I've heard of stupid kids going out trying to play Grand Theft Auto in real life by committing crimes, but it's not fair to say that normal people can't enjoy a fun game like GTA just because of those idiots. People need to start paying attention to what their kids are doing to make sure they aren't turning out to be twisted criminals. If you think your kid is too immature to play violent videogames, then you should be paying attention to the ratings of their games.
I don't think video games are to blame for violence in real life. I've played the GTA series for years and other violent games like Mortal Kombat, and I've never resorted to violence in real life (unless I'm defending myself).I believe people are shaped more by how they're raised than some video game.
Video Games don't convince, brain wash or even persuade you do to anything that goes with violence. That being said, video games do make people violent. If the video game, like GTA, glorifies violence, allowing the player to rampage on innocent bystanders, then people have some argument proving this case. I don't know, I think there should be a balance between glorfying violence and crafting a scene with violence but with reprecussions. And again, this doesn't only limit it to video games, it limits it to movies, songs and books. It expands to the whole entire media. Even news shows have to take it easy not to put light on these murderers and push them into the spotlight. I'm looking at The Rolling Stone for that magazine cover of the Boston Bomber. There is a balance.
I hear this argument quite a lot and I think it's silly. I mean, I played James Bond on N64 every day growing up and I have never even thought about committing a heinous crime.
There's violence everywhere, not just video games. Even the classic cartoons, like Bugs Bunny, are very violent. But i do know what they mean, and i kind of agree up to a certain point. I think parents are the ones who have to keep an eye out for what sort of games their kids are playing. I don't think a 10 year old kid should be blowing somebody's head off with a shot gun in any situation, real or fantasy.
That is the issue most people are going to blame the game for making their child violent. In reality you choose to make yourself violent. Parents though should still at least be involved with what games their kids play.
I think it's just such a copy-and-paste thing for anyone to argue. Could say the same about movies, TV, books, etc. Grand Theft Auto isn't going to make you run out and steal a car or shoot someone anymore than violence in any other media. If you don't want your child playing that kind of game (and for good reason) then fine, don't let them. No one says they have to. You're the parent, you hold all the cards.
You have a valid point there. People just emulate what they see on TV. So there is no room for real thinking.
Video games don't do anything to promote violence. If anything it gives you an outlet to vent your frustrations without having to resort to violence. If someone is prone to being violent video game or not they will be violent. All that is just politics.
Video games are a stress relief to the outside the stressful realities of the real world. You don't need to be violent because of them. I don't see how they would make someone go ballistic but that is bad politicians trying to make a dollar.
Violent games are not the only factors in making someone violent. Upbringing, values, and different experiences are more of the main parts of this
I do not think that video games have a relationship with violence. On the contrary, I believe that video games can be an outlet for your frustration and anger. If I really get pissed off, I just shoot around in GTA or play any 'violent' game and I feel better and calm. If you are provoked by video games or something like that, the problem lies within you, not the video game. I think people should really stop giving criminals excuses.
I agree with your point and would like to add that people seem to misunderstand human behavior. As long as humanity exists, people have had some form of violent outlets (hunting etc). Only in recent centuries society has developed into some form of non-violent gibberish. Men are not brought up like they were a few hundred years ago, they grow up to be wussies. The problem is that we still have that urge to be violent from time to time but there are not many possibilities to live that out and thats what games are good for. If anything, playing games can help prevent bad stuff and not cause it....
There are a lot of games that have violence in them. Even though I do find it inappropriate for the younger children but it's up to the parents to let them play the game or not. I honestly do not see anything wrong with any GTA game. I enjoy playing it very much.
This is why these types of game are rated for a "Mature" audience. If you're not old enough to distinguish the rights and wrongs of the crime in the United States, why would you want to play Grand Theft Auto in the first place?
I'd say that playing these games aren't that big of a deal, as long as you can differentiate it from reality. If you take violent video games as your role model, then that's just terrible. You need to be able to separate your gaming life from reality.
Well video games don't have anymore influence than movies have on children and yet you never hear any complaints about them. GTA comes with a content rating and so it is the duty of parents and guardians to monitor what their children plays. I would also like to add the fact that no strong minded individual regardless of age, will be influenced by a video game.
Cartoons are more brutal than video games. One day, I watched Adventure Time with my niece and I saw a violence act on the show and my niece just laughed. There are many cartoons that have violence not only new cartoons but also old cartoons like Tom & Jerry and Dexter and others. Don't blame video games, blame yourself for letting your children watch cartoons and play games that are for mature people or old enough to play it.
I agree. The problem is not only on games' end, it's on us society as well. We promote violence everywhere: TV, newspaper, Internet etc. Games are a problem, too, but it's not only coming from here is what I'm implying. This only shows utter hypocrisy coming from some people...
