Mayor of Boston Wants to Ban Violent Video Games For Kids

DunkinCoffee · 03-17-2008, 10:49 AM

Top page of the Boston Herald this morning read "KILL GORY VIDEO GAMES"

I agree that young children shouldn't be playing these game like GTA, but what pisses me off is that he thinks rising crime/murders in the city have something do with violent video games.

Here is the link to the article: Menino: Ban violent vid games for kids - BostonHerald.com

braydz · 03-17-2008, 11:12 AM

maybe its because he lives in boston?

Heavy_Boab · 03-17-2008, 11:16 AM

Thats just dumb so all the crimes that have been going on before video games, those didnt happen at all now did they? I totally agree with the banning kids thing tho cus kids nowadays are getting dumber and dumber, kids(NEDS) in this country thro bricks at people and buses for fun, and kick the shit out of them too. I FUCKING LOVE SCOTLAND! Where everyone is so nice NOT!

cmd · 03-17-2008, 11:35 AM

I thought retailers already couldn't sell M rated games to minors.

Heavy_Boab · 03-17-2008, 11:41 AM

Does'nt stop the dumb parents from buying it for them though does it. LoL and that is just impossible to stop!

DunkinCoffee · 03-17-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by cmd

I thought retailers already couldn't sell M rated games to minors.

lol. That's actually exactly what I was thinking when I read the article.

But besides that, it annoys me that he thinks video games are a problem.

AntM1564 · 03-17-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DunkinCoffee

I agree that young children shouldn't be playing these game like GTA, but what pisses me off is that he thinks rising crime/murders in the city have something do with violent video games.

It's not that he thinks, it because what kids/teens say. "I did this [violent action] to Jimmy because I say it in [insert game]."

Its more a less a cop out in my opinion. Instead of blaming the child, lets blame the industry in which the child blames. I'm not say a small percentage of kids might be influenced by violent video games, but its a small population. It just used to take the majority of the blame off the child.

AntM1564 · 03-17-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cmd

I thought retailers already couldn't sell M rated games to minors.

Sorry for the double post.

Some do, I would say more don't though. I give it up to my local gamestop, they card all the time. Shit, I'm 19, and they card me when I want to buy a M rated game.

DunkinCoffee · 03-17-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AntM1564

It's not that he thinks, it because what kids/teens say. "I did this [violent action] to Jimmy because I say it in [insert game]."

Its more a less a cop out in my opinion. Instead of blaming the child, lets blame the industry in which the child blames. I'm not say a small percentage of kids might be influenced by violent video games, but its a small population. It just used to take the majority of the blame off the child.

I see what you're saying.

Anyway if a kid over the age of 13 is dumb enough to copy a violent act he sees in a video game, than he already has some problems.

Rally_Racer · 03-17-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntM1564

It's not that he thinks, it because what kids/teens say. "I did this [violent action] to Jimmy because I say it in [insert game]."

Its more a less a cop out in my opinion. Instead of blaming the child, lets blame the industry in which the child blames. I'm not say a small percentage of kids might be influenced by violent video games, but its a small population. It just used to take the majority of the blame off the child.

yea. it pisses me off when some kid wont take responsibility for his/her actions. they take the easy way out and blame Video Games. where the hell is the parenting.

and Video Games are protected under the first amendment.