Virginia Tech to be Blamed on Games?

VamPyroX said:
Police: "Where did you learn to shoot like that?"
Kid: "I beat level 30 on Space Invaders. So, I had to shoot 30 people because I thought they were invaders trying to get me."

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I can't forget about when I was little during SNES's period, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter was very popular, it also influence the relationship between me and my brother. My brother kept punching on my stomach hard. I think it was funny! :rofl:
 
So, I guess we should blame VT on Left Behind: Eternal Forces game too? In his NBC-released video, Cho Seung-hui said, "Thanks to you, I died like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people."

Say, for some reason, my urgent to kill the non-Christians* rose after playing Left Behind: Eternal Forces game. See you in the funny papers.


* I'm joking so don't take me seriously. But in fact, in Left Behind: Eternal Forces game, it encourages you to kill non-Christians if they refuse to convert to Christianity.
 
Gamer12 said:
So, I guess we should blame VT on Left Behind: Eternal Forces game too? In his NBC-released video, Cho Seung-hui said, "Thanks to you, I died like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people."

Say, for some reason, my urgent to kill the non-Christians* rose after playing Left Behind: Eternal Forces game. See you in the funny papers.


* I'm joking so don't take me seriously. But in fact, in Left Behind: Eternal Forces game, it encourages you to kill non-Christians if they refuse to convert to Christianity.
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Are you putting us on? That obvious not from the christian section.
 
christlovedeaf said:
Are you putting us on?
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I wish I wasn't putting you on, but no, that's what the game is all about. Or at least part of it.

--->That obvious not from the christian section.<---

It's from the Christian section - "Mega-ministries such as Focus on the Family, Promise Keepers, Concerned Women for America and numerous others are providing their support."

And - "Have you made any efforts to tone down the violence in the game?

We expect our game to be rated “T” and be widely accepted by the mainstream and Christian marketplaces, just as they have accepted Star Wars games which are “T” for teen rated. Think of the “T” rating in games like the “PG-13” rating in movies."

I can only guess that explains the reason why so many people have a hard time to believe or invest their money in Christians' words. It isn't directed at you or anyone in particular.

VamPyroX - Bill Gates is Satan! :afro:
 
Gamer12 said:
I wish I wasn't putting you on, but no, that's what the game is all about. Or at least part of it.

--->That obvious not from the christian section.<---

It's from the Christian section - "Mega-ministries such as Focus on the Family, Promise Keepers, Concerned Women for America and numerous others are providing their support."

And - "Have you made any efforts to tone down the violence in the game?

We expect our game to be rated “T” and be widely accepted by the mainstream and Christian marketplaces, just as they have accepted Star Wars games which are “T” for teen rated. Think of the “T” rating in games like the “PG-13” rating in movies."

I can only guess that explains the reason why so many people have a hard time to believe or invest their money in Christians' words. It isn't directed at you or anyone in particular.

VamPyroX - Bill Gates is Satan! :afro:
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wow, I know as a real life, christians don't go out to kill non christians. wow, I never heard of that game tho.
 
A lot of you seem unwilling to accept the fact that media violence does inspire real life violence. While video games probably weren't the catalyst for the Virginia Tech shootings, it doesn't mean it hasn't happened before. Dr Phil's statement is not too far off. Society is programmed and influenced by the television shows and movies we watch, and the games we play. They desensitize us to real life violence. Whether you want to admit it or not, many violent crimes are the result of what is portrayed on your screen.
 
guido said:
A lot of you seem unwilling to accept the fact that media violence does inspire real life violence. While video games probably weren't the catalyst for the Virginia Tech shootings, it doesn't mean it hasn't happened before. Dr Phil's statement is not too far off. Society is programmed and influenced by the television shows and movies we watch, and the games we play. They desensitize us to real life violence. Whether you want to admit it or not, many violent crimes are the result of what is portrayed on your screen.
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I'm sorry, but that's a load of crap. How many people in this world watch violent movies, read violent books, play violent games? Now, break that down, and how many people kill 'apparently' as a result of this? Like 0.000001% or some ridiculously non-correlative figure. That's why the argument that the media is to blame for violence is fundamentally flawed. If it really were, then the whole world would be acting on it, not just a select few. Psychological studies have found that violent media formats are actually far more likely to act as a cartharsis rather than a catalyst for someone to act out said media.

Furthermore, the media are to blame for inducing moral panics like this in the first place. Now they are saying that the film 'Oldboy' influenced the VTech killer. I've seen Oldboy, and I haven't gone on a mass rampage killing a load of my classmates, and I'm sure everyone else who has viewed it hasn't either.
 
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