British Media Stops Claiming GTA Caused Riots (Sorta)
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Funny, that last quote didn't make me think "games r bad" it made me think "parent suck and watching age ratings" and they do!
It's nice to see that other media outlets have enough wits to mercilessly slam this yellow journalism and force a reprint. At least the news knows that games aren't the devil.
It's nice to see that other media outlets have enough wits to mercilessly slam this yellow journalism and force a reprint. At least the news knows that games aren't the devil.
It's too bad that CoD or GTA wasn't around in 1981, otherwise they could have blamed videogames for the Brixton riots as well.
"A policeman said last night that children involved in the rioting and stealing were inspired by violent video game Grand Theft Auto.
"The hugely popular computer game, which should not be played or bought by anyone under 18, is popular among teenagers, with many having the game given to them by their parents.
so if this is the case presented by the "policeman" shouldn't the blame be on the parents for letting them play it, after all, they aren't meant to be able to purchase the game
PS:Mister Benoit love that avatar (also suits pacman, needs caps though)
"The hugely popular computer game, which should not be played or bought by anyone under 18, is popular among teenagers, with many having the game given to them by their parents.
so if this is the case presented by the "policeman" shouldn't the blame be on the parents for letting them play it, after all, they aren't meant to be able to purchase the game
PS:Mister Benoit love that avatar (also suits pacman, needs caps though)
To any non-UK people who don't know about the Daily Mail. Basically, if Fox News did a newspaper (I don't know if they actually do), then it would be the Daily Mail. Don't worry about it, no one actually reads the Mail anyway, so it's all good.
I grew up with Mario... why do I get the sudden urge to jump on toadstools and turtles while eating mushrooms? how 'bout metroid? where's my high-tech space suit?! but of course, pacman... eating balls why running away from ghosts... okay... that's pretty accurate... I guess... the running away from ghosts part then. but yeah... blame the games, they're the cause of everything!
Anyone else annoyed at the extremely sarcastic and sometimes downright insulting tone the Escapist takes at times when the media blames video games?
While Jim does have a point that sinking down to their level does get effects I really think this is something that should be done by individual users and not by sites such as the Escapist. I think it undermines their professionalism.
While Jim does have a point that sinking down to their level does get effects I really think this is something that should be done by individual users and not by sites such as the Escapist. I think it undermines their professionalism.