It never changes in the world of gaming, there is always some idiots going to moan about the violence in games, the sex, the guns, etc and blame those games on real world violence.
If parents are blaming games, then why the hell are they buying the children those games ?
Does that mean in fact that US parents are the real causes of crime and violence ?
I love gaming, it’s one of the reasons im here, if games or the PS3 never existed, then PS3HaX wouldn’t exist and all the awesome homebrew and fun stuff we have on our PS3′s wouldn’t exist.
Now you are probably wondering what the hell i am ranting about, Common Sense Media a website dedicated to the ad-vocation of children and educating them about aspects of media and technology, recently conducted a survey, in which parents see video games as a major contributor to real life crimes, here is some information about Common Sense Media:
Our Mission
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.
We exist because our nation’s children spend more time with media and digital activities than they do with their families or in school, which profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development . As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
Our 10 Beliefs
- We believe in media sanity, not censorship.
- We believe that media has truly become “the other parent” in our kids’ lives, powerfully affecting their mental, physical, and social development.
- We believe in teaching our kids to be savvy, respectful and responsible media interpreters, creators, and communicators. We can’t cover their eyes but we can teach them to see.
- We believe parents should have a choice and a voice about the media our kids consume and create. Every family is different but all need information.
- We believe that the price for free and open media is a bit of extra homework for families. Parents need to know about the media their kids use and need to teach responsible, ethical behavior as well as manage overall media use.
- We believe that through informed decision making, we can improve the media landscape one decision at a time.
- We believe appropriate regulations about right time, right place, and right manner exist. They need to be upheld by our elected and appointed leaders.
- We believe in age-appropriate media and that the media industry needs to act responsibly as it creates and markets content for each audience.
- We believe ratings systems should be independent and transparent for all media.
- We believe in diversity of programming and media ownership.
Here is a quote from the survey itself…………
Common Sense Media and the Center for American Progress commissioned SurveyUSA to conduct a nationwide survey of parents who have a child under age 18 living at home. 1,050 parents were interviewed 01/04/13 and 01/05/13. Results:
* 89% of parents nationwide say violence in today’s video games is a problem.
* 75% of parents say shielding children from violence is difficult.All parents were shown video of an advertisement for the video game “Hitman: Absolution.” 84% say the advertisement is inappropriate to show on TV at a time when children are watching.
Parents were also shown a video of an advertisement for the movie “Gangster Squad.” 63% of parents say the advertisement is inappropriate to show on TV at a time when children are watching.
* 93% of parents nationwide say lack of supervision for children contributes to violence.
* 92% of parents nationwide say bullying contributes to violence.
* 86% of parents nationwide say crime in day-to-day life contributes.
* 77% of of parents nationwide say violence in TV and movies contributes.
* 75% of parents nationwide say easy access to guns contributes.
* 75% of parents nationwide say violence in video games contributes.
* 64% say violent toys contribute.Respondents for this survey randomly chosen by United Sample. Parents needed to be able to view video on a computer, tablet or smartphone to be eligible to participate.
01-11-2013
03:29 PM
When are people/parents going to stop blaming movies, music, video games, books, etc & start realizing/owning up to the fact that what they really need to do is to just start taking an active role in the raising of there own children
01-11-2013
03:36 PM
I'm just going to leave this right here. Do with it what you want.
http://imgur.com/yluIc
01-11-2013
03:47 PM
My parents never told what to watch or what games to play. In fact, I've always enjoyed Clint Eastwood's movies with my dad when I was a kid, and they bought me some Mortal Kombat games.
Back then I was about 5 or 6 years and I'm not violent nor I'm walking on the street ripping off somebody's arms or legs. Nor I take over someone's car like you do in any GTA game.
Really, they blame something else to cover their own failures as parents. You think violent games could corrupt your children?, then don't buy them Call of Duty, Battlfield, Hitman, GTA, Gears of War, Halo, Dead Space, Dark Soul, Metal Gear Solid, Mario games (because nobody cares about Kupa's feelings, Mario is a scumbag killer).
As children don't work, how do they get the money to buy these kind of games?. Savings?, seems good to me, but they have to go to the store with an adult (as kids must not be street alone, it's dangerous). When they reach for the store, the adult doesn't say anything to the kid buying a Mature rated game?, doesn't forbid it?.
Going with the same arguments, does this mean that dirty and pornographic magazines make our children excelent sexual performers?, do they know every part of the body's name?, do they immediately know what f***ing means?.
