Are Video Games Really That Dangerous?
You’ve heard the story countless times, a teenage boy gets finished playing his violent video games one night and goes to school the next day with a gun. Many people instantly blame the video games. After all, we have to blame violent acts by teenagers on something. However, should video games really be to blame?
Today’s youth is surrounded by images of violence. It appears in movies, on television, can be heard in musical lyrics, and can be seen on video games. There are thousands of teens exposed to violent images in their lifetimes, and not every teen goes out and tries to kill people. In facts, there is a very low percentage of teens that commit violent acts after playing these types of video games or watching these types of movies.
In fact, I think that video games serve as an “escape” for many teens. Video games give them almost a retreat, where they can become someone else and act out emotions. It gives them a chance to rid stress. I don’t believe that they cause increased harm to anyonw when played in moderation (I stress moderation).
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May 7, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I agree with you for the most part.
However, there is some video game kids are playing in cybercafes where they actually jump out of their chairs and physically attack each other. The game is one where kids take the parts of different animal characters that fight each other.
Eileen
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