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originally posted by: Tindalos2013
Once again certain video games are the subject of adversly causing children to become sick and twisted individuals after prolonged exposure to those games containing mature themed content.
originally posted by: daftpink
a reply to: Tindalos2013
I believe mainstream TV and Facebook does more damage to kids than video games.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: Tindalos2013
I think the combat videos have played a role in the minds of some kids. They have a perspective that joining the military and engaging in war seems like fun. Nice recruitment tool for the armed services.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
Cops and the law have yet to make any real, positive change in society. I believe at least 90% of laws are absolutely useless and unnecessary.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
What you call for will not bring about positive changes in respect to parents allowing their kids to essentially desensitize themselves to violence through graphic games, or even movies/TV for that fact. As noble as your suggestion is, I feel that it just lacks what is truly needed and instead imposes a dysfunctional apparatus on a situation created by a dysfunctional system.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
Society must change itself. Not be policed. We have enough police doing too much as it is. We need social engineers. Not cops.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
So let's just be honest with each other and face the fact that these games really shouldn't exist in the first place, for anyone. But, because society is sick and generally twisted, this is what we get.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
Maybe we should just teach everyone to take responsibility for what they think and do. Be real with each other and ourselves and stop relying on an "authority" to do it for us.
originally posted by: daftpink
I don't think people are born screwed up however they can be born into screwed up lives.
Apart from in the case of psychopaths who are born with neurological deficits in EMPATHY. Most of the 1% probably fall into this category.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: Tindalos2013
I think the combat videos have played a role in the minds of some kids. They have a perspective that joining the military and engaging in war seems like fun. Nice recruitment tool for the armed services.