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Originally Posted by Robbie
I don't think video games are "the culprit" at all.
I think that the way kids are coddled like babies when they are already in their teens is a contributor when that teen is an emotionally disturbed person.
I think that kids playing violent video games but never owning or responsibly using a REAL gun to know the difference contributes to it when the kid is emotionally disturbed.
Matter of fact there are lots of things that contribute and each case is unique.
I only brought up vid games that you slaughter and shoot people because that, along with violent movies, is the only thing that these kids ever see.
So if a person is prone to emotional disorder and lives in his own fantasy world...he's not able to discern fantasy from reality.
Hell no, video games shouldn't be banned. I'm never for banning something that the vast majority enjoy with no problems just because of a tiny fraction of a percent of people whom are nuts.
In my opinion there is NO simple answer to this.  |
Interestingly enough, New Zealand is probably the safest country in the World to live in. They have the lowest rates of violent crime globally. Why is that interesting? Because they share a similar culture to North America. They speak the same language, they play the same video games, watch the same movies, and listen to the same music.
The rates of intentional murder, just by way of example are about 4.8 per 100,000 in the USA versus .9 per 100,000 in New Zealand.
Something is clearly playing a much larger role than entertainment.
