Let's examine the debate: Do violent video games cause aggressive behavior?
PRO: In an article from Time Magazine entitled "Little By Little, Violent Video Games Make Us More Aggressive," Alice Park examines some new research that "suggests hours of exposure to violent media like video games can make kids react in more hostile ways" (Time.com). To find out more about the link between violent video games and aggressive behavior, click here: Little By Little
CON: In another article from the BBC, "Aggression from Video Games Linked to 'Incompetence,'" Dave Lee reports that new research says, "Feelings of aggression after playing video games are more likely linked to gameplay mechanics [winning or losing] rather than violent content" (BBC.com). To find out more about their study, click here: Aggression Linked to Incompetence
I know many of you were passionate about this topic in class, so I want to give you the opportunity to voice your point of view now. Remember, your response should be at least two paragraphs in length, you should acknowledge your classmates' comments, you should incorporate textual evidence to support your point of view, and you should, as always, be polite and respectful of one another's views.
Violent video games shouldn't be banned because the violence doesn't really effect kids. As stated in the con section, "Feelings of aggression after playing video games are more likely linked to game play mechanics [winning or losing] rather than violent content." This shows that the aggression showed after violent video games, is the the result of the out come of the match. So, basically, kids will show aggression after any competitive video games. The sign also says, "Violence caused by video games? Please tell me what people have been doing for the past thousand years." (The poster was a great thing to include.) The violent games may change the way people's form of violence but it doesn't encourage people to do it. In fact, video games help people learn the consequences of crimes and helps them stay clear of it. If any one wants to be a soldier, there you go. Video games also help people prepare if any thing bad happens because they will know what to do in that scenario. Online, 45% of boys stated it helps the get the anger out, so if anything video games should help them get the anger out and show less aggression. Most people understand that they are playing a game and don't try any of the violence in real life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jamal that violent video games shouldn't be banned because as he said,"the violence doesn't really affect the kids." The violence doesn't affect the kids, it just gives them feelings of aggression. Also, video game players understand that they are playing a game and their ability to distinguish fantasy from real life prevents them from emulating video game violence in real life. Also, video games help kids virtually explore the rules and consequences of violent actions. Also, you wouldn't really expect a 6 year old kid to come out of his garage guns blazing, do you? Although some people may argue that kids shouldn't be allowed to play Rated M games in the first place, it doesn't promote violence in kids, it would enforce the rules of the law, and maybe encourage them to join the military. At the very least, it could end up helping them, depending on the way you look at it.
DeleteI agree with Jamal. Violent video games are violent, (obviously) yet they don't really effect kids. Some people who play violent video games play just to get the anger out of them, which is a better way then going out and shooting random people just because someone made you really angry. That way many lives are saved just by having someone get their anger out by playing a violent game. Also if you wanted to go into the military you could start by playing these games so you have the idea on what happens when you go onto the battle field. Another thing is that there was a study on 2011 that had a small group of people play daily video games for one whole week. Afterwards, they took a brain scans on the volunteers and this is what happened, " brain scans of a small group of volunteers showed less activity in the regions connected to emotions, attention, and inhibition of impulses compared to participants who played non-violent video games. The effect appeared to be reversible, but the results suggested that extended periods of play could lead to more stable changes in the brain."
ReplyDeleteViolent video games could be a bad thing though. This is probably possible but, if someone plays violent games for too long they might end up thinking later, 'Oh, if I can shoot someone in a video game, then I can do this in real life and there will be no problem! ' which isn't good because then tons of people would be dead just because of this thought. Also, the players might be irritated after the game and start raging, during or after the game because they are losing or they lost. Violent video games shouldn't be banded. Plus, they can could aggressive behavior, but most likely not.
Violent video games do not contribute to violent behavior. Research shows that violent video games do the opposite of making children violent. Instead, violent video games allow kids to express their anger by harming one on the screen instead of causing physical damage. According to a study, 45% of boys enjoyed playing violent games "because helps me get my anger out", and 62% of boys play "because it helps me relax". This shows a positive result of these games.
ReplyDeleteViolent games also do not input the thought of "I can murder anyone in real life because I did it in the game" type of thing. Children know that there is a difference between the fictional game they are playing, and the reality they are living. Many games also give the player a sense of control over their actions, which, as research shows, reduces the amount of stress and drama in the player's life.
Furthermore, violent games allows the player to explore the rules of life and the consequences of certain actions without actually committing these actions. This gives children and adults alike a view of how the world works and what you can and can't do in a fun and enjoyable way. These games also allows the player the experience stressful events and learn how to deal with them without actually having the problem in reality. It gives an opportunity to learn from the experience and use their skills if the time calls for it.
