http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... y-car.html
'A kid decided to steal a car! Ban video games!'
Kid Steals Car
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He only learned to drive from games though, not how to steal a car (the Grand Theft Auto series isn't very big in Japan), that's more of an interesting triva article than an anti video game one.
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First of all, there are impressionable people all over the world. Look at the Jedi nerds that made a religion out of starwars, for example. Not kidding, Jedi is now a religion-_-" If you're going to start banning things that could possibly give very impressionable people and kids bad ideas, why single video games out? Ban movies, ban books, ban TV shows, ban the Internet. Ban parents that swear in front of their kids; oh wait, there's no way to enforce that, is there? Maybe bug every single person's house and have the government monitor them at all times? Nah, just have the kids all taken to an impressionable kid-friendly facility, that'll do the trick real nicely. Kids can learn nasty things from dogs and cats, too; ban them. Kids can get ideas from watching people drive; ban driving, ban cars, or ban having kids ride in the car or live near a road. Make it a crime to drive a vehicle in front of children. Let's see, have I missed anything? Ah yes, ban being attractive, as it make result in impressionable kids having under-aged sex. Ban being ugly too, as it might make kids bigots. Ban alcohol because it might get kids to become alcoholics or commit under-aged drinking or both. Ban guns for sure. Ban anything sharper than an egg. Ban eggs. Ban everything.
These are all things that would be banned on the logic you have described. It's not that video games brainwash kids into doing things. Impressionable kids will get their ideas from somewhere; they always have, even before there were video games in existence. For one thing, by the way, games that involve stealing cars (Like Grand Theft Auto) are rated M. I've never seen such a game that wasn't rated M. Kids have no business playing games like that, which are meant for adults, and thus it is the fault of the parent for letting the kid access those games. It's the equivalent of letting kids watch R-rated or X-rated movies. Most video games aren't like Grand Theft Auto, though. Not to mention video games are better for the brain and the hands than watching TV. TV is mind-numbing but video games help the brain in many ways. Benefits include increased IQ, improved eye-hand coordination, better multi-tasking skills, improved reflexes, improved analytical and processing abilities, and a more creative mind. These are just the things video games do for the brain; I won't get into the good things that video games do for the hands and thumbs, and how some video games are made to be exercise machines and are very effective.
Video games are a form of entertainment. They have more benefits than many forms of entertainment, and the good games are fun to play. Some people want to demonize video games on baseless claims that video games force people to do things. That kid who stole a car, I'm sure, was not prompted by video games but by bad or absent parenting, and possibly other factors like peer pressure. No one wants to admit things like that though. The parents don't want to admit they've failed. They just look around their living room and see the poor little PS2 and decide to make a scapegoat of it as many others do. Another thing is kids stealing cars is not a common thing at all. News isn't for common occurrences but really out of the ordinary things. What evidence do you have that video games are the cause of this kid stealing a car? The fact that the kid stole the car and there's a video game that you know of that involves stealing cars. I hope your head's on straight now.
This isn't angry or ranting, btw. I'm attempting to persuade you with fact and logic.
These are all things that would be banned on the logic you have described. It's not that video games brainwash kids into doing things. Impressionable kids will get their ideas from somewhere; they always have, even before there were video games in existence. For one thing, by the way, games that involve stealing cars (Like Grand Theft Auto) are rated M. I've never seen such a game that wasn't rated M. Kids have no business playing games like that, which are meant for adults, and thus it is the fault of the parent for letting the kid access those games. It's the equivalent of letting kids watch R-rated or X-rated movies. Most video games aren't like Grand Theft Auto, though. Not to mention video games are better for the brain and the hands than watching TV. TV is mind-numbing but video games help the brain in many ways. Benefits include increased IQ, improved eye-hand coordination, better multi-tasking skills, improved reflexes, improved analytical and processing abilities, and a more creative mind. These are just the things video games do for the brain; I won't get into the good things that video games do for the hands and thumbs, and how some video games are made to be exercise machines and are very effective.
