Should violent video games be banned?

Should violent video games be banned?

Yes	3.2%	[ 3 ]
No	96.8%	[ 91 ]
Total Votes:			[ 94 ]

[soilder of raze]

Benki Legendaire

They shouldn't be banned, and I know ratings are there for a reason but I honestly don't care anymore who picks these games up anymore. I feel like it's hardly affecting anyone these days, though if kid's parents are getting so pissed then they should take that controller out of the kid's hand and give him a beating. Or just.. take the game away, whatever.

exactly I don't know the rating of my games because i don't care

[Ansel Pendragon]

Violent Video games work as escapism and helps with stress and so they should not be band. Violent video games create a fantasy and safe world for people to do anything they want and get away with it. In the right state of mind, this never slips into reality and causes any negative event in reality. Those who grew up with violent video games and start mimicking what they see need to be taught otherwise. If they are not taught and no one tries to help them it is not the Video Game's fault for existing and teaching that child or teen, it is the parents fault for letting it get out of hand and/or turning the other cheek.

It is sad how many parents blame the game when they rarely, as statistics show, look at the rating of the game its self before purchase. That, or they are with out thought when they buy their 4 year old kid Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto and get offended when their kids start copying the language and are forced to get up and raise their kid better when the whole situation could have been avoided by using more caution when buying games.

[soilder of raze]

Ansel Pendragon

Violent Video games work as escapism and helps with stress and so they should not be band. Violent video games create a fantasy and safe world for people to do anything they want and get away with it. In the right state of mind, this never slips into reality and causes any negative event in reality. Those who grew up with violent video games and start mimicking what they see need to be taught otherwise. If they are not taught and no one tries to help them it is not the Video Game's fault for existing and teaching that child or teen, it is the parents fault for letting it get out of hand and/or turning the other cheek.

It is sad how many parents blame the game when they rarely, as statistics show, look at the rating of the game its self before purchase. That, or they are with out thought when they buy their 4 year old kid Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto and get offended when their kids start copying the language and are forced to get up and raise their kid better when the whole situation could have been avoided by using more caution when buying games.

and people claim it teaches kids to kill when kids know that people get killed when they are stabbed or shot but books actually teach things about murder i never knew like how to make it look like an accident or something.

[Ansel Pendragon]

soilder of raze

Ansel Pendragon

Violent Video games work as escapism and helps with stress and so they should not be band. Violent video games create a fantasy and safe world for people to do anything they want and get away with it. In the right state of mind, this never slips into reality and causes any negative event in reality. Those who grew up with violent video games and start mimicking what they see need to be taught otherwise. If they are not taught and no one tries to help them it is not the Video Game's fault for existing and teaching that child or teen, it is the parents fault for letting it get out of hand and/or turning the other cheek.

It is sad how many parents blame the game when they rarely, as statistics show, look at the rating of the game its self before purchase. That, or they are with out thought when they buy their 4 year old kid Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto and get offended when their kids start copying the language and are forced to get up and raise their kid better when the whole situation could have been avoided by using more caution when buying games.

and people claim it teaches kids to kill when kids know that people get killed when they are stabbed or shot but books actually teach things about murder i never knew like how to make it look like an accident or something.

We could also look at Looney Tunes and say it teaches kids that anything thats alive does not die when hit by a 300 ton weight. Or Harry Potter teaches kids that its cool to grab the broom, get onto the roof of the house and jump off... or wear a cape like Super Man and jump... or get shot...

[soilder of raze]

Ansel Pendragon

soilder of raze

Ansel Pendragon

Violent Video games work as escapism and helps with stress and so they should not be band. Violent video games create a fantasy and safe world for people to do anything they want and get away with it. In the right state of mind, this never slips into reality and causes any negative event in reality. Those who grew up with violent video games and start mimicking what they see need to be taught otherwise. If they are not taught and no one tries to help them it is not the Video Game's fault for existing and teaching that child or teen, it is the parents fault for letting it get out of hand and/or turning the other cheek.

It is sad how many parents blame the game when they rarely, as statistics show, look at the rating of the game its self before purchase. That, or they are with out thought when they buy their 4 year old kid Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto and get offended when their kids start copying the language and are forced to get up and raise their kid better when the whole situation could have been avoided by using more caution when buying games.

and people claim it teaches kids to kill when kids know that people get killed when they are stabbed or shot but books actually teach things about murder i never knew like how to make it look like an accident or something.

