Another bad parent tries to blame video games for their kids violent actions.

[Melkane]

Murderer's mother blames videogames for son's actions // GamesIndustry.biz


She admits right in the article that she just bought the games other kids were playing and the ones he wanted without properly checking into what the games were about. She was so ignorant of gaming she didn't even know they had ratings...yeah that's being an active concerned parent *rolls eyes*. People like this just piss me off. Looking to lay the blame on anyone, anything but themselves. Then we get crap like Manhunt 2 being banned or a higher than should be rating.

Melkane Reviewed by Melkane on 07-17-2007. Another bad parent tries to blame video games for their kids violent actions. Murderer's mother blames videogames for son's actions // GamesIndustry.biz She admits right in the article that she just bought the games other kids were playing and the ones he wanted without properly checking into what the games were about. She was so ignorant of gaming she didn't even know they had ratings...yeah that's being an active concerned parent *rolls eyes*. People like this just piss me off. Looking to lay the blame on anyone, anything but themselves. Then we get crap like Rating: 5

[TOOL9]

Thats right, the video game is what made him stab that woman 72 motherfuckin times.... i get it now

[slipknotpsycho]

i don' teven really pay attention to this type of shit anymore.... blaming games is a useless battle.. i've only ever known 2 games to have something done about them despite the countless bitching.... manhunt 2, and gta:sa...

all they're really doing is giving the games publicity and making every kid and everyone else want it just that much more.... i know i've bought a couple of games for shock factor...

[rebgirl420]

Ugh that makes me so mad. They did this for all the school shootings and stuff. It just pisses me off to no end. Im pretty sure people who do that kind of shit have deeper problems than DOOM or GTA.

[Ganj]

But video games have been known to increase aggression in adolescents. OK, so the kid was a little unstable to begin with but think about it. A naive teenager would easily think that murder is OK because America is distributing all over the planet! I hope you all get the idea I'm trying to convey. You're argument would probably consist of a compare & contrast of reality & video games, which should be taught to children. Perhaps all the blame rests on the parent though. For her negligence as a mother. Who bought the game consoles? Who brought home the games? I have a few questions before I can nail this lady to the cross. Although, I can't see how a mother could even put her son in that category. To say he's one of those kids who can't tell the difference between a video game & reality. She probably had thoughts like, "If he keeps playing those games he might kill someone." Then again, you can always look at it from a lawyer's perspective. Someone is always controlling what you hear and see on television.

[BoilerUp]

But video games have been known to increase aggression in adolescents.

Sorry but no. Violent video games do not cause aggression | The Register


" Williams explained: "Players were not statistically different from the non-playing control group in their beliefs on aggression after playing the game than they were before playing." He added: "Nor was game play a predictor of aggressive behaviors. Compared with the control group, the players neither increased their argumentative behaviors after game play nor were significantly more likely to argue with their friends and partners." "


Using video games as a reason for murder is ABSURD. Anyone who would have those kind of reactions to games is probably mentally disabled and shouldn't be playing them in the first place. Mothers of these children should know this, but they probably go through a denial phase and just let them buy the games. That or they don't even bother to check the ratings on the box.

[TallCoolOne]

i still blame super mario brothers for my constant derogatory comments of the italian people.

[Ganj]

Sorry but no. Violent video games do not cause aggression | The Register


" Williams explained: "Players were not statistically different from the non-playing control group in their beliefs on aggression after playing the game than they were before playing." He added: "Nor was game play a predictor of aggressive behaviors. Compared with the control group, the players neither increased their argumentative behaviors after game play nor were significantly more likely to argue with their friends and partners." "


Using video games as a reason for murder is ABSURD. Anyone who would have those kind of reactions to games is probably mentally disabled and shouldn't be playing them in the first place. Mothers of these children should know this, but they probably go through a denial phase and just let them buy the games. That or they don't even bother to check the ratings on the box.

You're right. Although, in your defense you enlightened me to a good point. Playing violent games does make you more aggressive. You don't blow up the helicopters out of kindness, and if you did, then you might be touching base on some pathological unease. If there is any increase in an individual's aggression, it could be easily observed during gameplay.

[ZeldaG.]

crash bandicoot makes me run into people on the highstreet spinning like mad, trying to steal their apples :jointsmile:

[BoilerUp]

You're right. Although, in your defense you enlightened me to a good point. Playing violent games does make you more aggressive. You don't blow up the helicopters out of kindness, and if you did, then you might be touching base on some pathological unease. If there is any increase in an individual's aggression, it could be easily observed during gameplay.

I can accept that as an answer, it would be bad on my part to say that it doesn't increase aggression at all.