Home invasion

Tousi said:
Yeah, I was 10, on a farm in Minnesota.....
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See... Kids who got a talking to or a can o whoop-azz, we were the good ones. shhh ! LOL
 
I want to be a smartass and make a comment about all those shooting video games looking like they did some good after all. But I won't.

But isn't me mentioning that also smartassery? My head is about to run in circles.
 
Muse said:
I want to be a smartass and make a comment about all those shooting video games looking like they did some good after all. But I won't.

But isn't me mentioning that also smartassery? My head is about to run in circles.
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Video games dont teach gun safety, hell it doesnt even teach you anything but a violent mental state...

when does a game teach you to load, replace a clip, aim ?
all it does it have a guy run around, pull and change a thousand weapons ( which in reality you cant do) and butcher the enemy/opponent of the game?
Ive seen numberous kids get handed a gun ( either toy or real) and finger is instantly on trigger with it pointed at whoever. Now hand one to my 5 yo who doesnt play those games and watches educational shows with me... youll be surprised what dad and mom has taught him already.
 
sonocativo said:
Video games dont teach gun safety, hell it doesnt even teach you anything but a violent mental state...

when does a game teach you to load, replace a clip, aim ?
all it does it have a guy run around, pull and change a thousand weapons ( which in reality you cant do) and butcher the enemy/opponent of the game?
Ive seen numberous kids get handed a gun ( either toy or real) and finger is instantly on trigger with it pointed at whoever. Now hand one to my 5 yo who doesnt play those games and watches educational shows with me... youll be surprised what dad and mom has taught him already.
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No the video games do not teach anything, but one thing I have noticed is that it desensitizes childern to violence and death to a point... It also messes with their sence of reality\fantasy concepts... But then again it is not only kids playing them...
 
Jezie said:
No the video games do not teach anything, but one thing I have noticed is that it desensitizes childern to violence and death to a point... It also messes with their sence of reality\fantasy concepts... But then again it is not only kids playing them...
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Ive never gotten into video games. Everyone tries to get me to play and I couldnt tell you how to turn it on, let alone navigate one. My son doesnt play them other than watch educational stuff on his tablet, he doesnt get into them either. Ive noticed most teens today ( including my daughter and her other half play but she isnt really into them but the other half is at 25+...?
I dont get it, whats all the hub bub abaout video games? I liked pinball machines, pool tables, darts where you talk and interact with friends using a real challenge of skills, reflexs, geometry and velocity ! LOL
 
caz said:
Uncomfotable about 13yr old knowing about guns someone is dead after after all
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Yes a bad guy is dead and the 13yr kid a good guy is still alive , if bad guys had broken into the house they would had killed the boy. I don't feel sorry for the dead guy he picked the wrong house to mess with .
 
sonocativo said:
Ive never gotten into video games. Everyone tries to get me to play and I couldnt tell you how to turn it on, let alone navigate one. My son doesnt play them other than watch educational stuff on his tablet, he doesnt get into them either. Ive noticed most teens today ( including my daughter and her other half play but she isnt really into them but the other half is at 25+...?
I dont get it, whats all the hub bub abaout video games? I liked pinball machines, pool tables, darts where you talk and interact with friends using a real challenge of skills, reflexs, geometry and velocity ! LOL
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With the platforms many games operate on... More and more kids feel that the "voice on the other end" is their firend and that rhey are interacting... It is crazy to me watching people today... For example... The other day I went out for dinner... Watching people around me, I noticed a trend... Almost everyone's first move was to tinker with their phones...
But to video games... I used to play rpgs and mmos... But they used to provide mental challenges, not so much anymore... So can understand your game choices...
My nephew is really into modern warfare game... When he was younger he told me he wanted to join the military when he grew up so he could shoot everyone O.O... Had a long talk after that one about reality and fantasy, with him and my kids...
 
whatdidyousay! said:
Yes a bad guy is dead and the 13yr kid a good guy is still alive , if bad guys had broken into the house they would had killed the boy. I don't feel sorry for the dead guy he picked the wrong house to mess with .
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Me too. I ain't feel sorry for fool got killed. They need to lay off thug life or GTA 5.
 
sonocativo said:
Video games dont teach gun safety, hell it doesnt even teach you anything but a violent mental state...

when does a game teach you to load, replace a clip, aim ?
all it does it have a guy run around, pull and change a thousand weapons ( which in reality you cant do) and butcher the enemy/opponent of the game?
Ive seen numberous kids get handed a gun ( either toy or real) and finger is instantly on trigger with it pointed at whoever. Now hand one to my 5 yo who doesnt play those games and watches educational shows with me... youll be surprised what dad and mom has taught him already.
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Jezie said:
No the video games do not teach anything, but one thing I have noticed is that it desensitizes childern to violence and death to a point... It also messes with their sence of reality\fantasy concepts... But then again it is not only kids playing them...
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You two bring up really good points. Research has demonstrated some cognitive benefits (such as increased reflexes, among other things), but I agree with the desensitization comments and the comments about not learning gun safety.

I think the biggest at-risk population are those who, say, grow up in violent conditions and have a propensity for violence already.
 
Jezie said:
With the platforms many games operate on... More and more kids feel that the "voice on the other end" is their firend and that rhey are interacting... It is crazy to me watching people today... For example... The other day I went out for dinner... Watching people around me, I noticed a trend... Almost everyone's first move was to tinker with their phones...
But to video games... I used to play rpgs and mmos... But they used to provide mental challenges, not so much anymore... So can understand your game choices...
My nephew is really into modern warfare game... When he was younger he told me he wanted to join the military when he grew up so he could shoot everyone O.O... Had a long talk after that one about reality and fantasy, with him and my kids...
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step son plays xbox live and he had supposedly friends on there, once they maxed out on something the other end would kill him and take everything from him and he had to start over, he would get so pissed, and I told him to quit attaching/friending them to his stuff.... never listens, just gets pissed he keeps getting taken.
 
sonocativo said:
step son plays xbox live and he had supposedly friends on there, once they maxed out on something the other end would kill him and take everything from him and he had to start over, he would get so pissed, and I told him to quit attaching/friending them to his stuff.... never listens, just gets pissed he keeps getting taken.
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Hmm... Wonder if having so many kids online and viewing this as friendships would affect their ability to create and keep true friendships... Or are they all throwaway or self serving?
Hmm.. Time will tell, but I look around and have hope... Kids around here know how to play outside... So who knows...
 
Muse said:
You two bring up really good points. Research has demonstrated some cognitive benefits (such as increased reflexes, among other things), but I agree with the desensitization comments and the comments about not learning gun safety.

I think the biggest at-risk population are those who, say, grow up in violent conditions and have a propensity for violence already.
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I do agree... But I wonder... Does growing up in violent conditions give kids/people a potential violent disposition? Have to wonder how much is nature and how much is nurture... Then mix their personality into it as well...
 
Jezie said:
Hmm... Wonder if having so many kids online and viewing this as friendships would affect their ability to create and keep true friendships... Or are they all throwaway or self serving?
Hmm.. Time will tell, but I look around and have hope... Kids around here know how to play outside... So who knows...
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It does, they lack social skills majorly.
 
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