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So, Jack Thompson is at it again. (Trust me, reading the linked wikipedia article helps.) This man is clearly bat-shit insane, and I wish I had a webcomic that I could to parody him, just like Ctrl+Alt+Del did recently and VG Cats did a little while back. Of course, as show here, I offer further proof that Ol' Jackie Boy is BAT. SHIT. INSANE.
Now, I'm not going to say that certain console and computer games aren't violent. Because some clearly are. I personally see very little redeeming social value in any of the Grand Theft Auto line of games. One of my old co-workers actually was proud of getting to "five-star wanted" in GTA, and admitted that to so in the game, you had to shoot down police helicopters and run over old ladies in a stolen police car. I would, however, like to note that he has yet to steal a police car, run anyone over, or shoot down anything larger then a paper airplane.
Jack Thompson is clearly giving video games too much credit. If violent video games make kids violent, where are the people from my generation who eat lots of pills and get chased by ghosts from hours of playing Pac-Man? Or delusionally defend the planet from Space Invaders and Asteroids? Sure, modern video games are a lot more realistic, but there's just as much in them that is unrealistic. I think even the most insular white-bread suburban living cracker of a teen knows that you don't get healthier from shagging a hooker. Likewise, most of them can figure that a normal human cannot take six shotgun blasts to the torso, run over to the first aid kit and slap a bandage on it.
Mr. Thompson, take some fucking responsibility. Don't blame this shit on video games. Blame it on poor parenting. If little Billy is so easily manipulated by what he sees and experiences that a video game can cause him to go on a violent rampage, like you suggest, then it would be just as equally likely that watching any TV show or movie would cause him to emulate the actions therein. And yet, I've seen a paucity of kids who try and generate their own web-lines and swing from buildings like Spider-Man. No kids come to mind who watch the latest tripe reality shows and try and vote people out of the apartment.
Give it a fucking rest.
Now, I'm not going to say that certain console and computer games aren't violent. Because some clearly are. I personally see very little redeeming social value in any of the Grand Theft Auto line of games. One of my old co-workers actually was proud of getting to "five-star wanted" in GTA, and admitted that to so in the game, you had to shoot down police helicopters and run over old ladies in a stolen police car. I would, however, like to note that he has yet to steal a police car, run anyone over, or shoot down anything larger then a paper airplane.
Jack Thompson is clearly giving video games too much credit. If violent video games make kids violent, where are the people from my generation who eat lots of pills and get chased by ghosts from hours of playing Pac-Man? Or delusionally defend the planet from Space Invaders and Asteroids? Sure, modern video games are a lot more realistic, but there's just as much in them that is unrealistic. I think even the most insular white-bread suburban living cracker of a teen knows that you don't get healthier from shagging a hooker. Likewise, most of them can figure that a normal human cannot take six shotgun blasts to the torso, run over to the first aid kit and slap a bandage on it.
Mr. Thompson, take some fucking responsibility. Don't blame this shit on video games. Blame it on poor parenting. If little Billy is so easily manipulated by what he sees and experiences that a video game can cause him to go on a violent rampage, like you suggest, then it would be just as equally likely that watching any TV show or movie would cause him to emulate the actions therein. And yet, I've seen a paucity of kids who try and generate their own web-lines and swing from buildings like Spider-Man. No kids come to mind who watch the latest tripe reality shows and try and vote people out of the apartment.
Give it a fucking rest.