Overall, violent games should not be banned. It gives players an opportunity to release their anger, reduces stress, and is a learning experience for harsh times. Although it is not recommended that you play these games every day (due to health problems), it is safe to engage in playing the games.
-Jun H.
Great use of textual evidence, Jun! It really strengthens your argument.
DeleteI think violent video game should not be banned for being too violent and causing kids to have aggressive behavior. Like what Jamal said,"the violence doesn't really effect kids." This being said, it may mean that the violence in these games may not effect the kids. Also the sign above says violence is caused by video games? Please let me know what video games people have been playing for the past 5000 years then. The sign shows that yes violence is cause by video games but even so, in the past thousands of vears where much more violence has occurred video games were not the cause of it in the past and so today video games are only one source for the violence but may not be the main one.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in the article "Aggression from Video Games Linked to 'Incompetence," said, "If players feel thwarted by the controls or the design of the game, they can wind up feeling aggressive. " and "This need to master the game was far more significant than whether the game contained violent material." Clearly shows that violence does not cause aggressive behavior but it's the controls. In addition, the second quote shows that people may perhaps like being able to be in control of the game and when they are not, become aggressive.
Love the use of textual evidence! It makes your argument more than just personal opinion. Well done, Jaime! :)
DeleteI think violent video games should not be banned from society solely for the reason that they cause aggressive behavior. Research has shown that aggressive behavior is not caused by violent content in video games but more or less a combination of other contributing factors. The article “Aggression from Video Games ‘Linked to Incompetence’” stated, “The researchers found that it was the players who had not had the tutorial who felt less competent and more aggressive, rather than people who had played the more violent version of the game.” This shows that violent content is not the cause of aggression. However, the real suspect for aggressive behavior should be the frustrating gameplay mechanics that go along with the game. Moreover, players of any video game, whether violent or not, feel the need to master the game at hand; not achieving this goal can lead to feeling and acting aggressively. Say for example you don’t get a question on your homework and you know it is due tomorrow. What do you do? You get stressed and frustrated and, nevertheless, the homework did not do anything violent.
ReplyDeleteBesides, as the poster above clearly states, violence and wars have been around much longer than video games. I agree with what Jun said, “Violent games also do not input the thought of ‘I can murder anyone in real life because I did it in the game’ type of thing.” The point is, children can decipher what’s reality and what’s fantasy. A video game’s purpose is to be entertaining and fun; not to promote heinous acts of crime and murder. Violent video games may contribute slightly to acts of aggression, but violent content should not be solely held accountable for it.
In my opinion, violent video games shouldn't be banned. Like what Jamal was saying,"the violence doesn't really effect kids." This shows that violence might not be the cause of aggression. For example in the article"Aggression Linked to Incompetence," Professor Richard Ryan states,"The aggression stems from feeling not in control or incompetent while playing. This shows that the aggression might come from feeling unskillful or incompetent while playing a violent game.
ReplyDeleteTo further prove that aggression isn't caused by violence, a study was held at the University of Oxford. They made people play a less violent version of "Half-Life 2" and another group play the normal violent version.The researchers found,"it was the players who had not had the tutorial who felt less competent and more aggressive, rather than people who had played the more violent version of the game." This shows that incompetence is more of a cause of aggression that the actual game. I think violent video games shouldn't be banned, but let us remember that too much of anything is bad for us.
Good use of evidence to support your perspective, John!
DeleteDon't forget to use TEXTUAL EVIDENCE, everybody! I've provided you with an article for either side. You can pull your evidence from either article to support your argument. Just click the link.
ReplyDeleteReminder: without textual evidence, you cannot receive full credit for your blog comment!
I don't think violent video games should be banned because research has shown that the violent content itself does not cause violent behavior but the game play mechanics. In the article Aggression Linked to Incompetence, it says, "The researchers found that it was the players who had not had the tutorial who felt less competent and more aggressive, rather than people who had played the more violent version of the game." So this tells you that the violent content isn't affecting the kids but the game play mechanics. The fact that people get angry because they don't know how to play the game is proven in the quote. Also the researchers modified the game to make it less violent so that they can test what it is that makes people be aggressive.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason that proves video game violence doesn't cause violent behavior is people want to master the game and want to know how to play. If the people don't know how to play the game and feel thwarted by the controls they are more likely to be aggressive. Dr Przybylski said, "We focused on the motives of people who play electronic games and found players have a psychological need to come out on top when playing." This shows that people want to master the game and know be the best. If they are not the best they are more likely to rage or get mad and adopt an aggressive behavior.
