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I've been playing Turok lately. I guess the teachers are on to something because I've learned that the way to deal with dinosaurs is to use my plasma rifle.

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so you think that comparing your brain to a child's is valid? i mean... i think it's valid... in your case.

it's silly to think that we aren't effected by the images we expose ourselves to, be they real or fantasy.

at one point The Power Rangers was a big thing cuz kids were imitating their moves and getting hurt... same goes for wrestling... there's always going to be something.

Yup, there's always going to be something, so using a video game as a scapegoat for poor parenting is the flavour of the month I guess.

Parents need to take responsibility for their offspring and kids over the age of 12 need to be held accountable for their actions.

Blaming TV, movies, video games, etc is just passing the buck. It's endemic of the whole American attitude that everything is someone else's fault. It's a cop-out.

i'm pretty sure that parents already know that they are responsible for their kids.

i'm pretty sure that kids already know that they are responsible for their actions.

i'm pretty sure that everyone is aware of these responsibilities since if they weren't civilization would collapse.

and i'm pretty sure that rockstar doesn't feel responsible for anything except making a profit for shareholders.

so what's the point of all this again?

Ah, another Diseasedanus response with the literary equivalent of "I know you are but what am I". You must've been king of the playground.

How appropriate that Lo_Lo's 13 year old makes the point that the teachers seem to be missing: teens don't take video games seriously.

Thankfully, we've got all sorts of legislation with sanctions for those who can't follow the rules.

The 'wrong kid' is already the wrong kid though. It's got nothing to do with the game. He'll be a bully whether he plays this game or not. The game is just an excuse.

Paul Bernardo was a big fan of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. Do you think, had he not read that book, that he wouldn't have raped dozens of women and killed 3 teenaged girls?

13 year old kids are capable of distinguishing between right and wrong. They may not appreciate the true consequences of their actions, but they know that pushing around little Billy isn't right. A video game isn't going to change that.

The idea of the game to me is stupid, why promote bullying? Honestly its silly. And i dont like the idea of it. In our time kids our getting killed because of bullying or killing themselves because they can't handle it (all BEFOR the game though) I just dont see the need to put a game out there that aims only to school age children and hurting eachother. It happens enough in reality.

BUT GTA didnt make my brother go beat up hookers for there money and start gangwars.
The idea of the game is stupid, but if parents do blame the game for there kids actions thats no better..

do you think that because a game isn't going to cause someone to rape and kill, it's ok? is that your moral benchmark? as long as it isn't raping or killing it is ok... lmao.

Huh?! Are you really that dense that you can't comprehend an abstract comparison? The raping and killing is to American Psycho as bullying is to Bully. The book isn't any more to blame for Bernardo's behaviour than the video game is to blame for the behaviour of gamers. I mean, short of me defining all the words, I really can't break it down any more than that. Am I giving you too much credit for your reading ability? I just thought you acted stupid so you could get away with some of your more outlandish points. I guess you are just stupid. Maybe I'm being too hard on you.

it is well known that violent television and movies have several negative effects. there hasn't been as much reaserch done on video games because they are newer but studies done by psychologists suggest that the effects on children's violent behavior may be even stronger...

What are these 'negative effects'? People's negative responses to a survey after viewing a film clip? Now that's some hard science. There's no definitive link between violent movies, tv, music and violent actions. If you've got that study, I'd love to read it, as I'm sure the APA would like to see it too.

In many 3rd world countries, violence is a way of life. Is that because they watched too much Power Rangers as children and played violent video games?

Yeah, probably.