Videogames do not Create Violence
This is a petition to the media to disregard the theory that videogames cause (real life) violence. continue reading »
"36 Y. old with three school age kids all honor roll. Ive been playing video games since I was 12 Y. old. and lived with one parent since age 8. No police record. None.Explain why Im not a mass murder."
"Videogames and TV dont cause violence, most violent people i know dont even watch tv, or play "Violent " computer games... look at lacrosse! that's quite violent... so's football, those are violent people.. it's the parents,and the surrounding of a person"
"Petition could use just a wee bit of elaboration (cough, cough) but the idea that video games, rather than plain old hatred and stupidity, are responsible for real-life violence, is absurd."
"I am an American, I vote, I graduated with distinctions from my university, and (*gasp*!) I play a video game... :)"
"i wanna lick your balls"
"That violent games cause violence is an outrage. There have been studies by many universities, including UCLA, that have proven that most violent offenders who played violent games had a preexisting homicidal tendency. One other petition signer mentioned "
"Yeah, I can see how clicking a mouse on a pixel is EXACTLY the same as firing a 10-17 pound rifle with a 10x scope. [/sarcasm]"
"People create violence, not videogames."
"First they say:" Videogames create Violense in real life" somedays ago they make commercial for the next shooter! They all want money! And they lie to get it! In Germany the said CS made the guy Crazy! (Who killed so many at the school in Erfurt) and it s"
"this attitude against the americas army game is ridicolous"
"For some unknown reason television stations make the remark that videogames create violence. My question is has this ever been justified by anyone. This remark is only true to a few gamers. I am in clan DWG and we play for fun not to train to kill people "
"Guys its time for that last war...Which war you ask? The war for our freedom as gamers. Its time to unite and show them that we are more than just gamers, but we are a team. A team who can do anything if they set our minds to it. We must show them that th"
"immature people blame it on video games"
"My opinion if thier news report was simply to capitalize on the recent events in MD and VA...nothing more. It sickens me to think that our news reporting agencies truly lack the desire to present information without inserting thier own belief system and p"