I agree with Jamal. I believe that video games shouldn't be banned. For example,"Feelings of aggression after playing video games are more likely linked to gameplay mechanics [winning or losing] rather than violent content" (BBC.com). This means that aggression is the aftermath of a match(as Jamal has stated). Also,kids' experience in battles can help them in real life situations if they were to be harmed.
ReplyDeleteAlso,according to American Pain Society,video games are considered pain killers. Their researches included,"they reported significantly less stress and fear. In addition, those being treated for burn wounds found a decline in their pain ratings by rates of 30 to 50 percent."(huffpost.com)
In addition,video games are just as effective as counseling."In 2012, researchers in New Zealand created a novel way to treat depressed teenagers with "SPARX," a video game designed to give therapy to kids in a way that was more fun and active than traditional counseling. The acronym stands for “smart, positive, active, realistic and x-factor thoughts,” strategies that have been commonly used to battle depression" (huffpost.com)
In conclusion,video games shouldn't be banned because it reduces stress and fear,helps battle depression,and can help in real situations.
Is this Kayla A1 or Kayla A2?
DeleteViolent video games can make us more aggressive, and it shows when the people play them because they act out. “Little By Little” says, “ after Columbine students went on deadly rampage at their school, television, movies, and video games have been a target for senseless acts of violence.” Violent video games can change people in to bad people because it makes them act up. Kids don't even have to be playing the game to be acting up, the parents could be playing them and the kids could be a spectator. Also people who necessarily aren't affected by the game can just be losing a ton, and that proves it doesn't have to be a violent video game either, it could be Mario.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Taylor too because some people do play games to get the anger out of them, and it would be bad to have more shootings. It could possibly prepare them for joining the law enforcement. But it shouldn't mean that 5 year olds should be playing an M rated game. People can take video games the wrong way and they can do bad things. It shows in the world today that kids play these kind of games. I think that violent video games change people, and it could be bad.
I think that violent video games should not be banned because it is not the violence in the games that cause an aggressive behavior. Research shows that instead of the violence in video games, the gameplay mechanics cause the aggressive behavior. "Feelings of aggression after playing video games are more likely linked to game play mechanics [winning or losing] rather than violent content" (BBC.com) as Dave Lee reports on new research. This means, if your child starts developing an aggressive behavior do not blame the game, blame the game developers on what kind of game the created. Also, it is the kids fault for making such a big deal about winning or losing it is just for fun that's why it is a video game.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason is the control scheme. The control scheme is a really big deal to a game you have never played. The test on Half-Life 2 as a non-violent game went in different directions for different people. "The researchers found that it was the players who had not had the tutorial who felt less competent and more aggressive, rather than the people who had played the more violent version of the game" from Aggression from video games 'linked to incompetence'. This shows that playing a game for the first time without knowing the controls develops an anger inside you. My point is that violent video games should not be banned because it is not the violence, but the gameplay mechanics and control scheme.
In my opinion, violent video games should not be banned because it is not the violence in the video games that causes the aggressive behavior it's the game mechanics. In the article "Aggression Linked to Incompetence" Professor Richard Ryan states, "The aggression stems from feeling not in control or incompetent while playing." This means if the child is playing a competitive video game and they lose that's where the aggression may start. So if your child starts having aggressive behavior don't blame him, blame the game developers for making this type of game. But it's not always the kids fault it could be the parents fault to. If the parents are playing the game with the kid watching the parent play the video game he could some how some way develop an aggressive behavior. Plus, even if the kid does lose he/she needs to think about the game for fun and not be so serious.
ReplyDeleteEveryone so far doesn't want video games to be banned. You guys won't be happy but I believe that they should be banned. ProCon.org says, "97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008, thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. In 2008, 10 of the top 20 best-selling video games in the US contained violence." There has been increasing reports of bullying and school shootings that have been likely caused from "Grand Theft Auto" and other Mature-rated video games. If you think about it, you get rewarded for killing people. Eventually, you become satisfied because it's acceptable. In the real world, you don't even know how it effects you. I'm speaking from experience. My older brother has stopped playing video games quite a while ago, but when he did, I unfortunately saw the change in his personality. He's doing absolutely fine right now. You're probably thinking "Oh that's just your brother", trust me I've seen others.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree that violent video games do teach people something about violence, but not completely. yet it still effect its players. For example, you buy a taxi cab ticket, but instead you wanted to break the window and pull the driver out. You may also would like to have a car chase with the police. Well wait until you're 16. Young kids get confused between fantasy violence and the real world violence, so they begin to mimic the actions from the video games. By the way, you can't spend most of your time with your eyes glued to the glaring images on the screen at 1 o'clock in the morning. Why were violent video games even made in the first place?
