Oh Be Joyful
Here I go
Pop my skull ready to lose control
Cruising slow
Live your life outside the life you know
So I've been hearing about this "hot coffe" issue. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, it has to do with a lawyer named Jack Thompson and GTA: SA. Basically, Jack got GTA:SA banned because of intense violence and a hidden sex scene in GTA:SA, which is rated M (Meaning you must be 18 to buy it), and is still going after other games with intense violence. He has even e-mailed Scott Ramsoomair, author of the webcomic "VGCats" about a comic Scott did about Jack Thompson. To see how crazy the guy is, click the link and read the e-mails that Jack and Scott e-mailed to each other.
Apparently Jack has something against free speech. Here's the thing about video games, though. They are rated by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) according to the contents of the game. Jack claims that violent video games shouldn't be sold because they're bad for children. Bad for children? Of course. That's what the M rating means. If a video game is rated M, the store is not allowed to sell the game to anyone under 18. If the store sells the game, it can be fined, from what I heard, $5000 and in most cases the employee , understandably, gets fired. So how do these kids get a hold of the games? Wouldn't the parents ask them where they bought the game? Why would the parents ask? Considering that they're the ones who buy the game in the first place.
Usually when a kid is told that they can't buy the game because they're too young, the kid gets their parents to buy it for them. Most parents don't even care. I've heard coworkers say that they informed the parent of the rating and the parent didn't even care. Either parents need to stop buying these games, which should be happening, or they need to explain to their children that it's not real and isn't something that they should be doing.
I'm speaking figuratively here, but I've been playing games since I came out of the womb. I've played many violent games in my lifetime, even when I was younger. Of course, video game violence in the early 90's was nothing like it is today. When Mortal Kombat first came out, it was considered an extremely violent and realistic game. My dad let us rent it and explained to my brother and I that it was just a game and that we shoudn't do what they do. That game didn't make me violent. That's not the only violent game that I've ever played. I've played much worse (State of Emergency and GTA 3 for example) but I don't act violent towards anybody because of playing violent games. I think it's important to teach children that they're not real and shouldn't be emulated.
I would like to know what you think. Leave me a comment on your thoughts, questions, or proven facts.
Oh be Joyful!
Cause that s**t spreads
Oh be Joyful!
Cause that s**t spreads
Pop my skull ready to lose control
Cruising slow
Live your life outside the life you know
So I've been hearing about this "hot coffe" issue. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, it has to do with a lawyer named Jack Thompson and GTA: SA. Basically, Jack got GTA:SA banned because of intense violence and a hidden sex scene in GTA:SA, which is rated M (Meaning you must be 18 to buy it), and is still going after other games with intense violence. He has even e-mailed Scott Ramsoomair, author of the webcomic "VGCats" about a comic Scott did about Jack Thompson. To see how crazy the guy is, click the link and read the e-mails that Jack and Scott e-mailed to each other.
Apparently Jack has something against free speech. Here's the thing about video games, though. They are rated by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) according to the contents of the game. Jack claims that violent video games shouldn't be sold because they're bad for children. Bad for children? Of course. That's what the M rating means. If a video game is rated M, the store is not allowed to sell the game to anyone under 18. If the store sells the game, it can be fined, from what I heard, $5000 and in most cases the employee , understandably, gets fired. So how do these kids get a hold of the games? Wouldn't the parents ask them where they bought the game? Why would the parents ask? Considering that they're the ones who buy the game in the first place.
Usually when a kid is told that they can't buy the game because they're too young, the kid gets their parents to buy it for them. Most parents don't even care. I've heard coworkers say that they informed the parent of the rating and the parent didn't even care. Either parents need to stop buying these games, which should be happening, or they need to explain to their children that it's not real and isn't something that they should be doing.
I'm speaking figuratively here, but I've been playing games since I came out of the womb. I've played many violent games in my lifetime, even when I was younger. Of course, video game violence in the early 90's was nothing like it is today. When Mortal Kombat first came out, it was considered an extremely violent and realistic game. My dad let us rent it and explained to my brother and I that it was just a game and that we shoudn't do what they do. That game didn't make me violent. That's not the only violent game that I've ever played. I've played much worse (State of Emergency and GTA 3 for example) but I don't act violent towards anybody because of playing violent games. I think it's important to teach children that they're not real and shouldn't be emulated.
I would like to know what you think. Leave me a comment on your thoughts, questions, or proven facts.
Oh be Joyful!
Cause that s**t spreads
Oh be Joyful!
Cause that s**t spreads