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When I was seven, my older sister bought an M rated computer game which I played, and have continued playing up until the sequel came out. Does that mean I'll grow up to be a killer?

On the site that Lando linked to, it said that the ratings also give reasons for the ratings. ...And I was about to say that I can't find that on any of my games, when I realized that that's relatively new and wouldn't be on some of the older games.

A for the argument that a kid can go to a friend's house and play or watch something violent, I don't really think thats a problem. What causes the desensitization and all that is being exposed to it day in day out. Playing something once or twice at the kid down the road's house won't really make a difference.

Games shouldn't be banned. I'm free to play what I want.

However, keeping children from playing them is just common sense. Eight year olds shouldn't be playing GTA or Postal. It's not a matter of whether they'll grow up to be killers - kids shouldn't be exposed to violence of any kind. Common sense.

I love games, and I'll defend the industry's freedom to produce whatever it wants, but I am aware that mature rated games contain some of the most intense portayals of violence of any medium, period. Kids being allowed access to this is not okay.

Joe Cool wrote:For all those out there who are for banning video games, I sincerely hope you want violent movies, music and books banned as well.

First of all, just the sheer amount of violence in our society is discusting. obviously video games aren't the only devils, but they come to mind first because they're the only ones that engage the user in 'doing' the killing themselves.

I'd be down for banning movies that glorify violence or don't show death or violence with a true human effect. Do I think banning something like Saving Private Ryan should be banned because of the violence? um, no of course not. Showing human suffering in the context of the way it happens in real life is a little different than some 10 year olds pretending they're Ahnold and pretending to shoot their friend's head off. Maybe its just me, but I don't understand how violence can be entertaining, ever.

As for books and music...I don't know. I can't honestly see how that could be controled, with free speech and such. It kind of pisses me off when people try to blame one incident of violence on one song/movie ect. That's just incredably stupid. People don't wake up saints, listen to some Manson and go kill someone. It's a combination of the saturation of violence in our culture , and the acceptance of it.

Kids are just going to want violent material more and more by all the M's and R's and bannedness. I don't know what the solution is. I just know that when I have kids I won't encourage them to bring home video games period. Man, bopping the boss on the head was just so much cooler back in the sonic days.

I remember the donkey kong days. When you just rolled/cartwheeled/jumped on the guys. Although it was annoying when didi couldn't kill the fat guy by jumping on him cause he was too small.

i think that there should be more stringent rules, but i'm also unsure of how effective it will be. i mean, mario and donkey kong could be seen as violent.
throwing turtle shells and barrels at people....COME ON!
right now i'm obsessed with GTA San Andreas, as is my 13 year old brother, he's been playing the series since GTA 3 first came out for PS2 (you do the math), and I've been with the series since the first GTA on the PC and i'm not a homocidal maniac (or am i).
there are however studies on top of studies proving that constant violent images can cause a child to act in a violent manner. so yeah, i've been rambling for a while so i'm gonna go.

Everyday my peace loving hippy friend says "Video games promote violence" knowing it will irritate me and I just tell her to fuck herself.

So does: War. TV. Movies. Hatred. Psychopaths. Weapons. Burger King. Iodine.

And bunnies.

Bunnies are the worst spreader of violence. Just look at Bugs bunny. Can you believe that actually took that off tv because they said it was too violent?

Lando wrote:So does: War. TV. Movies. Hatred. Psychopaths. Weapons. Burger King. Iodine.

-"Hey, where's that pile of Sodium Phosphate I left here?"

-"Some Americans must have took it."

-*close up* "Damn them."




Anyone watch Monday Report?

you so obviously have never experienced the brilliance which is rick mercer

Its true, Monday Report RULES.

I obviously haven't.

Monday report is great. I actually met Rick Mercer when they were filming a segment on my school cause it's a "hippy school."

He's a Newf!

He sure is.

I met his former co-star Mary Walsh... do I get to be cool too?

Rick Mercer is also gay. Not that it really matters but most people are shocked by it.

You can kinda tell.

Sometimes he's funny. Sometimes Canadian comedy SUCKS. That's when I get the urge to punch him in the face.

wow i didn't know he was gay, yay he's representin....
i mean...
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