I agree with Sasha that video games should be banned. As she said "97% of 12-17 year olds in the U.S. played video games in 2008, thus fueling an $11.7 billon domestic video game industry. In 2008 10 of the top 20 video games in the U.S contained violence." That's a lot of video games to have violence. These games make it seem okay for violence to happen when it's not.
ReplyDeleteAs she also said bullying and school shootings have increased. This is because video games no incurage violence and reward you for killing people. My brother likes it play these type so games and he cheers when lots of violence occurrs and I think it's wrong. Kids should not be encouraged by violence.
- Lauren M.
To start off, I don't think violent video games should be banned, BUT I do think that age restrictions should be enforced more than they already are. Most mature games have an age restriction of 17+, but that doesn't stop many children from playing them. In children, their mind is still developing and to have that content shown to them means that the content is more likely to be remembered. Just like how to walk or speak. As for the older people playing these games, violent video games can be beneficial. For example, in many war simulation games, there are key things to help achieve the goal of the game like strategic manoeuvres or thinking. Games such as "Battlefield" have large hyper-realistic maps which hold large teams. Working together and developing plans to beat the opposing team, can lead to using these experiences in real life situations.
ReplyDeleteAs for violent video games leading to violence in real life I disagree. In a Harvard college research experiment in 2010, they state,"In one paper, Dr. Christopher Ferguson, a psychology professor at Texas A&M International University, argued that many studies on the issue of media violence rely on measures to assess aggression that don't correlate with real-world violence — and even more important, many are observational approaches that don't prove cause and effect. He also cited data from federal criminal justice agencies showing that serious violent crimes among youths have decreased since 1996, even as video game sales have soared." Researchers have challenged that violent personality traits such as anger, psychosis, and aggression have all been predated in teens before the spike in video game usage. These behaviors are mainly a normal part of a teenagers personality.
I completely see where people are coming from, relating violent video games to aggressive behavior in teenagers and young adults. However, I disagree that video games are a major cause in the behavior.
All though not many people agree with me, i think that violent video games should be banned.I agree with Sasha that they can cause kids to do bad things in the real world.The violent video games can show people that it is fun to commit crimes, and make them want to do it themselves. An example of this is the Columbine high school shooting in Colorado. these kids played violent video games and listened to heavy metal and were into the goth subculture.
ReplyDeleteThere are age "suggestions" on the game, but these aren't enforced and kids play them all the time. i used to play them, but stopped last year.These age suggestions should be changed to restrictions and should only be allowed to be sold to someone over the age limit.These examples and facts show that violent video games can lead to violence in kids, and that they should be banned by the US.
I do not believe that violent video games should be banned. But I agree with Caleb, that the age restrictions should be enforced better. I do think that violent video games may lead to violent behaviors though.
ReplyDeleteAs the article "Little By Little" states,"kids who played more hours of violent video games per week revealed increases in aggressive behavior and violent tendencies, compared to those who played fewer hours a week. When asked if it was okay for a boy to strike a peer if that peer said something negative about him, for example, these kids were more likely to say yes. They also scored higher on measures of hostility, answering that they would to respond with aggressive action when provoked" This shows how the children who play violent video games more may be more violent than others who do not. Anderson (a man working with the people conducting this experiment) says "media violence exposure that is teaching children and adolescents to see the world in a more aggressive kind of way,”
Some people may say that it is not the actual violence in the game that causes kids to be more aggressive, but instead it's the controls that may make the player feel aggressive, but I feel like that's just another reason how a violent or any game may make a person aggressive. The fact that you play a game where the objective is to kill people, and then you are rewarded when you killed those people is obviously going to lead to some satisfaction in killing on the screen, which may transfer to the real world. I think that violent video games lead to more violent behaviors because it gives you satisfication in killing other people which leads to a more aggressive behavior.
Video games should not be band because the violent behaviors aren't even being caused by the violence in the game. As "Aggression from video games 'linked to incompetence'" said, "If players feel thwarted by the controls or the design of the game, they wind up feeling aggressive. This need to master the game was far more significant then whether the game contained violent material." This shows that people being exposed to violence from the games aren't becoming aggressive due to the exposure, but to their frustration from loosing or being "thwarted" by the game.
