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Violence in Video Games Debate Continues to Rage
ubermiester writes "The Washington Post is reporting on a newly released study by the American Psychological Association, claiming that 'exposure to violence in video games increases aggressive thoughts, aggressive behavior and angry feelings among youth.' This partly contradicts another study released a week before by a University of Illinois Professor claiming that 'game violence does not prompt players to project violent tendencies into real life.'"
Doesn't that make Americans more ignorant? Yes, Americans were already pretty ignorant before Fox News, but boy look at 'em now!
I've been playing video games now for over 20 years. I have never been in a fight, attacked anyone, abused animals, etc... Why is it that video games become the scape goat? Is it because parents cannot accept the fact that they failed at raising their child so they must place blame elsewhere? Why is it that 16 and 14 year old children take shotguns from their parents houses, go up to a hillside, fire upon passing traffic, kill two motorists in the process, and it's GTA's fault? Maybe those kids should've had 1) better adult intervention and supervision, 2) a better grasp on reality, 3) if they don't understand reality, then maybe psycho-therapy should have been sought, 4) not having such readily available firearms in the house, 5) an ass-whipping once in a while to teach them right from wrong. But like I said, it's the video games' fault. Because I always imitate what I see in video games. Just the other day I thought my town had turned into zombies and I was the only survivor. Oh wait, I was passing by a George Bush rally, guess it really did happen.