Alliedassault - View Single Post - everyone of us is a potential murder...............

SoLiDUS · 09-01-2002, 06:06 PM

SoLiDUS to the rescue yet again...

Obviously, everyone has the potential to commit murder... just like they
have the potential to do practically anything they put their minds to insofar
as they encounter no physical or mental limitations because of an initial
defect. This, I would think, is obvious and of little relevance to the topic...

Video games do NOT push individuals to commit crimes: lack of control
does: if videogames didn't exist, I can almost guarantee you that the said
person would still snap and do something crazy after being pushed too far,
having less self-control than others. Also, keep in mind I am not talking
about warranted crimes, ie. forced based on life threats, assaulted by a
group, food theft to help feed family (although these can be debated, they
only serve as a crude example)...

Education also plays a part in this: your set and setting greatly affect your
upbringing but more importantly, your parents have the task of instructing
you; helping you understand what is considered right and wrong by society
in general and the established laws, what thought processes should be kept
in mind when a dire or otherwise challenging situation arises.

Finally, the best proof I can offer that videogames are not the problem is
simply this: the vast majority of gamers do NOT go out and kill, jump on
turles to grab their shells and throw them back at someone else or commit
some other felony/crime.

Most of us have enough self-control and common sense to draw the line
and "behave".

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SoLiDUS is Offline Senior Member Posts: 5,158 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada	09-01-2002, 06:06 PM SoLiDUS to the rescue yet again... Obviously, everyone has the potential to commit murder... just like they have the potential to do practically anything they put their minds to insofar as they encounter no physical or mental limitations because of an initial defect. This, I would think, is obvious and of little relevance to the topic... Video games do NOT push individuals to commit crimes: lack of control does: if videogames didn't exist, I can almost guarantee you that the said person would still snap and do something crazy after being pushed too far, having less self-control than others. Also, keep in mind I am not talking about warranted crimes, ie. forced based on life threats, assaulted by a group, food theft to help feed family (although these can be debated, they only serve as a crude example)... Education also plays a part in this: your set and setting greatly affect your upbringing but more importantly, your parents have the task of instructing you; helping you understand what is considered right and wrong by society in general and the established laws, what thought processes should be kept in mind when a dire or otherwise challenging situation arises. Finally, the best proof I can offer that videogames are not the problem is simply this: the vast majority of gamers do NOT go out and kill, jump on turles to grab their shells and throw them back at someone else or commit some other felony/crime. Most of us have enough self-control and common sense to draw the line and "behave".