Whereupon he directed to his scribe, "Lo, record mine frustrations into the rock, that I may lob it at mine foes, thus depriving them of rational thought. And we shall raise a mighty army from the masses to throw it for me." Yet the scribe, wiser than his master, did say "Master, thou hast been pwnzed, and the people no longer call thy name as champion. Even the minstrels do mock ye." And so Thompson of Miami-Dade did grab the chisel from his scribe, and carved "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh" into the rock, in the hopes that *someone* would hear his war cry.
Unfortunately, the next night, a group of knights stumbled upon the stone, and seeing the carving, did assume he had expired, and was simply dictating...
Good for themjabrwockDecember 12 2005, 22:09:23 UTC
This week was all about the Phoenix deciding that someone other than government needs to step up and take responsibility for video games getting into the hands of kids. Especially since government involvement ENDS at the doorstep, unless the child's health is at risk, which the science just isn't there.
Violent behavior cannot be explained simply by the programs people watch or the games they play. A few people will re-enact things portrayed in films and games, but their problems and the motivations for violence go deeper than a video game.
See? Common sense does prevail.automancerDecember 12 2005, 22:27:25 UTC
I am glad to see that most people "get it" and don't easily fall for all the 'video games teach violence' nonsense. They are also are aware that more parental supervision is what is needed instead of government intervention.
Great piece. Short and sweet.s13scoopsDecember 12 2005, 22:34:28 UTC
They hit several nails square on the head in a rather short amount of space, kudos to the author. I like how they specifically touch on the violent crimes issue. It's one that I feel doesn't get enough time in the debate. While there have been some very high-profile crimes involving teens in the years cited, the statistics for then (and since) show a decline in violent crime. I won't be as silly as to confuse correlation and causation, but the important point is this: There is less youth crime now than 30 years ago. Ergo, it is not possible that video games make youth more violent. If there is less violent crime, it is unfeasible to argue that the group is more violent. And yet we keep seeing people asserting that kids are more violent now than ever.
Plus the author hits the big point the gaming community keeps banging the drum on: parental involvement and responsibility. They even take Morgan to task (briefly) for his own admitted lack in th area.
If parents don’t want their children to watch something, then they should stop them.
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Whereupon he directed to his scribe, "Lo, record mine frustrations into the rock, that I may lob it at mine foes, thus depriving them of rational thought. And we shall raise a mighty army from the masses to throw it for me." Yet the scribe, wiser than his master, did say "Master, thou hast been pwnzed, and the people no longer call thy name as champion. Even the minstrels do mock ye." And so Thompson of Miami-Dade did grab the chisel from his scribe, and carved "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh" into the rock, in the hopes that *someone* would hear his war cry.
Unfortunately, the next night, a group of knights stumbled upon the stone, and seeing the carving, did assume he had expired, and was simply dictating...
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Violent behavior cannot be explained simply by the programs people watch or the games they play. A few people will re-enact things portrayed in films and games, but their problems and the motivations for violence go deeper than a video game.
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Plus the author hits the big point the gaming community keeps banging the drum on: parental involvement and responsibility. They even take Morgan to task (briefly) for his own admitted lack in th area.
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