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Lasereth · 03-11-2005, 09:11 AM

One poster mentioned the statistics based on it. That's proof right there. One guy out of 35 million goes and shoots a cop and he's immediately charged with taking a videocard too far. ONE out of THIRTY FIVE MILLION. What else needs to be said? Really, I'd love to hear someone who can back this up. Why are videogames causing people to kill others if only 1 guy out of 35,000,000 did it?

Could it possibly be that the 1 guy out of 35,000,000 shot the cop because he has problems? Could it be that someone who TAKES A VIDEOGAME SERIOUSLY has a weak mind and needs counselling? No, justice assumes that the videogame "brainwashed" the guy into killing people. This is unbelievable.

Videogames aren't just a form of media to waste away minutes of the day. Let's talk about the aforementioned videogame. In San Andreas, the plot is of Carl Johnson, a man who has been away from his family for 5 years. He comes home, his family is destroyed with his mom murdered. Throughout the game, the in-game dialogue actually promotes anti-drug and anti-violence themes as ironic as it may be. The game has a similar theme of the Boondock Saints movie. The trash needs to be taken out. I'm not here to argue that aspect (that's a whole different thread) but I will say that at the end of San Andreas, you've got rid of drug dealers, got people off of the addiction to it, cleaned up the entire city and eliminated the people who create violence around town. The underlying theme of San Andreas is not to go around killing hookers and cops -- it has a story. The story is simply about improving a lifestyle. It's hard to argue against a game that has a story with anti-drug, anti-violence, and personal redemption themes throughout. I just finished San Andreas a few days ago and I'm left with a good feeling inside -- a feeling that a man has turned his life around, redeemed himself, and improved every aspect of his family's life.

If you go around killing people because of this game then you were doomed for insanity from the beginning. I think this brainwash bullshit is just an excuse for the adults to watch their kids play more football.

-Lasereth

03-11-2005, 09:11 AM	#50 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	One poster mentioned the statistics based on it. That's proof right there. One guy out of 35 million goes and shoots a cop and he's immediately charged with taking a videocard too far. ONE out of THIRTY FIVE MILLION. What else needs to be said? Really, I'd love to hear someone who can back this up. Why are videogames causing people to kill others if only 1 guy out of 35,000,000 did it? Could it possibly be that the 1 guy out of 35,000,000 shot the cop because he has problems? Could it be that someone who TAKES A VIDEOGAME SERIOUSLY has a weak mind and needs counselling? No, justice assumes that the videogame "brainwashed" the guy into killing people. This is unbelievable. Videogames aren't just a form of media to waste away minutes of the day. Let's talk about the aforementioned videogame. In San Andreas, the plot is of Carl Johnson, a man who has been away from his family for 5 years. He comes home, his family is destroyed with his mom murdered. Throughout the game, the in-game dialogue actually promotes anti-drug and anti-violence themes as ironic as it may be. The game has a similar theme of the Boondock Saints movie. The trash needs to be taken out. I'm not here to argue that aspect (that's a whole different thread) but I will say that at the end of San Andreas, you've got rid of drug dealers, got people off of the addiction to it, cleaned up the entire city and eliminated the people who create violence around town. The underlying theme of San Andreas is not to go around killing hookers and cops -- it has a story. The story is simply about improving a lifestyle. It's hard to argue against a game that has a story with anti-drug, anti-violence, and personal redemption themes throughout. I just finished San Andreas a few days ago and I'm left with a good feeling inside -- a feeling that a man has turned his life around, redeemed himself, and improved every aspect of his family's life. If you go around killing people because of this game then you were doomed for insanity from the beginning. I think this brainwash bullshit is just an excuse for the adults to watch their kids play more football. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert