Should Violent Games Be Reviewed and More Closely Regulated?
In the wake of the shootings in Connecticut, many are calling for stricter gun control and smaller ammunition magazines, but the National Rifle Association’s Wayne LaPierre claims it isn’t all about the guns. He's asking us to look to video games.
Is it possible that desensitization due to over-exposure to violence can be a factor in mass murders such as the one perpetrated in Connecticut? That’s one possible theory. But Rowell Huesmann and Eric Dubow of the Aggression Research Program at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan feel it is more than that — games may provide a script that makes these murderers more confident in their actions. And while most teens reject the “script” as flat-out wrong or fictional, there are those who are psychologically damaged who do not reject this common script. “We must strive to find ways, without trampling on the right of free artistic expression, to reduce youth exposure to violence in life and in the mass media," …
Karsten Torch
8:17 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012
So..let's assume that we all agree parenting needs to get better and more involved for most folks.... Still leaves us with the question of "Should the government be involved?" To which I answer emphatically "No!" Still not the government's job. Plus, if we want to properly mess something up, let the government get involved. That'll show us just how NOT to do something.... more ›