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I saw this news article awhile back and decided against posting it cause I had posted a similar article recently.
Anyway, I quite liked Ripsaw's answer as to why "boys like their toys". Pesonally, I cannot explain in words why I enjoy video games, I just do. But after reading Ripsaw's explaination... yeah, I do agree with his reasons.
I don't disagree with the fact that media in general do affect us to some extent. The problem with blaming video games for real life violence is this : (i) why just blame video games when other forms of media (TV, books, movies, news etc) are so much more graphical? and (ii) how much influence do media really have? Is it enough to turn a balanced healthy mind into a sick perverted murdering psychopath? Or do it just give an already demented person ideas on how to express his/her sick fantasies.
Look at the example of copycat serial killers. Can you imagine if the copycat serial killers claim innocence and blame their crimes on the killers that came up with the ideas originally?
What if I start killing and butchering people and then say that it was all Jack The Ripper's fault? Does that mean I should not be held responsible for my crimes? Can I then sue Jack's descendants (if he has any) for huge sums of money?
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