ReplyDeleteAlso on procon.org it states that, "The causal link between violent video games and violent behavior has not been proven." If it hasn't been proven, why should we take away something that's just a mere guess? It also says, "Thoughts about aggression have been have been confused with aggressive behavior, and there is a lack of studies that follow children over time." As creepy as that sounds, it is somewhat important. If they don't know if a child is becoming more aggressive or isn't in a certain matter of time, then they find out in about a year, how will they know if the child was getting less aggressive and the suddenly aggressive again or visa versa? How will they know if it was even the violent video game that caused that aggression if it wasn't proven?
In conclusion, video games shouldn't be banned due to the fact that I believe this subject should be under more tests and experiments with a solid fact about where the people's aggressive behavior are really coming from, after all bugs and design flaws from the games are gone.
In my opinion I think that violent video games shouldn't be banned, but some may think different. In the article Aggression Linked To Incompetence, it says "Games modified to have counter-intuitive, frustrating controls - leading to feelings of incompetence - produced more aggressive reactions." This proves that children are aggressive because of frustrating controls (losing) not because of the game content. Also on procon.org its states, "Violent juvenile crime in the United States has been declining as violent video game popularity has increased." So this proves that video game violence is not the cause for aggression in children's behavior.
ReplyDeleteIn conclusion, I believe video game violence shouldn't be banned. If more testing is done on the subject we can really find out if violence in video games is the cause for children's aggressive behavior.On the other hand, others may argue violent should be banned. In the next discussion concluding or relating to this subject we should talk about the age restrictions for really violent games.
Violent video games should not be banned. Violent video games don't make them more violent, it does the other way around. "Playing violent video games provides a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings. A 2007 study reported that 45% of boys played video games because "it helps me get my anger out" and 62% played because it "helps me relax." (procon.org) Violent video games aren't just negative killing.
ReplyDeleteStudies show that it wasn't the actual game that effected people to be more violent or aggressive, "This version was tested alongside the normal, violent version.
However, only some of the gamers were given a tutorial before playing the game so they could familiarise themselves with the controls and game mechanics.
The researchers found that it was the players who had not had the tutorial who felt less competent and more aggressive, rather than people who had played the more violent version of the game." (Linked to Incompetence) It was the mechanics of the game that caused people to become more aggressive. More evidence that violent video games aren't all of the problem. "If players feel thwarted by the controls or the design of the game, they can wind up feeling aggressive. "This need to master the game was far more significant than whether the game contained violent material." (Linked to Incompetence)
Overall, I think violent video games shouldn't be banned. Studies show not understanding game mechanics causes people to become frustrated, angry, and violent. Violent video games can be good too, they can relieve stress or anger.
Violent video games should not be banned. According to ProCon.org,"Violent juvenile crime in the United States has been declining as violent video game popularity has increased. The arrest rate for juvenile murders has fallen 71.9% between 1995 and 2008. The arrest rate for all juvenile violent crimes has declined 49.3%. In this same period, video game sales have more than quadrupled." This shows that the violence caused by minors does not necessarily correlate to the popularity of violent video games. "The aggression stems from feeling not in control or incompetent while playing”, says Prof. Richard Ryan. Professor Richard Ryan means to say that the aggression these games cause is from the feeling of losing, and is a kind of competitive frustration rather than the need to murder someone.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Sasha when she says that violent video games rewarding people for killing is linked with real life crimes. ProCon.org states,"Video game players understand they are playing a game. Their ability to distinguish between fantasy and reality prevents them from emulating video game violence in real life." While it may seem like shootings are caused by violent games, this statement sheds light on the fact that people know the difference between what is virtual and what is reality. Most school shootings are a result of bad pasts and decisions. In conclusion, violent video games should not be banned due to the suspicion that they "cause violence" in real life.
~Kayla A. The Second
I believe in the fact that violent video games do lead to aggressive behaviors. According to Procon.org, violence in video games may lead to real world problems as to where the violent acts of these games can corrupt young minds to do similar aggressive acts in reality. A Grand Theft Childhood study in 2008 reported that 60% of middle school boys have been led into bullying by playing at least one violent game. "Little By Little, Violent Video Games Make Us More Aggressive," stated in the article of Time Magazine. This shows that violent videos games do affect young kids.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, the FBI have reported the acts of school shootings from violent video games. Video games that contain violence often make kids think that violence can be solved through physical problem-solving conflict which allows situations to end smoothly. This leads to the fact of young kids to believe that problems can be fixed through violent strategies, and neglect to understand non-violent ways of finding one's goals. Furthermore, young children tend to mix violent games with reality and become more prone to make violent decisions in real life situations.
