember is Discs of Tron in the arcade, where you had to hit the other person with discs. I think I was 7 or 8 when I first played that. I have played even more violent games and again, I haven't killed anyone, or hurt anyone.
Frito your brother in law did the right thing taking away the game that made his son violent. If his son ever does a violent crime for what ever reason, I would not blame his father because his father has tried to do the right things over the years by the sounds of it.
Alot of parents don't really pay attention to a games ratings today (same with movies and CDs)
And with todays access to anything you want over the internet and through friends, there is no stopping some kids from getting what ever they want.