CPT Asshole

Violent kids play violent video games

Here we go again. Another lawsuit has been filed against a video gamemaker because a teen killed 2 policemen, supposedly because the video game desensitized him to violence.

The attorney who filed the suit was on TV, and said something I think is really stupid. He said something to the effect that if a million kids play this game, it's not unreasonable to expect one of them to become violent, and act out because of the game. I just don't buy it. I mean if there were a million kids who ate cheeseburgers, I'll bet more than one of them turns out to be violent, and it isn't because of the cheeseburgers. Out of a million kids, you're going to get a bunch of violent ones, a killer or two, maybe even a serial killer. These days, practically all kids have the opportunity to play these violent games. It seems more likely that kids who are already violent, and who would get in trouble for their violent behavior anyway, are more likely to play violent video games, than non-violent children. (There's an oxymoron for you, non-violent children, I've never seen a non-violent child.)

But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. Ahoy from the Captain.

posted by cpt asshole @ 10:50 AM