Also, what about the TV shows?, I've seen mature an restricted content on cartoon's prime time. Yet the kinds what these contents but parents don't say a word.
It's everybody's and everything's fault, except me...
01-11-2013
03:52 PM
They've been doing that since the 80's.
Blame Canada - South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (3/9) Movie CLIP (1999) HD - YouTube
01-11-2013
03:57 PM
Really ....... ?!
01-11-2013
03:59 PM
Wrong. I totally disagree!
The parents are the responsible for their child's action.
01-11-2013
04:00 PM
grew up with mortal kombat - tekken -gta -doom syphon filter ect.
but i never hurt any1 or robbed or committed a crime
but when i was bad or didn't listen i would get 1 smack and it was done
i would listen in a second
now a days the children are the parents and the parents the children
so the whole thing about violence - inappropriate behavior its the parents fault
fix v1.00 smack them hard
01-11-2013
04:02 PM
Whole top and bottom is, it is the parents to blame. No two ways about it. I could go indepth as to why but I find no need. Anybody with common sense can see it's most definitely the parents at fault.
01-11-2013
04:24 PM
how about talking with the kids about life?
a couple of years ago they blamed eminem for everything, now it's CoD
01-11-2013
04:27 PM
I vote to ban the Bible and the Qur'an, since in the name of Religious books there's been more murders over time than any other external factors. *sarcasm off*
I do get a uncontrollable craving to jump on turtles though.... damn it I can't turn it off.
01-11-2013
04:42 PM
Something I learned in my youth:
A "wooden spoon" (even the extra big ones) will only go so far, a metal one, sideways on, will remind you not to mis-behave a lot longer.
Worked on me!
01-11-2013
05:10 PM
[MENTION=174244]ocam[/MENTION], you're wrong. People blamed Gta and tried to even ban it! This was before like when Grand theft auto San Andreas was out.
But the real thing is, video games DON'T make you kill people! Lets just blame Canada like southpark
01-11-2013
05:23 PM
Thats BS..i dont let my kids watch the news...There is more Violence and Real live shots FRom the news media than GameZ or Cartoons.
01-11-2013
05:41 PM
this is no different than the current BS about gun regulations.
the only reason folks make a big deal about censorship, or whatever, is for their agenda.
safety and care for others has absolutely nothing to do with it.
people are exposed to violence every day in many different ways...
it is HOW people deal with it that matters. Parents/Guardians/Educators alike
need to teach children good values if they want them to react responsibly
guns dont kill people, people kill people. and if there were no weapons,
some sicko would find another way to exact vengeance!!
Therefore, you cannot stop violence... Period!!
There, argue wit that
01-11-2013
05:45 PM
Lazy parents looking for a scapegoat for their ****ty parenting, and for a reason for why their kids are ****ed up, despite them being decent parents. This has been going on ever since Rock music came out. And I could bet, that even before that, it were certain books.
I'd wager that this is as old as time itself.
01-11-2013
05:49 PM
So parents are blind, it's not video games. It's the US unhealthy obsession with firearms thats the problem.
01-11-2013
05:52 PM
USA's #1 issue with children is suicides because of bullying. Even if this (violence because of videogames) was true, would it be a more important issue than those suicides? If your child is a criminal (because being a bully is officially a criminal act) you are to blame for it, so being a coward and try to put the blame on something else except yourself is useless, we all know who's the one to blame back in our minds and this won't change.
FYI there are always ways to put your child back to the right way, the thing is that you'll have to stop being a coward, remember that you should have unconditional love for your child and face the problem.
01-11-2013
07:09 PM
video games don't kill people, people do..
01-11-2013
07:58 PM
Violent games and movies are just fuels for the already deranged mind.
01-11-2013
08:47 PM
I have an 8 year old who plays call of duty and knows the difference between killing someone on the game and in real life. I've been SN avid gamer for years and I haven't went out and killed anyone.
My point is if you are teaching your child the difference between fact and fiction, they will grow up knowing what's real. I have five children who played gta and none of them went out stealing cars, pimping ho's and killing cops. All learning starts at home.
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01-11-2013
08:48 PM
We're irresponsible parents that lack any parenting skills but we don't want to admit that and blame it everything on something else. If your child has mental problems it could either trigger now or one day when he or she gets fired from a job.
When I was a kid, I played all sorts of violent games, mortal kombat, doom, duke nukem. I didn't have the urge to throw a spear at somebody while yelling get over here and uppercut them into a spiked pit.
