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in regards the gaming notes, Steven Poole quotes that "so to blame video games directly for childhood violence is absurd". I hav to say i disagree with this argument based on the columbine shootings related to violent video games as well as that highschool kid who took grand theft auto seriously which led him to actually kill police officers?? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147722,00.html) war, horrer and violent type games should not be at arms reach at all. Isnt the war that is going on now in the middle east enough? do we need to expose kids to more war and violence? no! absolutely not! The same goes to television programs. kids should be supervised.
I was completely shocked when a friend told me something which had actually happened. A while ago her sister was watching buffy the vampire slayer (when it sue to screen in the day time) with her 5 year old brother. the sister kept shouting at her kid brother to get out of the room because of the violence but he wouldnt listen and she kept nagging to the point where he got up went to the firewood box, took a pointy piece of wood and starting charging at her. (she then explained that he had watched buffy drive a stick into this demons chest to kill him. so i assume that the little brother was so sick of her nagging and shuoting that he wanted to do something about it. im sure his intentions were only to scare her (so i hoped).
violent games and tv programs do have an impact on children on some level. Parents shuold stay alert at all times. know their childrens friends and where they are and what theyre doing. The should not expose their kids to such violent games and programs because it can affect their moral choices.
in regards the gaming notes, Steven Poole quotes that "so to blame video games directly for childhood violence is absurd". I hav to say i disagree with this argument based on the columbine shootings related to violent video games as well as that highschool kid who took grand theft auto seriously which led him to actually kill police officers?? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147722,00.html) war, horrer and violent type games should not be at arms reach at all. Isnt the war that is going on now in the middle east enough? do we need to expose kids to more war and violence? no! absolutely not! The same goes to television programs. kids should be supervised.
I was completely shocked when a friend told me something which had actually happened. A while ago her sister was watching buffy the vampire slayer (when it sue to screen in the day time) with her 5 year old brother. the sister kept shouting at her kid brother to get out of the room because of the violence but he wouldnt listen and she kept nagging to the point where he got up went to the firewood box, took a pointy piece of wood and starting charging at her. (she then explained that he had watched buffy drive a stick into this demons chest to kill him. so i assume that the little brother was so sick of her nagging and shuoting that he wanted to do something about it. im sure his intentions were only to scare her (so i hoped).
violent games and tv programs do have an impact on children on some level. Parents shuold stay alert at all times. know their childrens friends and where they are and what theyre doing. The should not expose their kids to such violent games and programs because it can affect their moral choices.
posted by Anonymous at 8:42 pm
1 Comments:
Well said Mark.
Parents cannot leave censorship up to the government completely. They need to be more involved with their childrens lives and know whats going on.
How easy it must be for parents to sue game companies for their childrens behaviour.
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