Video Game Violence

I was watching an old episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit last night. It was an episode called "Game" from season 6. It was about how video game violence can create violent children and how we can blame video games when children commit heinous crimes.

I think that is bullsh*t. It's just ridiculous. I have played violent video games and watched violent tv shows and movies -- even as a young child. I am a pacifist. The same thing goes for gun violence. Guns do not kill people; people kill people. I was around guns my entire life. I have never shot anyone.

I was taught how to use a gun as a child and a teen. However, both my sister and I knew that the guns were off limits without adult supervision. The guns were not locked up in a safe. The were in my dad's closet. We knew exactly where they were and we could have taken them out without any problems. But, our parents taught us the dangers of guns and proper gun safety.

The same thing goes for video games and movies. If you teach your children that the video games are not the real world and spend the time to teach your children to NOT be violent, the chances are far less that they are going to be violent. Don't blame the video games and movies. BE A PARENT. Be responsible for your own children.

If you don' t think that your child can handle a game where people are killing other people or creatures or whatnot, don't let your child play those games. If you think that your child can understand the difference between a game and reality (which should be a problem if you simply SPEND SOME TIME with your damn kids and TALK TO THEM), there should not be any problems.

I just wish that people would not have kids if they can't handle the responsibility of raising them. You cannot blame the media if your child is violent just like you cannot blame McDonald's if your kid gets fat. You are the parent; act like one.