Comments on: Violence in the media and teen violence

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:46:12 +0000

@ maggie:

Sadly, kids don’t have to learn it: it’s spoon-fed to them by Hollywood, sicko game manfacturers such as Take-Two Interactive, TV, you name it.

Scary. And so are the rationalisations — “I like violent games like first person shooters. It works out any aggressions I might have …”

Cheers!

By: maggie

maggie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:50:22 +0000

Wow, JAcob, it’s kind of disturbing that you can’t think of a game to play that isn’t violent (tetris, chess, any of a bazillion word games, or any game that isn’t based on weaponry, including basketball).

I am old enough to have watched video games be born, and like TV, be disappointed in the way people have applied the technology.

Learning to enjoy killing isn’t the way to a peaceful world.

By: JAcob

JAcob — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:45:55 +0000

I like violent games because they are fun. It would be very boring if the games where not violent. What would you do? How could you make a non-violent game? Just because I enjoy the violent games does not mean I also enjoy coping people to pieces with a machete. But people who like macheting people might like the games as well.

By: Mostly Harmless

Mostly Harmless — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:44:13 +0000

The results of this study could be interpreted to say that people with aggressive/violent tenancies have a preference for violent media content. That being said, I agree with the conclusions that the researchers made.

It is almost comical how good we humans are at rationalizing. “I don’t like the results of this study, and they don’t match MY personal experience, so obviously the study is wrong.”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:10:24 +0000

Sorry I don’t buy this at all. For as long as I can remember, vested interests such as the Christian Broadcast Network as well as others that think they know better than you what you should hear, see, and watch should be controlled have tried to sell this idea.

When radio was the main form of entertainment, it was violence on radio shows. When I was a kid, it was comic books and graphic violence. Then it was movies. That was followed by sex in music vids. Then came video games.

I for one, learned to read with comic books. Today I have no belief its ok to rob a bank or knock someone over the head and put them in the hospital unless it is for self protection. Other than that one exception it is live and let live.

I like violent games like first person shooters. It works out any aggressions I might have and no, I don’t tote a gun when I go out in public and have no need to do so.

You have to remember this sort of “movement” has been going on a long time and you can’t believe the “studies” and bias in these sorts of revelations. They are made because those pushing for their action to rule you choices are their end desire.

Kids and people that say they got their ideas from such violence to commit criminal acts are most often looking for a reason to blame their actions for that sounds acceptable. Once the investigator has gained their confidence with the good cop/bad cop, the criminal must crouch it in some term that justifies the action to the good cop.

It’s not justification that caused them to go do whatever; if they were not inclined to do such, they would not. There is more problems here than a game or a violent action in media can account for. There is after all no reset in real life. Not being able to distinguish good actions from bad, is a sign of lack of upbringing and parental guidance.

I resent these with hidden agendas trying to rule my life from afar.