01-11-2013
08:48 PM
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01-11-2013
10:57 PM
01-12-2013
12:06 AM
This is just plain bs, parents complaining about violence in videogames that they are supplying their kids.
I would also like to point out that opinions can not be made into facts by making them a percentage. No matter how many opinions there are.
01-12-2013
01:59 AM
01-12-2013
03:39 AM
Always someone to blame...god bless this numbskulls.
01-12-2013
04:10 AM
Wait, wait...as an American, I wanna know if this affects those of you abroad?
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01-12-2013
04:14 AM
I would almost bet that all those parents would buy there kid a toygun to play SHOOT an KILL with his little friends !
Most of those People would even own a Gun and send there Kids to shooting ranges for real.... now lets think i have to restrain my kid there from a videogame and well instead i send him to a range where he can fire real arms...well welll i cant really get it.
I guess sometimes you should just smack those people right in the face to think clearly
01-12-2013
04:18 AM
2 Live Crew - Banned in the USA - YouTube
01-12-2013
04:41 AM
I blame it on the Agatha Christie books.... so let's start another Crystal Night
01-12-2013
09:23 AM
Ok, so they want to blame video games while still admitting this?
We need to start realizing that to be a parent doesn't only mean paying bills and providing food for our kids, there needs to be a certain amount of interaction between parents and children. I have a nephew who after spending time with him, I'm not too comfortable letting him play overly violent games when he comes over. He's not slow or anything like that, quite the opposite, he has excellent grades, plays soccer, and though a bit shy he's friends with the kids in his class, BUT I've also seen how he gets when he gets angry, and the fact that he can get angry pretty easily. Maybe playing games would help him blow off some steam, but to be honest I don't believe violent games should be used for therapeutic ends.
Parents don't truly know their kids these days, and that's because they are always "Unloading" them on someone else (babysitters, grandparents, or the video game store when they go to the mall). Let me put it to you guys this way, I have a Sister who works in a day care center that has a contract with a company to take care of their employees kid's while they work, now the funny thing is that the company is closed Saturdays, the day care isn't, and all these "parents" still drop their kids off EVERY SATURDAY. After Sandy hit, and left the roads in Jersey a mess, these people still braved the roads to get rid of their kids, sadly for them the day care closed for 3 days.
When all is said and done, adults shape kids' behavior, so if the kids grew up to be screwed up, it's not the kids' fault, but the imbeciles that shaped them over the years. Mentally challenged kids are of course a different matter, but then you've never seen a recognized special kid go on a killing spree.
01-12-2013
01:50 PM
Right on, Malex, parents need to start parenting if they want their kids to grow up a certain way.
01-12-2013
09:21 PM
1. Violent video games do not make people more violent UNLESS they are already predisposed to being violent (mental problems, etc.)
2. The majority of parents do understand the content ratings and use them when buying games for their kids.
3. That said, violent video games DO desensitize the people that play them to some degree. This DOES NOT make people any more violent than they would be without this desensitization, just care less about a violent event than people who do not play violent video games. Though desensitization would also probably apply to watching violent movies and other media.
01-13-2013
12:30 PM
Maybe they should legally make parents go through the same punishment as their kids when they do something like this?
01-13-2013
11:02 PM
People will find problems anywhere else but bad parenting. In the 80s it was pop and rock music that were evil in parents eyes, then it was TV, now they blame it on games. Violence was always there, before these mediums even existed.
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I remember my dad shouted that I cant play Judas Priest in his house since im inviting the devil (Little did he know I already lived there
01-14-2013
04:03 PM
01-15-2013
10:22 AM
Yeah, right.....blame it all on games.....as if. What are most violence games based on? eh? In REALITY, nothing more than reality. They want to acuse GTA, Modern Warfare, CoD and stuff like that for violence? Guess what they are nothing that does not already exist in our world and is nothing that isn't shown in all kind of media, in a daily basis.
If Video Games are contributors to that (as we can't say they are not), they are NEVER the sole source of the problem, and in fact there are many other things that fuel that problem.
Although I believe some stuff to be exaggerated at times (such as some ridiculous censoring of words that aren't that bad or clothes that aren't pornographic, but indeed charming), it is true that something must be done, to allow a better education on the matter.
As that first post said, hiding it, will never be the solution, but teaching it and being actively responsible on how to handle the problem is how you manage to control it, evasion and blaming will get to nowhere.