Videogames Made Halo 3 Killer Do It After All
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Personally, I think any 16 years old who does not recognize the fact that real people do not respawn is definitely crazy, and has to be put away. I don't think any hobby can drive a person to such extent as to be..you know, entirely insane.
With that said, I have to say that I do think video game addiction (and conflicts that stem from it) can certainly drive a person to murder. After all, much more trivial things have. But to blame the actual murder part on the fact that someone is mimicking a computer game is just outrageous. Especially for a 16 years old to be that detached form reality, I would have to order his school administrator to be executed.
With that said, I have to say that I do think video game addiction (and conflicts that stem from it) can certainly drive a person to murder. After all, much more trivial things have. But to blame the actual murder part on the fact that someone is mimicking a computer game is just outrageous. Especially for a 16 years old to be that detached form reality, I would have to order his school administrator to be executed.
I find it strange that people are ready to blame video games for deaths, but alcohol is still legal. I mean, drunk drivers kill loads of people every year. I don't have the statistics obviously, but myabe we should remove the things that actually do harm?
But then again, there was prohibition and that proved banning things doesn't work. I don't know.
But then again, there was prohibition and that proved banning things doesn't work. I don't know.
Regardless of any violent influences Halo may have had on him (I'm in Aus so this news is new to me, but it seems a little weird that the violence in Halo make him kill his parents if he wasn't allowed to play it... 
?) he's 16. He's old enough to play the game without parental supervision (by AUS standards), and he's old enough to understand the repercussions of such violence. Perhaps an infant or a young child could be forgiven for imitating the actions and not understanding that such violence should not be carried out in the real world, but he's nearly an adult!
Besides, Halo 3 makes it very clear about how bad it is to kill the 'good guys' (AKA any human). At the beginning of Crows Nest, if you kill any of the marines, the whole facility will hunt you down and shoot you. Hey look, a video game that teaches us about consequences! YAY!
Video games are NOT a justifiable reason for murder or any other form of violence, merely an inadequate and cowardly excuse.
?) he's 16. He's old enough to play the game without parental supervision (by AUS standards), and he's old enough to understand the repercussions of such violence. Perhaps an infant or a young child could be forgiven for imitating the actions and not understanding that such violence should not be carried out in the real world, but he's nearly an adult! Besides, Halo 3 makes it very clear about how bad it is to kill the 'good guys' (AKA any human). At the beginning of Crows Nest, if you kill any of the marines, the whole facility will hunt you down and shoot you. Hey look, a video game that teaches us about consequences! YAY!
Video games are NOT a justifiable reason for murder or any other form of violence, merely an inadequate and cowardly excuse.
Schizo Gamers like him give their fellow gamers a bad name.
If his parents knew about the 360's parental control capablities this would have happened.
If his parents knew about the 360's parental control capablities this would have happened.
I figured out that people die forever when I was 5 I think. I started playing video games when I was 6. Saying that Daniel had no idea that his parents would be gone forever when he shot them is right up there with saying that cartoons are convincing children that if you drop an anvil on someone's head from 1 mile in the air that they will survive and return after the next commercial. God forbid people who fear that they do not know enough about video games could learn more by playing one for a couple of minutes. Wii sports and peggle still exist for curious adults.
Yes, but to many Americans, Guns and the private ownership thereof are an unmitigated good, despite the fact that cases like this prove that the level of competence in gun safety among the general populace is dangerously wanting.Malygris said:
Ok then, Halo 3 has sold over 8 million copies and yet only one person has been 'made' crazy by it. Prehaps it's not the game and infact the person was a little unhinged to start with?
Every time I see an article like this, the kid is a good 8 times out of 10 a chav.
Also, what ever happened to pointing the finger at movies for turning people into killers. Come on, the video game industry is the proverbial dead horse as the scapegoat to bad parenting (or other issue)
Also, what ever happened to pointing the finger at movies for turning people into killers. Come on, the video game industry is the proverbial dead horse as the scapegoat to bad parenting (or other issue)
Hrmmmm...maybe the Judge is right. Maybe substances that affect your dopamine levels ARE responsible for crimes.
Let's see, that's sugar, gambling, chocolate, sex, cocaine, nicotine, amphetamines, food in general and AGGRESSION.
So, Aggression is responsible for crimes. Case proven. Let's outlaw that.
Let's see, that's sugar, gambling, chocolate, sex, cocaine, nicotine, amphetamines, food in general and AGGRESSION.
So, Aggression is responsible for crimes. Case proven. Let's outlaw that.
It's learned-aversion for me. Many Yanks don't take kindly to having that pointed out, and the great g*n c*ntrol debate that breaks out afterwards produces much heat but little light.Malygris said:
But yeah, unsafe storage of a firearm would be a contributing factor to the shooting in my opinion... more so than Halo 3.
-- Steve
I'm comforted by the face that eventually those of us brought up around video games will be the ones in power and no longer will they be scapegoated on, at least not as much... that said will we learn from our mistakes and the mistakes of the previous generations or will we continue to scapegoat whatever new, scary thing the kids are in to?
