CrunchGear

I dunno…do you think the “years of mental and physical abuse” may have had something to do with the boy’s actions?!?! This frivolous pursuit is nothing more than an attempt at censorship and get-rich-quick schemes by shady lawyers (and Joe Lieberman and Kitty Gore).

I agree there needs to be a barrier to violent and adult-based content from young kids…it’s called a “parent”. The ESRB rating has been around long enough that parents should monitor the games that their children buy or rent. But regardless of the nature of the games, if the games caused violent tendencies in adolescents, shouldn’t we see widespread violence and murders across the country in consideration of the huge sales success of the GTA series.

Oh, puuleeze. I call bullsh*t.

>if the games caused violent tendencies
>in adolescents, shouldn’t we see widespread
>violence and murders across the country in
>consideration of the huge sales success of
>the GTA series.

No. You’re confusing “statistically significant correlation” with “strong correlation.”

It’s highly likely that violent games have a negative influence on the people who play them (although in this particular case, compared to everything else this person went through, it most certainly played no role at all). Does that mean that they should be banned? Hell no. IMHO, they shouldn’t be sold to minors, but adults should be allowed to play whatever the hell they want.

Man, wouldn’t it be great if in the next GTA there was a mission to “take out” a lawyer who was trying to get a violent video game pulled from the shelves. I smell a perfect use of the sniper rifle.

interesting… I side with the video games makers and agree that parents should do their jobs, not abuse the kids and filter what they consume, media and food. That said I wonder if the next GTA game had a series of good deeds in it then would that credit be given to the game?

>That said I wonder if the next GTA game
>had a series of good deeds in it then would
>that credit be given to the game?

Probably. Look at how the media treats “positive” games like Nintendo’s Brain Training.

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OH MY GOD give me a break you kno what i actualy felt sry for cody but if hes tryin to say it was the video games then he knewn what he was doin and he had the hole thing pland out and since plan A didnt work its on to plan B now i dont care i think that is complet crap he was 14 when he did it he kewn what the hell he was doing so he and his lawyer need to cut the crap and take his punishmet like a man who killed his family

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