Virtual Violence

 

Human society is rife with people blaming horrible events on even minorly related things. People automatically associate events with things that may not even be minorly related to each other. One particular example is the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Some people blame video games for the crazed gunman act. People in Connecticut are proposing a tax on M-Rated video games, as to deter buying them, and deter violence. I personally disagree with these people, I believe that video games are not the catalyst for violence in young people.

I don’t see how people can believe this! They believe that a twenty-something man was influenced by a video game to murder people. The only thing that could have fueled his horrible act was criminal insanity! If a child is horribly violent, there is only one group to blame: the parents. They are the people to allow their child to play a game that has been recommended for people  of 17 years or older.  The parents should exercise their power upon the kids, and should be aware of what resources their children are using. I believe that only teenagers and up should be allowed to play violent games. Also, studies have shown that violent video games may be good for the brain.

~Andrew Below

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