Okay I did misinterpret (I didn't go read the article, stuff like this, people suing game companies and such has been an issue with me for a long time)
Before people flame me on that issue:
Maybe the parents should be suing themselves for not boycotting the games/movies in the first place, DOOM has been out for ages, and apparently not many people had issues when quake came out, I didn't see any protests on the matter. Games like this have been around for years, if people didn't want them, they wouldn't be on the market. The 14 year old is responsible for their actions, I knew that it was wrong to kill when I was 14, I don't give a crap if there were violent games like "Street Fighter II" out there influencing my innocent mind (cough cough). Not to mention the movies, and TV from "back then." If the parents really wanted to, they could stop the violence that is being displayed on Television and in games.
Before you read this post: I know I'm not perfect, this is my opinion on the matter of "who is to blame for my crime". [rant] I'm sorry, but I can't swallow this load of crap. I've been playing games such as "Doom" and "Quake" for years, and I have never killed anyone, and [hopefully] I never will. "blame it on the violent games", "It's my parents fault", "The Devil made me do it", what a load of crap.
The people making these claims need to learn what responsibility is. As for the argument "It's my parents fault", parents make their own choices on how to raise children. Some choose to not raise their children, and shirk their responsibilities off onto the Television, Internet, or some other non-human babysitter. I personally don't believe that the parents have the right to sue hollywood companies and porn sites for what their children did. The parents are supposed to be the role model for the child. If the kid is off killing someone, something is seriously wrong with that family.
Some might argue "What about those who know no other way of life but that of crime, who haven't had any other examples." That should be one thing that prison is for. It shouldn't be there only to punish the people who have done something wrong, but to teach them that it is possible to prosper by doing something RIGHT.
We make our own decisions and we have to deal with the consequences when we do something wrong. [/rant] -- The Darkness
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Okay I did misinterpret (I didn't go read the
article, stuff like this, people suing game companies and such has been an issue with me for a long time)
Before people flame me on that issue:
Maybe the parents should be suing themselves for not boycotting the games/movies in the first place, DOOM has been out for ages, and apparently not many people had issues when quake came out, I didn't see any protests on the matter. Games like this have been around for years, if people didn't want them, they wouldn't be on the market.
The 14 year old is responsible for their actions, I knew that it was wrong to kill when I was 14, I don't give a crap if there were violent games like "Street Fighter II" out there influencing my innocent mind (cough cough). Not to mention the movies, and TV from "back then." If the parents really wanted to, they could stop the violence that is being displayed on Television and in games.
Apparently nobody wants to.
-- The Darkness
Before you read this post:
I know I'm not perfect, this is my opinion on the matter of "who is to blame for my crime".
[rant]
I'm sorry, but I can't swallow this load of crap. I've been playing games such as "Doom" and "Quake" for years, and I have never killed anyone, and [hopefully] I never will. "blame it on the violent games", "It's my parents fault", "The Devil made me do it", what a load of crap .
The people making these claims need to learn what responsibility is. As for the argument "It's my parents fault", parents make their own choices on how to raise children. Some choose to not raise their children, and shirk their responsibilities off onto the Television, Internet, or some other non-human babysitter. I personally don't believe that the parents have the right to sue hollywood companies and porn sites for what their children did. The parents are supposed to be the role model for the child. If the kid is off killing someone, something is seriously wrong with that family.
Some might argue "What about those who know no other way of life but that of crime, who haven't had any other examples." That should be one thing that prison is for. It shouldn't be there only to punish the people who have done something wrong, but to teach them that it is possible to prosper by doing something RIGHT.
We make our own decisions and we have to deal with the consequences when we do something wrong.
[/rant]
-- The Darkness