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Post by Amaranth on Jun 28, 2011 21:37:37 GMT -5
And if we don't ban jazz, all our kids will want to have relations with negroes!
My God, won't someone PLEEEEEEEEASE think of the children?
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Post by Vene on Jun 28, 2011 21:47:43 GMT -5
And if we don't ban jazz, all our kids will want to have relations with negroes! My God, won't someone PLEEEEEEEEASE think of the children? Their donkey cocks will rupture our daughter's loins. Excuse me, I need to relieve myself. |
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 29, 2011 7:27:05 GMT -5
And if we don't ban jazz, all our kids will want to have relations with negroes! My God, won't someone PLEEEEEEEEASE think of the children? Their donkey cocks will rupture our daughter's loins. Excuse me, I need to relieve myself. Yes...."Relieve" yourself. |
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Post by oftenpartisan on Jun 30, 2011 5:11:19 GMT -5
"In the majority opinion, Justice Antonin Scalia said that there is no precedent to shield children from violence, citing more graphic passages from Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Dante’s Inferno as examples of violent books " The guy forgot to mention the Bible.  |
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 30, 2011 7:13:18 GMT -5
"In the majority opinion, Justice Antonin Scalia said that there is no precedent to shield children from violence, citing more graphic passages from Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Dante’s Inferno as examples of violent books " The guy forgot to mention the Bible. To be fair, the Bible should never be read to children. >.> |
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Post by rookie on Jun 30, 2011 8:48:39 GMT -5
To be fair, the Bible should never be read to children. >.> Or anyone else, really. |
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Post by Thejebusfire on Jun 30, 2011 16:46:31 GMT -5
Damn it! Just this morning on Yahoo news I saw a video that I couldn't watch in the school (no sound allowed on in the computer lab and I don't have any headphones). The basic gist of it was some woman in Canada is trying to get violent games banned so it doesn't influence the "impressionable youth". I can't offer any details because I can't find anything else on it now... The parents are the one who buy the video games. Last time I checked, it was their job to check the ratings on the game before buying it. |
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Jun 30, 2011 18:50:54 GMT -5
Indeed it is the parent's job. That being said, I'm pretty much proof that violent video games are not harmful.
For one thing, when I was 14 (or 15?), I wanted to buy Diablo II. Being an M-rated game, I knew that I would require Mom to sign for it. So, I let her know, and let her know what was in the game, such as the violence and the blood and stuff. She felt that I was mature enough to handle the game and so signed for it.
Outside of a fascination with seeing things burn (which I've had forever) I'm not really violent outside of words I sometimes say. Hell, I can feel guilty about killing a GNAT. Not VERY guilty, mind you, but still.
I've played games with thieves and rogues as the heroes and yet you don't see me breaking into banks or picking people's locks.
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 30, 2011 19:35:40 GMT -5
I used to play the shit out of DOOM on the PC and SNES.
I am yet to try out any of my mad skills on a living person.
I'm also a huge Saints Row fan, as I mentioned in the F&B thread.
However, one or two anecdotes does not make proof. It just means we don't all end up frothing psychopaths shooting up schools.
While I believe video games not to cause any harm, the science is not in yet (Mostly because few people have studied it without considerable bias).
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Post by Vene on Jun 30, 2011 20:15:54 GMT -5
While I believe video games not to cause any harm, the science is not in yet (Mostly because few people have studied it without considerable bias). From the research I've read, they do seem to cause an increase in aggressiveness and for some people that may be the tipping point. They can also give ideas to people who would commit crimes anyway. But, ultimately we are responsible for our actions irregardless of the media we consume. |
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Post by Amaranth on Jun 30, 2011 20:19:53 GMT -5
While I believe video games not to cause any harm, the science is not in yet (Mostly because few people have studied it without considerable bias). From the research I've read, they do seem to cause an increase in aggressiveness and for some people that may be the tipping point. They can also give ideas to people who would commit crimes anyway. But, ultimately we are responsible for our actions irregardless of the media we consume. I usually only see research that shows a correlation between game users and stimulation of the violence centers of the brain or whatnot. No cause and effect, merely "people who play violent video games tend to be aggressive." |
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Post by Shane for Wax on Jun 30, 2011 20:37:21 GMT -5
While I believe video games not to cause any harm, the science is not in yet (Mostly because few people have studied it without considerable bias). From the research I've read, they do seem to cause an increase in aggressiveness and for some people that may be the tipping point. They can also give ideas to people who would commit crimes anyway. But, ultimately we are responsible for our actions irregardless of the media we consume. Yeah mostly the ideas have to be there first for the games to feed on and increase it. |
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Post by VirtualStranger on Jul 1, 2011 0:39:28 GMT -5
For some reason I am suddenly reminded of this:
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Post by Shane for Wax on Jul 1, 2011 0:40:49 GMT -5
Oh I remember that! All it did was give Mass Effect free publicity.
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Post by cowking on Jul 1, 2011 1:03:11 GMT -5
I'm disappointed by this. Video games distract society from actual, important, issues, and I think anything that restricts their production or sale (or that of any other distracting product) is good. I also think that using freedom of speech to protect things that made for commercial gain is ridiculous, the point of free speech is to protect political dissent and self expression, not to allow corporations to profit from obscenity. Thanks for taking a shit on my profession, asshole. |
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