Video games are a form of entertainment. They have more benefits than many forms of entertainment, and the good games are fun to play. Some people want to demonize video games on baseless claims that video games force people to do things. That kid who stole a car, I'm sure, was not prompted by video games but by bad or absent parenting, and possibly other factors like peer pressure. No one wants to admit things like that though. The parents don't want to admit they've failed. They just look around their living room and see the poor little PS2 and decide to make a scapegoat of it as many others do. Another thing is kids stealing cars is not a common thing at all. News isn't for common occurrences but really out of the ordinary things. What evidence do you have that video games are the cause of this kid stealing a car? The fact that the kid stole the car and there's a video game that you know of that involves stealing cars. I hope your head's on straight now.
This isn't angry or ranting, btw. I'm attempting to persuade you with fact and logic.
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Woah, Eclectric... that's deep. I could never write something that long for a forum post. That expresses how I feel about blaming video games for everything someone does wrong.
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I'm glad we're in concurrence. You see, I'm able to write things like that since, for one, I'm a great writer and, two, video games are my realm and I'll defend my realm.
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Ban video games?
I think it's only necessary for parents to make sure kids don't play the wrong kinds of material. A limit for a 9-year old should be Brawl or any Call of Duty that's not Rated M. A parent should also be sure that child doesn't overdo any kind of video game. The same goes with TV, they should also place some parental controls if they're shows the parents don't want them to watch. Especially, 9-year olds who haven't reached puberty yet must avoid games like Fallout, Grand Theft Auto, and many other video games involving drugs, extreme violence, and porn.
I'm not much of a gamer, but I don't think all video games should be banned.
I think it's only necessary for parents to make sure kids don't play the wrong kinds of material. A limit for a 9-year old should be Brawl or any Call of Duty that's not Rated M. A parent should also be sure that child doesn't overdo any kind of video game. The same goes with TV, they should also place some parental controls if they're shows the parents don't want them to watch. Especially, 9-year olds who haven't reached puberty yet must avoid games like Fallout, Grand Theft Auto, and many other video games involving drugs, extreme violence, and porn.
I'm not much of a gamer, but I don't think all video games should be banned.
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No video game should be banned.White_Samurai wrote:Ban video games?
I think it's only necessary for parents to make sure kids don't play the wrong kinds of material. A limit for a 9-year old should be Brawl or any Call of Duty that's not Rated M. A parent should also be sure that child doesn't overdo any kind of video game. The same goes with TV, they should also place some parental controls if they're shows the parents don't want them to watch. Especially, 9-year olds who haven't reached puberty yet must avoid games like Fallout, Grand Theft Auto, and many other video games involving drugs, extreme violence, and porn.
I'm not much of a gamer, but I don't think all video games should be banned.
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I wasn't quite saying, "Ban them", just to set limits.Eclectric wrote:No video game should be banned.White_Samurai wrote:Ban video games?
I think it's only necessary for parents to make sure kids don't play the wrong kinds of material. A limit for a 9-year old should be Brawl or any Call of Duty that's not Rated M. A parent should also be sure that child doesn't overdo any kind of video game. The same goes with TV, they should also place some parental controls if they're shows the parents don't want them to watch. Especially, 9-year olds who haven't reached puberty yet must avoid games like Fallout, Grand Theft Auto, and many other video games involving drugs, extreme violence, and porn.
I'm not much of a gamer, but I don't think all video games should be banned.
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Parents should watch their kids, not the government. Don't ban video games. Kids can't get M or T rated games without parent consent.
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Yep, you can't even work in a store that sells M rated games until you're 17. I think it's a bit of overkill, but whatever.
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Really? I find that pretty strange.NabMaster wrote:Yep, you can't even work in a store that sells M rated games until you're 17. I think it's a bit of overkill, but whatever.
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Yeah, I worked in an EB Games before and when I was 16 they said to come back next year. I guess the government doesn't want kids even touching M rated games without the parents consent. 
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Even though kids can easily walk into a store and look at a game.NabMaster wrote:I guess the government doesn't want kids even touching M rated games without the parents consent.
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