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Originally Posted by Txjake
lets outlaw violent video games....seriously. what purpose do they seve and can the makers prove that they do not influence the mentally ill and impressionable?
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That was tried in 2001, spurred by the West Paducah, KY school shooting death of 3 teenagers that were praying before school. Perhaps now we have enough concrete evidence to prove it. I'm all for getting rid of those games.
I searched through my son's collection of video games, which are rarely played, and 6 of them fall into the category of what I deem as being too violent. I'm ok with the ones that have you fight some of the historic battles, but the zombie shooting bonus parts of the games are more than a bit disturbing.
Like I said, he doesn't play much video games anymore. 14 months ago, when I gained custody of the kids, the boy was a wreck. He had so much anger and angst in him, that he was ready to explode. After he and I bumped chests a few times, and he picked himself back up off of the floor, he realized that I was going to win, and that the video game time would only come when I felt he earned it. After 6 months of not being allowed to touch his XBOX, he started earning the ability to play, no more than an hour at a time, and no more than 3 times a week. Since then, he's cut himself back to no more than once a week, and only when he's got a friend over.
I personally believe that his mother's practice of allowing him unlimited time playing these violent games were having an effect on him. What was once an angry boy has grown into a calm, respectful young man.
Violence in video games, unfettered internet access, and violence coming from movies and television is one of the biggest blames to the violence going on today, IMHO