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Posted by: Frasier Crane
Posted by: Blacknight159
Posted by: Frasier Crane
He's right.
Argue it all you want, it's pretty obvious that our daily exposure to vicarious violence strongly desensitizes us to what should rightfully be seen as heinous, horrifying acts. I don't think you can directly blame the gaming industry for real world violence but the influence is definitely there, subconscious or otherwise.
Where's the evidence? Where's the evidence that in a normal human being (normal as in not suffering from mental/physical limitations or hindrances) that these games compel people or influence them to commit crimes?
We aren't sensitive to the heinous crimes caused in violent video games because we know that what is happening is not real. Any gamer that does not suffer from any mental or physical issues and has been raised well by parents will tell you that while they may play violent video games they'll never actually go out and commit crimes. And if there are I've yet to find any.I've actually seen some headlines on the news about teens going out and recreating crimes they did on Grand Theft Auto. But that's beside the point.
I find it sad that you need 'evidence' for something so obvious, but even without using common sense the proof is all around us. Our culture has become desensitized to plethoras of violence, sex, and drugs over the last 20-30 years. Constant exposure to things like this ingrains a sense of societal acceptance towards them. You don't understand the power of influence the media has over people these days, especially considering they control almost everything we do.
You're making a claim, and therefore evidence is required to support it, otherwise it is completely baseless. Show me the headlines, and again, show me the studies, once I see some credible evidence then I might believe you.
You're migrating away from what this is about: video games. I'm arguing against the argument that it is the responsibility of the game devs to monitor what kids play, and the statement that video games can directly cause violence in normal people. Yes, I can agree that video games can compel those with mental illness to commit crime, but then again I argue that it's still not the fault of video games nor the people that make them. Rather it's the fault of the parents and sadly, genetics.
Even if what you're saying is true, it's still the responsibility of parents. Take me for an example. I, like everybody else (at least in "civilized" society or whatever you want to call it) am exposed to media and culture. Yet I've been raised so that I can clearly discern right from wrong and reality from fantasy. I play violent video games all the time, yet I'd never even consider, not even for a moment, to commit a crime. I've been taught not to do drugs, not to hurt/steal/-blam!-/murder etc, and that what I do in a video game is not real and it's not okay to do such things in real life. I wouldn't necessarily call myself a "role model" child that all other parents should model their kids after, but I'd say that my parents raised me pretty well.
People aren't mindless drones who can't think or act by themselves. It's just that their actions are influenced by things in their childhoods, chiefly how their parents raised them.