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Only a parent knows their kids and as such are the only ones who would be able to determine what their kid views or plays.
I've grew up playing all the Mortal Kombat's, and GTA's and every other blood filled gore-fest game out there. Today my game of choice is World of Warcraft.
And yet I have never gone out and shot or stabbed or done anything of that nature, I kept good grades in school and hold a steady job as an adult.
ANYONE who blames video games for violent acts must be sour for not getting their turn around the Nintendo as a kid.
Has science proven that video games can raise various chemical levels in the brain, yes.
Can those chemicals cause an imbalance that might take someones judgment or reason or control away from them, sure.
But do you see 9.3 million WOW subscribers, who do nothing but kill kill kill, make some stuff, and kill some more, going out into the real world and playing out this fantasy, NO.
Are some people affected by video games, well the answer is yes but those same people could be affected by movies, books, alcohol, or any other stimuli in their life and its those peoples parents that would be aware of that. Am I blaming parents? Yes I am, but before you go blasting me on that stance, I'm a parent. I'm a parent who enjoys a wide assortment of entertainment, from comedy to sci-fi to horror. I'm a parent who hopes to be able to enjoy good entertainment with my kids, but if there is ever a doubt in my mind as to how my child reacts to any form of that entertainment I'll be talking with my child, not just banning them from it, in the end if thats whats needed then so be it.
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Why worry about pop-ups, i get just about all my news from /.
I dont need to click on the articles, i read the synopsis and then read the comments for the people who qoute "TFA" and I get everything I needed to know :)
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Only a parent knows their kids and as such are the only ones who would be able to determine what their kid views or plays. I've grew up playing all the Mortal Kombat's, and GTA's and every other blood filled gore-fest game out there. Today my game of choice is World of Warcraft. And yet I have never gone out and shot or stabbed or done anything of that nature, I kept good grades in school and hold a steady job as an adult. ANYONE who blames video games for violent acts must be sour for not getting their turn around the Nintendo as a kid. Has science proven that video games can raise various chemical levels in the brain, yes. Can those chemicals cause an imbalance that might take someones judgment or reason or control away from them, sure. But do you see 9.3 million WOW subscribers, who do nothing but kill kill kill, make some stuff, and kill some more, going out into the real world and playing out this fantasy, NO. Are some people affected by video games, well the answer is yes but those same people could be affected by movies, books, alcohol, or any other stimuli in their life and its those peoples parents that would be aware of that. Am I blaming parents? Yes I am, but before you go blasting me on that stance, I'm a parent. I'm a parent who enjoys a wide assortment of entertainment, from comedy to sci-fi to horror. I'm a parent who hopes to be able to enjoy good entertainment with my kids, but if there is ever a doubt in my mind as to how my child reacts to any form of that entertainment I'll be talking with my child, not just banning them from it, in the end if thats whats needed then so be it.