A study in 2009 proved to the fact that it takes 4 minutes for the violent thoughts of a child's mind to return to normal after playing a mature oriented game. Also, it takes five to ten minutes for the heart rate and aggressive behaviors to return back to normal as well.
These are all reasons that have proven to that fact that violent video games have led to aggressive behaviors in a child's mind.
~Shreya S.
I think violent video games should not be banned. You may think violent behavior from kids is from violent video games, but it could've been you who influenced your child the aggressive behavior. Also, kids don't think," well if I can kill someone in a video game, I can in real life too!!!". I do know that violent video games can take away attention to the real world revolving around you. Based on a recent experiment performed by my brother and I, one would play zombie games and the other would poke them and they would have to count how many pokes. For both of us, when it got real violent, we didn't count right. Then again, attention to things around you isn't all that important.
ReplyDeleteSome violence has been proven to be from abusive behavior from parents, not violent video games. If the child does show violent behavior, then the right thing to do would be to get rid if the video games. It's not that much of a problem, and it's an easy fix. In the end, although some may show violent behavior from video games, it doesn't mean all should suffer from that. Violent video games should NOT be banned.
~Juliana P.
Violent videogames shouldn't be banned. First of all it's all ready restricted to people 17 and under without a parent. And, parents should be given the right to raise their children they way they think is right.
ReplyDeleteYou may ask why don't they let parents decide if their kid can drive and what not, but that could inflict physical harm on a child. This is just mental, and if the parents are raising their kid in the way we call right, the child should know the video game is just a game. As an article states, most of the time violent behavior is based on winning or losing the game not the action in it. These studies are really underestimating the intellegince of children. As Julie said, "kids don't think ' if i can kill someone in a game I can kill someone in real life too'". If anything violent videogames help people relieve anger by taking it out on there opponets. The whole thing about being rewarded for killing isn't correct. Many games give rewards for keeping people alive. Plus, there getting an award for playing the game right. It's like getting points for making a basket in basketball. There being rewarded for excelling at a FAKE game. There not training us children to become killing monsters.
So in conclusion violent videogames should not be banned because many studies are underestimating children or out of a small sample size more than likely. It should still be the parents' decision wether or not to let there child play the game.
Violent video games should be banned. They put murderous ideas and images into the minds of not only pre-teens, teens, and even some adults, but in the minds of innocent toddlers as well. Many games that are popular now include killing others to earn points. Besides this, they may also cause people to think that using weapons, wars, and stealig/damaging property are all okay. Whereas the ugly truth is that all of those things are horrible and should not excite you. Our school mascot may be a viking, but that deffinitely doesn't mean you should act like a viking. Vikings were plunderers, robbers, and murderers, and violent video games are causing people to become more and more like them, or at least to think more like them. If we do not take out all this violence at the source, history may very well repeat itself and life will once again become chaos, until someone can find a way to temporarily contain it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sasha in saying that young kids may confuse video game violence and real-world violence, and although some of that violence may levae them as they mature, a little part will always stay behind. Whenever they think about when they play/played video games, they may feel regret, satisfaction, or even longing. As if this weren't bad enough, Procon.org states, "Violent video games cause players to associate pleasure and happiness with the ability to cause pain in others" (Procon.org). I also think that just watching violent video games and not playing them can also put violent thoughts into peoples' heads. In my own expireince, my five year old cousin was not at all violent until he started watching another one of my cousins, this one a ten year old who is fairly violent at times, play his violent video games. After that, my five year old cousin began hitting, getting in trouble, and being in a bad mood more. Without violent video games, the world would be a more peaceful place, although we would still have to take care of the real-life versions of those video games for the world to be much more peacful, but we can at least start by banning all violent video games.
I think violent video games should NOT be banned It seems unfair to kids who like to express their feelings into a video game without releasing negativity in real life. Video games are a way to enjoy ourselves, not to encourage violence. It just so happens that there happens to be a slight increase in violence in video games. However, that does not mean that children's behaviors are happening because of this. People are just making up an excuse to why their children behave. The parent could be causing the problem, not the game. It could be aggressive behavior, or even child abuse. So, there are plenty other viable explanations for why children approach situations violently. That is why I believe video games should NOT be banned, as Juliana said.
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