Violent games sold to minors...

[Spaceman Spiff]

I don't understand why people are concerned about violent games that are played by miners. Working in a mine is dangerous enough that spending some time toasting bad guys in Soldier of Fortune or alien critters in Unreal should be thought of as theraputic...a way to reduce stress from the dangers of the job.

Anyway, that's my opinion...

[Fubar]

TV is the real crap. Look at what the kids are watching every day after school. Someone with a gun, someone with martial arts skill or some cartoon super-hero crapola.

Like several have said here already, parents are trying to let TV babysit the kids. I have two young boys, 9 and 12. Its easy to fall into that behaviour.

As far as the games go I don't think they program the kids nearly as much as TV does. For those of you with kids: get a product called TV Allowance. It plugs in the wall and TV plugs into it. You can then setup accounts for the kids and ration how much TV they watch. They get real good, real fast on knowing what is worth watching. And, of course, you can have unused time rollover to the next week if you want, etc, etc.

In closing I want to say that there is a lot of good TV on. History channel, Learning channel, etc. But as parents we have to watch what the kids are doing whether it be games or TV. And some kids can't handle much of either...

[Cleetus]

[quote]Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff:
<strong>I don't understand why people are concerned about violent games that are played by miners. Working in a mine is dangerous enough that spending some time toasting bad guys in Soldier of Fortune or alien critters in Unreal should be thought of as theraputic...a way to reduce stress from the dangers of the job.

Anyway, that's my opinion...</strong><hr></blockquote>

So are you saying that miners should or should not be playing DigDug?

[jdmba]

[quote]Originally posted by cc_penguin:
<strong>Seems there is a bill to be passed in Georia to make it a misdemeanor to sell violent games to a minor. What are your thoughts, good or bad??


Oh, almost forgot <a href="http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/versions/hb1378_LC_19_5388_a_2.htm" target="_blank">the link </a>...</strong><hr></blockquote>

That's an easy one. The difference between today's kids and when I grew up is that my parents taught me right from wrong. If it was a real wrong, I got hit. I have a JD and an MBA now.

On the other hand, today, it is the television, computer, and teacher who is being forced to bear that responsibility through the need of two-income families. Hitting your child is a felony. Neither the TV, Computer, nor Teacher can do this, which is why there is now the need metal detectors in schools.

There should be no ban on what is sold. There should be a ban on negligent parenting.

[savagegerbil]

I grew up playing violent video games and watching violent shows. as a child I watched cartoons such as GI Joe and Transformers which had violence in them every episode. I remember as a teen watching anime such as urotsukidoji and la blue girl.

I am not prone to violence, hatred, and sexual tendancies. I am actually a very caring and kind person who helps out anyone who needs it.

I was raised by a loving parent who tought me it was not right and how to think for myself.

These mindless people who are persuaded by games/TV/movies to do horrible acts are susceptable only because as a child their parents did not teach them the right way to perceive the world and how not to become conditioned to violence.

holy cow, I get so pissed when it comes to the "Lets blame (insert whatever here) for my childs actions" game.

[Gimbleman]

I agree with SOWULO I grew up in the same era playing the same games and doing the same things, parents should be the ones that decide what their children view etc... there are far too many laws today and every bleeding heart liberal moron who bitches enough gets another useless law passed, pretty soon there will be signs reading; "NO" whatever it is you are doing"
Who wants to live in that world, surely not I....
Do what you please so long as it does not harm others or their property.
Also take a long hard look at this campaign reform bill and see how it crushes our first amendment.....once that goes look for a second amendment fight...they can have my gun when it is pried from my cold dead hand!!!!! an officer comes to my home to confiscate my firearms will leave in a body bag! (I am a collector and reloader also a responsible gun owner who defends his rights vehemently)...nuff said y'all...

[Cleetus]

Sorry but a lot of these laws are getting pushed by the right in the name of family values. Attacking Hollywood is from the right, attacking Disney yep from the right, attacking rap yep still the right. All in the name of family values, god save Ashcroft, Bush, Reagan and the Newt.

[In The Wind]

I remember reading that a child learns most everything they will ever learn by the time they are 3 or 4 years old. My personal experience with my kids and other peoples kids is that this is true, what kids learn after that time frame is mainly organization of concepts into functional plans and actions. They expand their knowledge, but without that foundation, little is really "learned". It is during this time frame that you can have a great positive/negative effect on your children. But (there is always a but, right?) when they begin to decide for themselves what they want or want to do, all the best effort in the world does not guarantee they will make the perfect right decision every time. Or for that matter that they will make the bad decision every time. What little influence we have, we as parents should apply it to the good. That is just my opinion. BTW, for a moment I thought I was in a time warp, to the past. No flaming pages, no four letter invectives. Congrats to all, keep it up.

[DagoTAC]

I live in Alberta where the Gov't just forced teachers to get back to work from their strike. I think this is something of the same situation. Some politician just got their first daycare bill and said "To heck with this". It's probably the same thing here, some politician is tired of having their kids say "Mommy, Daddy, can I have this game?"