We could also look at Looney Tunes and say it teaches kids that anything thats alive does not die when hit by a 300 ton weight. Or Harry Potter teaches kids that its cool to grab the broom, get onto the roof of the house and jump off... or wear a cape like Super Man and jump... or get shot...

lol thank you!
good to see some intelligent people on this board
on another thread 2 people are calling me stupid for thinking manhunt should not be banned.

[Awesome-kun]

soilder of raze

lol thank you!
good to see some intelligent people on this board
on another thread 2 people are calling me stupid for thinking manhunt should not be banned.

Except that you're pulling things out of your a** thinking everyone that responds contrarily to you is for banning the game. I think you're off your rocker for an entirely different reason, that being that you have zero understanding of what anyone else is saying.

[kawaiikokeshi]

Well...I wouldn't really say ban them from the world.

But I suppose that there should be action taken to the fact that some games that are very unapropriate for minors are still sitting on the shelves of major stores where many children visit (Wal-Mart, ToysRUs, etc.)

Movies are also a great concern.

[soilder of raze]

Awesome-kun

soilder of raze

lol thank you!
good to see some intelligent people on this board
on another thread 2 people are calling me stupid for thinking manhunt should not be banned.

Except that you're pulling things out of your a** thinking everyone that responds contrarily to you is for banning the game. I think you're off your rocker for an entirely different reason, that being that you have zero understanding of what anyone else is saying.

If you keep harrasing me i will report you
you keep saying I am wrong and don't have a reason but just keep saying i am.

[Di3S3L]

Should violence in television and movies be banned?
Should violence in literature and illustrated novels be banned?

Like everything else, it is to be regulated. Violence is as much a part of our daily lives as breathing and producing excrement. It is unavoidable when it's happening, and it happens whether we like it or not.

It is also in need of supporting education. Not from schools, but from household guardians, peers and parents. Good moral values are established at home. It is instilled within a person at a very young age, and is kept throughout life. You can have your kids watch violence, but as long as they know that it isn't a good thing, and that the consequences are dire and often lethal, they will know the difference between right and wrong, they will know when and where violence fits and that it never yields anything desirable.

The media has made the video game industry a bad example for too long. Violence exists in all forms of media, but instead of giving equal attention to all forms of media that exhibit violence, they choose to take attention to the most famous ones and over exaggerate the situation. Parents become paranoid and we end up with finger pointing that extends a meaningless squabble of who should be held responsible when the answer is actually quite simple.

To know violence is to respect violence. A child that does not know violence will not respect violence, and thus will abuse it to his enjoyment.

[soilder of raze]

kawaiikokeshi

Well...I wouldn't really say ban them from the world.

But I suppose that there should be action taken to the fact that some games that are very unapropriate for minors are still sitting on the shelves of major stores where many children visit (Wal-Mart, ToysRUs, etc.)

Movies are also a great concern.

I played GTA and other violent games since i was 6 and i am fine and the parent has to get the game for the kid so there is no reason to ban it from toys r us if the parent is ok with the kid playing it.

[Ansel Pendragon]

soilder of raze

Ansel Pendragon

soilder of raze

Ansel Pendragon

Violent Video games work as escapism and helps with stress and so they should not be band. Violent video games create a fantasy and safe world for people to do anything they want and get away with it. In the right state of mind, this never slips into reality and causes any negative event in reality. Those who grew up with violent video games and start mimicking what they see need to be taught otherwise. If they are not taught and no one tries to help them it is not the Video Game's fault for existing and teaching that child or teen, it is the parents fault for letting it get out of hand and/or turning the other cheek.

It is sad how many parents blame the game when they rarely, as statistics show, look at the rating of the game its self before purchase. That, or they are with out thought when they buy their 4 year old kid Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto and get offended when their kids start copying the language and are forced to get up and raise their kid better when the whole situation could have been avoided by using more caution when buying games.

and people claim it teaches kids to kill when kids know that people get killed when they are stabbed or shot but books actually teach things about murder i never knew like how to make it look like an accident or something.

We could also look at Looney Tunes and say it teaches kids that anything thats alive does not die when hit by a 300 ton weight. Or Harry Potter teaches kids that its cool to grab the broom, get onto the roof of the house and jump off... or wear a cape like Super Man and jump... or get shot...

lol thank you!
good to see some intelligent people on this board
on another thread 2 people are calling me stupid for thinking manhunt should not be banned.

XD No problem. There is a second issue of video games and that's sexism. Like, Tomb Raider, which is probably THE BIGGEST attraction for male games, is sexist because its not meant for woman. ... well... duh... it was created for the male population and not the woman population. RPGs are unisex and are becoming even more so.

