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People who "Kill" because of a game obviously have some kind of mental problem in which they can not differentiate Reality from Games.

Or just want to blame it on something else than themselves.

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I've played games for years, I'm 19, I've played GTA games and I really don't have an urge to emulate them. I kinda chuckled at how the parents said he was "polite and diligent" which doesn't mean too much since anyone can put up a front for their parents or parents can say that if they think they can help their child get out of trouble. Games are just the new excuse to do stuff. Some people just don't want to own up to their actions and grab the most convenient excuse they can find that they think will get them out of trouble. Leave it to the few to screw it up for the masses.

If it makes sense, your probably wrong.
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I should blame Duck Duck, Goose for my violent nature.

Duck Duck Goose or Duck Hunt? Either way, Violence is still a side effect of both.

As for why the majority of juvenile kids play video games... It's not the video games that turn the kids violent. No it's the violent kids that play violent games because it appeals to their already violent nature.

And for kids to blame video games means that they are just using a scape-goat to lower their sentencing times. Parent use it too to compensate for their child's bad behavior to cover up their bad parenting. If you look at the studies, most parents of violent children overcompensate for their child's actions by trying to come up with excuses and overall denying what is right in front of their eyes...
Some people are cowards. 😔

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Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!” "[/color]

I agree with restricting the games as to what kind of audience SHOULD be playing these games, but not as so much as the ban them. However I do agree some people can't establish what is reality and fantasy, making them act out what could be dangerous. With games becoming more and more realistic, who can blame those gamers and the game makers? The games are getting more realistic, depicted FROM REAL LIFE. If someone can kills someone over a car, money, over even over some stupid fight in real life, I'm not too surprised why these gamers can't differentiate reality from fiction.

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And for kids to blame video games means that they are just using a scape-goat to lower their sentencing times. Parent use it too to compensate for their child's bad behavior to cover up their bad parenting.

true. but the real sad thing is that no politician that wants to get reelected will tell parents that they might suck as parents if their childrens' behaviour is bad. So they ,too, welcome the scape-goat and butcher it till the masses' satisfaction.

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And for kids to blame video games means that they are just using a scape-goat to lower their sentencing times. Parent use it too to compensate for their child's bad behavior to cover up their bad parenting.

true. but the real sad thing is that no politician that wants to get reelected will tell parents that they might suck as parents if their childrens' behaviour is bad. So they ,too, welcome the scape-goat and butcher it till the masses' satisfaction.

If only that didn't happen. The truth is, one breakout shouldn't get a game banned. They should take a survey of how many kids play the game, what ages they are, and how many of them turn into crazies. Then when they learn that the number is 1 in who knows how many, they should allow the game. Most people aren't paranoid or crazy or anything.

To say that games cause violent behavior is like saying people who smoke marijuana end up coking up, injecting, rolling, and every other type of drug I forgot to mention. The gateway drug theory says that marijuana opens up the gate to more dangerous drugs. Apparently the numbers are something like 80-90% of other drug abusers started with marijuana. However, what the study fails to mention (probably intentionally) is that only something like 5% of marijuana users end up doing other drugs.

I'm sure if we are to look at the current criminals (since gaming started portraying violence), a lot of them probably played violent games (at least the younger ones). If we were to take the same approach as the gateway drug theory, then we would say that violent video games cause violent tendencies in people. Of course, if we were logical and fair, the number of people who form violent tendencies from playing violent games would probably only be like 5% (if that many).

Kids (or teens, whatever works best) who blame video games for their unstable minds should be locked up for life for stupidity (as well as the crime they commit). Along with that, though, the parents should be forced to become sterile (through vasectomies and tubal ligation) so they won't burden the world with even more stupid children.

Why stop at games? Why not ban all stimuli that might adversely affect your child. Books (some bad shit written in books), Music (some bad shit in them lyrics), Religion(some bad shit to misinterpreted in dem there holy books), TV(lots of bad shit on that box), Internet etc... 🙄

The only people that can be blamed are Parents, Kid, Society in general...

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Why stop at games? Why not ban all stimuli that might adversely affect your child. Books (some bad shit written in books), Music (some bad shit in them lyrics), Religion(some bad shit to misinterpreted in dem there holy books), TV(lots of bad shit on that box), Internet etc... 🙄

The only people that can be blamed are Parents, Kid, Society in general...

They don't stop at games, governments have been banning books, music, and religions for a very long time.

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Why stop at games? Why not ban all stimuli that might adversely affect your child. Books (some bad shit written in books), Music (some bad shit in them lyrics), Religion(some bad shit to misinterpreted in dem there holy books), TV(lots of bad shit on that box), Internet etc... 🙄

The only people that can be blamed are Parents, Kid, Society in general...

They don't stop at games, governments have been banning books, music, and religions for a very long time.

I meant ban in general... wouldn't that be an interesting world 😀

in thailand people are killing because they have violent games while in 'Merikkka people are killing because they don't have violent games.. http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/5/8/346573.html?title=Police+arrest+man+accused+of+murder+over+PS3

iono how much gaming has been absorbed into the thai culture, but here in 'Merikkka
its a fvcking addiction and hell will be raised if sombody banned games here no joke. Rodney King pissed off one group of people, this gonna piss off every male of all ethnicities between the ages of 10-34. take that 500 they been saving up for a playstation and buy heat. the popo won't stop us, they'll fvcking join us http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-16826395.html .

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Why stop at games? Why not ban all stimuli that might adversely affect your child. Books (some bad shit written in books), Music (some bad shit in them lyrics), Religion(some bad shit to misinterpreted in dem there holy books), TV(lots of bad shit on that box), Internet etc... 🙄

The only people that can be blamed are Parents, Kid, Society in general...

Ironically, at least 95% of all banned books are amazing...

That's why there are ratings on the games and TV that parents should pay attention to... at least in the US. yes, the guy is 19. But there's probably a difference, if he is psycho, if he started when he was 18, or when he was 5.

It ain't the game that kills people, people kill people.

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Why stop at games? Why not ban all stimuli that might adversely affect your child. Books (some bad shit written in books), Music (some bad shit in them lyrics), Religion(some bad shit to misinterpreted in dem there holy books), TV(lots of bad shit on that box), Internet etc... 🙄

Good point, if a game could get banned because of violence, then a religion should get banned for teaching kids that suicide bombing is the right thing to do.

Edit: From a ethical stand point, If Thailand feels that GTA should get banned for demonstrating how to rob a taxi, then they should also feel that certain religions should be banned for supporting violent acts as well.

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Quote from Rob1988

Why stop at games? Why not ban all stimuli that might adversely affect your child. Books (some bad shit written in books), Music (some bad shit in them lyrics), Religion(some bad shit to misinterpreted in dem there holy books), TV(lots of bad shit on that box), Internet etc... 🙄

Good point, if a game could get banned because of violence, then a religion should get banned for teaching kids that suicide bombing is the right thing to do.

Wow nice assumption there....All religions have fundamentalist factions... All of those "holy" books can be misinterpreted for the purpose of violence. In the course of history there is a lot more blood on Christian hands than Muslim...