Phage

*If* it is your opinion that these games should be banned then why not go all the way? Books which contain stories about murders should be banned and burned, movies and even news containing details about such things should never be allowed to reach the public. People will not become axe murders then for the sole reason of never having heard of it before.

Come on now, do you really think these games are encouraging the player to go out and kill real people? How would you even determine that? How close does what you are shooting have to resemble a person; could it be an alien of some sort?

I think perhaps instead of infringing on the rights of gamers and game companies, there should be a very simple test given during the formative years of children, perhaps in public schools. The teachers will instruct the students that there is a red button in one or more corners of the building, which can be pressed without being very visible (except to the hidden camera). They will be informed that serious consequences will befall those who press the button for any reason, and to be sure not to do it.

Then, through the year they will be shown short video clips or games in which the objective is to press the button. If the students ask a teacher about the button they will be reminded of the consequences.

If the button is pressed the camera takes a picture, and the student or students pictured will be enrolled in a class which is aimed at teaching them how to think for themselves.