I don't know exactly what a female game would consist of nor do I care what it would consist of if there are any I wouldn't play it, but isnt that the point? A game like that would be focused on the female population and thus, by those who complain's standpoint, be sexist against men. But I wouldn't complain.

[Ansel Pendragon]

soilder of raze

kawaiikokeshi

Well...I wouldn't really say ban them from the world.

But I suppose that there should be action taken to the fact that some games that are very unapropriate for minors are still sitting on the shelves of major stores where many children visit (Wal-Mart, ToysRUs, etc.)

Movies are also a great concern.

I played GTA and other violent games since i was 6 and i am fine and the parent has to get the game for the kid so there is no reason to ban it from toys r us if the parent is ok with the kid playing it.

It all goes back to the Parenting skillz, no?

[Crawfish Prime]

soilder of raze

kawaiikokeshi

Well...I wouldn't really say ban them from the world.

But I suppose that there should be action taken to the fact that some games that are very unapropriate for minors are still sitting on the shelves of major stores where many children visit (Wal-Mart, ToysRUs, etc.)

Movies are also a great concern.

I played GTA and other violent games since i was 6 and i am fine and the parent has to get the game for the kid so there is no reason to ban it from toys r us if the parent is ok with the kid playing it.

And theres my problem right there. I don't feel violent games should be banned, but age restrictions need to be followed through.

I feel immoral that anyone under the age of 10 should have any access to that kind of violence. Why the hell would you need it then? Thats the growing up "Lol, lets go play outside" age. Soon as you hit 10, medium violence seems fair, soon as your 14, no amount of violence seems immoral.

[Misguided Visions]

soilder of raze

kawaiikokeshi

Well...I wouldn't really say ban them from the world.

But I suppose that there should be action taken to the fact that some games that are very unapropriate for minors are still sitting on the shelves of major stores where many children visit (Wal-Mart, ToysRUs, etc.)

Movies are also a great concern.

I played GTA and other violent games since i was 6 and i am fine and the parent has to get the game for the kid so there is no reason to ban it from toys r us if the parent is ok with the kid playing it.

That's terrible logic. Sure, there may be a good amount of parents that buy the games for kids because they are comfortable with them playing these games. What outnumbers them are the parents that buy their kids these games not knowing what's in the game.

Here's the problem here, kid. Since you were playing a GTA that was catching heat when you were about six years old that doesn't make you any older than about thirteen. You have the "OMG I CANT BUY THIS GAME ON MY OWN" thought process going on. Just like a majority of kids, and when people my age were kids, you're not seeing the whole argument here.

It's just like Awesome-kun said. You're badmouthing everything that doesn't fit with your side of the story, and claiming them to be against what you believe. You're just too naive to grasp the full argument here.

[soilder of raze]

Ansel Pendragon

soilder of raze

Ansel Pendragon

soilder of raze

Ansel Pendragon

Violent Video games work as escapism and helps with stress and so they should not be band. Violent video games create a fantasy and safe world for people to do anything they want and get away with it. In the right state of mind, this never slips into reality and causes any negative event in reality. Those who grew up with violent video games and start mimicking what they see need to be taught otherwise. If they are not taught and no one tries to help them it is not the Video Game's fault for existing and teaching that child or teen, it is the parents fault for letting it get out of hand and/or turning the other cheek.

It is sad how many parents blame the game when they rarely, as statistics show, look at the rating of the game its self before purchase. That, or they are with out thought when they buy their 4 year old kid Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto and get offended when their kids start copying the language and are forced to get up and raise their kid better when the whole situation could have been avoided by using more caution when buying games.

and people claim it teaches kids to kill when kids know that people get killed when they are stabbed or shot but books actually teach things about murder i never knew like how to make it look like an accident or something.

We could also look at Looney Tunes and say it teaches kids that anything thats alive does not die when hit by a 300 ton weight. Or Harry Potter teaches kids that its cool to grab the broom, get onto the roof of the house and jump off... or wear a cape like Super Man and jump... or get shot...

lol thank you!
good to see some intelligent people on this board
on another thread 2 people are calling me stupid for thinking manhunt should not be banned.

XD No problem. There is a second issue of video games and that's sexism. Like, Tomb Raider, which is probably THE BIGGEST attraction for male games, is sexist because its not meant for woman. ... well... duh... it was created for the male population and not the woman population. RPGs are unisex and are becoming even more so.

I don't know exactly what a female game would consist of nor do I care what it would consist of if there are any I wouldn't play it, but isnt that the point? A game like that would be focused on the female population and thus, by those who complain's standpoint, be sexist against men. But I wouldn't complain.

there are many games that display men as sex objects with perfect bodies lol
oh and feel the magic was a female game i think