I grew up reading comics and studying media. Throughout history, new popular-culture forms of entertainment are blamed for the fraying of the social structure and contributing to the general delinquincies. The novel, the ballet, television, rock and roll, comic books, and video games. It seemed obvious to me as I looked back: people blame media for social ills, and then that media becomes more familiar and less threatening. So why assail modern media?
Jack Thompson, a lawyer in Florida, is eager to defend a young man accused of murder because Thompson wants to hold the video game industry accountable - "Lawyer aims to take over murder case." Jack Thompson's few righteous lines sound like they were lifted from a Sinclair Lewis novel.
Some people in our society are locked in a discussion about the propensity of games to provoke violence in youths. How come we don't discuss the propensity of day-trading to provoke violence in adults?
I read the article. The real problem is that no one wants to take responsibility for their actions these days. I found a great website for the for the research I am doing on the subject.a new scapegoat.
Posted by: John McMillan | 07/07/2003 at 05:37 PM
Why don't we discuss the propensity of day-trading to provoke violence in adults like we do children, games and violence?
Um, could it have anything to do with the numbers?
What percentage of America's (misguided) youth play violent games with nothing at stake vs the percentage of adults involved in (REAL) high-stakes day-trading?
And could it have anything to do with the fact that we are talking about children- you are a child until you are 18.
And I didn't realize that day-trading was a violent activity!
I do not believe that violent games (and other violent media) are the sole cause of an individual's decision to use violence in their real life, but I do think that some people are too weak, troubled and pathetic to fill their already sick heads with more crap.
I hate games. I hate youth. And I hate stupid questions.
Posted by: grumpybitch | 07/08/2003 at 01:17 PM
Games don't make you crazy, crazy makes you crazy
Posted by: kamui | 11/03/2003 at 05:57 AM
dont blame games cause theres stupid people out there. i hate people who try to defend themselves and others by blaming videogames. like the headline 12yr old boy kills bro in videogame reinactment. how about SHITTY PARENTS RAISE STUPID KIDS!!!!!!
Posted by: HAVOK | 03/08/2004 at 07:40 PM
i suck
Posted by: Brad | 03/09/2004 at 03:39 PM
I hate you all and i suck cock
Posted by: Brad Woolsterncroft | 03/09/2004 at 03:45 PM
maybe people should watch the ratings. "M" obviously means that a two-year-old shouldn't see it.
Posted by: hana | 05/05/2004 at 10:57 AM
maybe people should watch the ratings. "M" obviously means that a two-year-old shouldn't see it.
Posted by: hana | 05/05/2004 at 10:57 AM
hat's off to you, HAVOK. couldn't have said it better myself.
i play violent videogames and listen to violent music, but i am far from violent or thinking that violence is gratuitous.
Posted by: Azrael | 05/08/2004 at 06:37 AM