Does the violence of video games and that seen on T.V contribute to the violence in society by our young peop?

Question

Does the violence of video games and that seen on T.V contribute to the violence in society by our young peop?

Answer 1

No, it's the lack of education.

I played Grand Theft Auto back in 01' when I was like in 5th grade(Something like that, I'm 17 now) Anyway, I knew although it was funny killing pimps in the game and running over people in the game I couldn't do it in real life.

However, nowadays kids are not conscience to ethics, parents seem to let the media do it for them, and I don't know what the h**l they are thinking about, but a V-Chip doesn't make it all go away. If most parents knew how 1st graders talked in school on the playground they would be real shocked.

Anyway, I don't blame the media, it is a conscience effort of the parent to turn off the T.V. for one, don't stop me from getting a rated R movie because you're kids doesn't know you can't shoot people with a shotgun and get away with it.

So in the end my answer is no, and look to the source to where they actually get the game from. Because a 3rd grader doesn't walk out the store with GTA IV, his big brother gets and he sees it or worst someone buys it for him, without him knowing the ethics of society.

Answer 2

Only if they are truly weak minded. Young people choose to be violent because they are too stupid to find a peaceful solution. Our children play Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Medal Of Honor, but I have also taken the time to explain the penal systems and how inmates treat other inmates. Our boys are terrified of breaking the law. They aren't out killing people or shooting people that look like zombies.

When the Romans walked the earth, as with the Mongols, the Vandals, and the n**i's, there were violent children then but video games were clearly not the influence.

My father has firearms like crazy and I was bullied on a daily basis. But I got through it without grabbing a gun and shooting up a school because I knew what he would do to me as well as the justice system. I knew that killing anyone would not solve my problem. So I elected to avoid them and move on.

Answer 3

you will give me 10 pts for this answer...... yes it is consume to our society and most parts are from stupid idiots who imatate video games and TV commercials by doing things like stabbing people etc........ but i know that a violent video game is a game that we can cuss at, swear out, and talk to at, but you wont ever will find me doing that in the society....... most morons do that s****** not me cuz i respect and love me community 100% and would do anything in my power to protect and guard it.........  lets say that one of my best friend were kidnapped and the kidnapper had this plan to destroy our society...... i would risk my left to save my friend and the world even if the kidnapper had securiy as tight as a well protected base i would still go..... u no why......... im a person that really cares alot asbout OUR society and i wouldnt let it be destroy by a masked maniac just because he didnt get his morning coffee......  (JOKING)!  but seriouusly i would for my WHOLE society would do that.

Answer 4

no because ...

Answer 5

Yes and no.

I think that your children can watch violent TV and games, as long as parents aren't allowing them to act it out in real life. Parent's examples play way more of a role in young children's lives, and later their friends do.

But if a child is allowed to play violent games, watch violent TV, beat up siblings and other kids, and act out then yes I think that it does become a problem because no one is standing up to discipline the child and teach from wrong and right behavior.

I have more of a problem with the s*x shown on TV that is corrupting our children at younger and younger ages.

Answer 6

Nope if someone can be so affected by a video game or TV show you should blame their parents for not teaching them right from wrong.

Answer 7

I know it is not healthy to be exposed to these TV shows or outside violence.  Sometimes it's in the home as well.  Not healthy at all.

Answer 8

I would like to start by saying I am 19, and that I have played violent video game's and watched violent films since I was much younger. I think as long as parent's teach children that video game's and film's are not real, and that it is special effect's and make'up then this discusiion does not have to be broght up. There are a lot of chav's nowaday's but that is down to upbringing and it is unreasonable to blame media for the way society is going. After all, what we watch on the news each day is real, so why not blame that for people's behaviour. The majority of people understand the difference between real life and the fiction we see in games and films. I feel the people blaming video games and films for how society is turning out are the people with problems themselves, because for some reason you think that you may understand the difference yet younger people don;t and i perosnally find that insulting.

There were world wars going on in the past, and if people could survive those back then, surely people can watch a movie, without then going out and killing someone.

It is not that violent games and movies make violent people, rather that people just like this kind of genre.

Book's were obviously before movie's, let's blame those as well while were at it. Please (some) people grow up and not look for some easy answer as for the way society is today. blaming films and games make's yourselve's look ingnorant.

Answer 9

A lot of violence of video  games is speech. So you don't have to carry a  weapon to be violent, just a nasty vocabulary.

Vocabulary spills over into real world society real easy.

Think of the words you've learned just from video games. Before, you never heard them on the street.