Do you believe that violence in video games can influence one and make them kill?

Question

Violence is everywhere in movies, television, games, etc. It's ingrained into society. However, I believe that violence in games does not lead to killings and mass murders because it’s just simply stupid. Yes, there is a possibility that it may, but that all depends on the person, where they grew up, and how they’ve been raised. If the player has a mental illness, he can’t differentiate from reality to fiction. For kids, they are curious, if they get their hands on a violent game, there may be a chance that the child is influenced by the game. They don’t know the difference between right or wrong, there still young and curious. What is it to them when they see a gun and randomly start shooting people? They’ll just think that person will “restart” themselves and everything will be ok. Who is this to blame, the parents. If parents are so cautious about having their kids poisoned from s*x, p**n, violence and bad behavior, then how could they let their kids get a hang on those violent

Answer 1

Amen to that...the parents need to control what their kids are doing, instead of using the television and Xbox as a babysitter. Most of the killers are going to have something wrong in their heads, some kind of mental disorder; I don't believe that seeing someone die in a movie or game will prompt kids to go on rampages...think about the Roman ages. Everybody went to the Colliseum to watch gladiators or lions kill each other as well as slaves; did the children go out and kill their neighbors? Doubtful. I think all killers have some kind of mental disorder or lack of conscience, or have just been pushed WAY too far over the edge by multiple people.

Answer 2

There is actually a study that was just published saying that there are some people that are predisposed to be violent people.  By playing video games and watching violent movies, they release their violent energy, causing them to be less violent.

However, I do agree that kids can be affected by violence in video games.  I personally play extremely violent games, like Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt, and shooters.  I love them.  Would i let my kids play them?  No.  I think that one should look at the ESRB ratings that are on the game, and then decide for themselves what is appropriate.

Answer 3

I have seen in many movies from the usa (I'm not from the usa, and in my country, when we see usa movies, we allways have that opinion) that a lot games, movies and magazines produced there, are cutting down people's childhood forcing them into growing into adults when they are still too young.

Kids are seen in movies, or are depicted driving cars, exploding bombs, having girlfriends/boyfriends, smoking, buying properties, wearing adults clothes when, in fact, they are, for example 8 to 11 years old.

An 8 or 9 year old kid is not ready to assume big commitments.

People need to let their children to be kids, to behave like kids.

Parents need to stop forcing children to grow up into adults before it's their time to do so.

Answer 4

Imagine if the entertainment industry created a video game in which you could decapitate police officers, kill them with a sniper rifle, massacre them with a chainsaw, and set them on fire.

Think anyone would buy such a violent game?

They would, and they have. The game Grand Theft Auto has sold more than 35 million copies, with worldwide sales approaching $2 billion.

Answer 5

I'll make this directly to the point:  The planet is owned and run by psychopaths --the illuminati/NWO.  They have numerous agendas.  Chief among them is to keep "the mere peasants" as  fearful, confused, disempowered, and clueless as possible.  Violence goes a long way in promoting these "ways of being".  

Violent video games desensitize people to violent acts.  That is their purpose. They are meant to facilitate violence. Their production is created and supported by the NWO.  Sad.

There is a lot more to this, but a little research will put you on course.

See:   http://www.davidicke.com

http://www.educate-yourself.org

Answer 6

While you make a few salient points,this sounds like a rant born of unfocused frustration.Of course,there is violence..We,in America are a violent culture.We always have been,but people would rather not be reminded of the ugly truth.That said,no I don't believe that violence in film or video games,or music is going to make us run around killing each other on a wholesale level.But,let's face it,we glorify mobsters and romanticize them into mythical beings who are at best misunderstood,forgetting that beneath the sheen of glamour,they're nothing but sadistic sociopaths. In the wake of Columbine,we had to blame someone for such sensless and-well insane taking of human life...and we're still doing it.The fault lies not with the culture of violence as such,but with the unwillingness of an otherwise civilized society to step back and take a good,long'look at where we've come from and where we're going.

I grew up on the Hammer Films of the late 50's and early 60s and no,I don't run around ripping people throats out and drinking their blood,by which I mean to say that there ARE crazy people out there,it's a fact of life and sooner or later,regardless of what influences they are exposed to,they're gonna blow and kill someone,probably a lot more than one.Who knows how many walking time-bombs there are out there? But again,those with the authority(parents and teachers and school administrators)had best stop treating bullying as some sort of draconian rite if passage and sort the bullies out and deal with them.Almost to a one,the kids who went to school one day and started blowing people to Kingdom come were bullied by their fellow students.DUH!