[~Kizwiz~]

I've been playing violent video games for years and years, I have also been viewing gory horror films too.

They havent effected me in the slightest. I find playing such games is cathartic and takes my frustrations away.

To blame violent games for crimes is ridiculous, its not the game, its the person doing the crime thats the problem

[001steven]

exactly.....so have i played violent video games for years the goverment just likes to blame the games because us the younger generation take more notice of video games then crappy politics....

[bananarama]

Originally posted by spacebandit
Easy headline grabbing politics - and thats all it is.

Happened in the early 80's with videos, the end result of that was the Video Recordings Act 1984 which made Britain the most censored country in the world for film.

They use games, and movies to grab cheap headlines, which invariably leads to bad laws.

Indeed and of course while other nations have moved on the UK is still one of the most censored countries.

Our news broadcasts are highly sanitised so as not to offend the more sensitive amongst us which of course means reality is suppressed for everyone.

Government are sending troups to fight the Taliban while at home the Government is becoming the taliban with their addiction to control individual lives.

Political correctness attempts to control how we think and what we should think according to our masters. We are being told what to eat instead of being advised what we should eat..

Games films will always be targeted by control freak regimes like our governments and religious institutions...UK governments are not as bad as some countries but sadly we are catching up with dictatorship mentality rulers at a frighting pace. The nation is sleep walking into political disaster that will kill freedom as we should know it.....

[001steven]

they use games to blame because they have nothing else to blame 'cough' but at the end of the day they are actually advertising the game even more the goverment are TO***RS they ruin evrything and so do these so-called Experts

[Scarlett.]

The Government need to realise, there was plenty more murders before games, and less after they where invented

[001steven]

exactly.... GAMING is the FUTURE FACT!!

[Scarlett.]

agreed, it will one day take over TV

[Shaun]

Originally posted by Chewy
The Government need to realise, there was plenty more murders before games, and less after they where invented

Where exactly can you prove that?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Shaun

Where exactly can you prove that?

Well on the news it says Crime levels are at the lowest they have ever been, so, its safe to assume that murder is at its lowest (excluding terrorism)

[Retroman]

Originally posted by Chewy
The Government need to realise, there was plenty more murders before games, and less after they where invented

That's most likely true, but more to do with a better law system.
Not the best law system in some people's eyes, but much better than that of one many years ago. Also, you're almost suggesting games = less murders lol.

I personally dont think playing games comes into the equation.
You have to understand that why would a game influence one person to commit murder, and not another?

It's purely because that person was always capable of murdering someone, and always had a desire/ability to do so. They weren't tricked into it, or persuaded to do it because of 3D characters..otherwise EVERYONE who plays the game would kill in real life.

However, I do believe a person with deep intensions to kill, could be inspired by a book/computer game/film etc. Eg. if that book/computer game/film showed the work and genius of a man who killed and how he got away with it, it could influence some people to aspire to be as good as they were.

But again, it'd be down to the person and the willingness to kill within them, not the computer game.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Retroman

That's most likely true, but more to do with a better law system.
Not the best law system in some people's eyes, but much better than that of one many years ago. Also, you're almost suggesting games = less murders lol.

I personally dont think playing games comes into the equation.
You have to understand that why would a game influence one person to commit murder, and not another?

It's purely because that person was always capable of murdering someone, and always had a desire/ability to do so. They weren't tricked into it, or persuaded to do it because of 3D characters..otherwise EVERYONE who plays the game would kill in real life.

However, I do believe a person with deep intensions to kill, could be inspired by a book/computer game/film etc. Eg. if that book/computer game/film showed the work and genius of a man who killed and how he got away with it, it could influence some people to aspire to be as good as they were.

But again, it'd be down to the person and the willingness to kill within them, not the computer game.

agree 100% you put it better than ever could

[001steven]

and i cant stand it when they blame video games for kids obesity... yeah ofcourse if they never go out and just sit around yeah they do gain wait but it IS the parents fault

[Dizzy]

Blame the games? Um. Seems kind of stupid. If the game is an 18 for instance, then say like a 14 year old can't buy it for themselves, so really it is the parents fault if they buy some violent 18 year olds game for a younger kid, right? There is an age on games for a reason. I'm not going to say I'm perfect because I often play on Grand Theft Auto which is an 18, but I gradually grew bored of it, but I'm no insane killer, so you're all safe xD. But some kids might be led on to think all these guns etc. are cool, which of course they aren't. But they can't blame it all the games, it's really down to the parents at the end of the day and it's down to them what their kids watch or play on.

[001steven]

yeah exactly

[Ruth]

I think Kiz made a good point - such games can actually be ways to release aggression or pent up feelings.

It's pointless blaming video games, or horror movies - or Marilyn Manson - when people commit horrible acts. Nobody is going to suddenly decide that they want to commit murder because of a game, film or song. It is something that it already in them.