Do you think video games encourage violence?

No.Dylan_11

Yes.LJS9502_basic

Mass shootings, violent children are on the rise, and it happens to be at a time when video games are some of the top entertainment. Do you think there is a link between the two?LiquidAjax

[QUOTE="LiquidAjax"]Mass shootings, violent children are on the rise, and it happens to be at a time when video games are some of the top entertainment. Do you think there is a link between the two?Inconsistancy

[QUOTE="LiquidAjax"]Mass shootings, violent children are on the rise, and it happens to be at a time when video games are some of the top entertainment. Do you think there is a link between the two?Inconsistancy

[QUOTE="Dylan_11"]No.LiquidAjax

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Yes.LiquidAjax

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]

[QUOTE="LiquidAjax"]Mass shootings, violent children are on the rise, and it happens to be at a time when video games are some of the top entertainment. Do you think there is a link between the two?LJS9502_basic

I didn't say they have 'no' murders/violence

Homicide rate:

United States 4.2
South Korea 2.6
France 1.1
Netherlands 1.1
Australia 1
Spain .8
Germany .8
Switzerland .7
Japan .3

I said 'AS MANY'

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"] No. Go look at some other nation (developed) that plays video games (see 'every other f*cking nation) and see if they have as many shootings (hint: they don't)

Inconsistancy

I didn't say they have 'no' murders/violence

United Staters 4.2
South Korea 2.6
France 1.1
Netherlands 1.1
Australia 1
Spain .8
Germany .8
Switzerland .7
Japan .3

I said 'AS MANY'

Not directly, no.

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"][QUOTE="LiquidAjax"]Mass shootings, violent children are on the rise, and it happens to be at a time when video games are some of the top entertainment. Do you think there is a link between the two?LiquidAjax

I can't find time spent by nation, unless you're going to cite something to back that up.

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] They do, however, have violence. Some have shootings...

LJS9502_basic

I didn't say they have 'no' murders/violence

United Staters 4.2
South Korea 2.6
France 1.1
Netherlands 1.1
Australia 1
Spain .8
Germany .8
Switzerland .7
Japan .3

I said 'AS MANY'

I'm pretty sure those numbers account for population.

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] They do, however, have violence. Some have shootings...

LJS9502_basic

I didn't say they have 'no' murders/violence

United Staters 4.2
South Korea 2.6
France 1.1
Netherlands 1.1
Australia 1
Spain .8
Germany .8
Switzerland .7
Japan .3

I said 'AS MANY'

And even then, Japan is ~half our population while sitting at .3

[QUOTE="LiquidAjax"][QUOTE="Dylan_11"]No.Dylan_11

This is the kind of thing I agree with. Why blame video games alone when literally ANYTHING could have influenced them?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]

I didn't say they have 'no' murders/violence

United Staters 4.2
South Korea 2.6
France 1.1
Netherlands 1.1
Australia 1
Spain .8
Germany .8
Switzerland .7
Japan .3

I said 'AS MANY'

Inconsistancy

And even then, Japan is ~half our population while sitting at .3

[QUOTE="Dylan_11"][QUOTE="LiquidAjax"] Why not?AvatarMan96

This is the kind of thing I agree with. Why blame video games alone when literally ANYTHING could have influenced them?

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]They also have a smaller populations....LJS9502_basic

And even then, Japan is ~half our population while sitting at .3

[QUOTE="Dylan_11"][QUOTE="LiquidAjax"] Why not?AvatarMan96

This is the kind of thing I agree with. Why blame video games alone when literally ANYTHING could have influenced them?

The common factor for all of these massacres are a human, or humans, killing other humans.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Inconsistancy"] Are you stupid? Why would someone collect a statistic that wasn't balanced? It's per 100 000 people.

And even then, Japan is ~half our population while sitting at .3

Inconsistancy

No, but culture does.

United States have had a strong history of violence that have slowly decrease generation by generation.

• The Revolution
• Civil War
• Slavery
• Jim Crow laws
• Civil Rights movement
• Gang wars
• Hip Hop culture

No, but culture does.

United States have had a strong history of violence that have slowly decrease generation by generation.

• The Revolution
• Civil War
• Slavery
• Jim Crow laws
• Civil Rights movement
• Gang wars
• Hip Hop culture

Blue-Sky

No, but culture does.

United States have had a strong history of violence that have slowly decrease generation by generation.

• The Revolution
• Civil War
• Slavery
• Jim Crow laws
• Civil Rights movement
• Gang wars
• Hip Hop culture

Blue-Sky

At the same time we have developed quicker and more effecient ways of killing people on a grand scale. This extends beyond the United States obviously.

ooh yes,yes.Video games makes me steal candy from babies.

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[QUOTE="Dylan_11"]3. One could say that all these mass murderers ate breakfast. Why aren't we attacking breakfast?LJS9502_basic

This is the kind of thing I agree with. Why blame video games alone when literally ANYTHING could have influenced them?

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

No, but culture does.

United States have had a strong history of violence that have slowly decrease generation by generation.

• The Revolution
• Civil War
• Slavery
• Jim Crow laws
• Civil Rights movement
• Gang wars
• Hip Hop culture

LJS9502_basic

I wasn't just listing various events of violence.

I was listing key sources of aggression that are still present today. Many of them between races. The point is, violence is intrinistic with our culture as opposed to a country like Japan were just having tattoos are frowned upon. So violence in media is a byproduct of our aggressive culture, not the other way around.

U.S.'s aggressive culture encrouages violence in media.

Yeah man, you should see all of the bodies chilling out in my garage. Playing Hitman is a really great way to hone your assassination skills.

Lag does.

Obviously. I've been playing Doom II since it came out when I was 8, and I've gone on numerous mass murdering killing spree.Zeviander

Yeah man, you should see all of the bodies chilling out in my garage. Playing Hitman is a really great way to hone your assassination skills.

DeathCl0ck

[QUOTE="LiquidAjax"][QUOTE="Dylan_11"]No.Dylan_11

No, but culture does.

United States have had a strong history of violence that have slowly decrease generation by generation.

• The Revolution
• Civil War
• Slavery
• Jim Crow laws
• Civil Rights movement
• Gang wars
• Hip Hop culture

Blue-Sky

Hahahahahahah...wait, you're serious?

Do seriously think, out of all the nations in history, the U.S. has been the most violent? Hell, let's say all nations since 1776. You still look like an ignorant fool.

Yeah man, you should see all of the bodies chilling out in my garage. Playing Hitman is a really great way to hone your assassination skills.

DeathCl0ck

it can be an influence, i guess.

No that's stupid. If they "encouraged" violence then none of them would sell. It's fvcking entertainment just like movies and music are and I'd wager there's MUCH worse stuff in both.

If someone is mentally unstable I think it [ALL forms of violent media] can influence them a bit. But for "normal" people? No, and it's silly to place the blame on it as if it does.

Yes, but only Super Mario, after playing I can't resist the urge to stop on innocent mushrooms and turtles. To be serious, no I have played violent games for a long time now, and I still sometime have trouble hurting a fly, and I would never own a gun.

The NRA just has to won up and face the fact that video games are not to blame for newtown, and frankly we really should not have to blame anyway besides the shooter, and I personally believe we need some for of gun control, why should anyway need an assault weopen or machine gun, you are not using them to hunt.

I saw a study that said they do between the ages of 14 and 16.

There's no reason to think otherwise outside that.

so tired of this topic. someone even started one on the PGD Board.Allicrombie