Movies, TV, video games and music are the four main forms of entertainment for teens. Many of the top shows, songs, and games are very violent. The question today is: Is violent entertainment harmful to teens?
i say yes because there was a shooting in 1999 were these kids went and shot there school in Colorado with assault rifles because they saw it on a video game i found this information on http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/video-game-violence.htm
i think yes because it said the sandy hook shooting before he did it a lot of his focus was on gun laws and a lot of people that wrote about it say it is because of video games because there is plenty of those games and a lot of school shootings or any shootings at all are caused by violent video games most of the time
Just because they found video games in the killers room doesn't mean they influenced him to go on a shooting spree he could of done it just because he wanted to or he was getting bullied. “Claiming that video games cause school shootings is using a high-base-rate (very common) behavior to explain a low-base-rate (rare) behavior. Using that explanation, you can also say that most school shooters wore sneakers, so sneakers must be the cause.” -Christopher Ferguson
I think that games do not make people cause violence because people control themselves the Xbox or the DVD player does not control them I know this because i have seen plenty of bad movies and video games
No because I think it is the game that gets them entertain because the play it so much it like there life.Another reason is kids choose to act the way they do because the violence they see in there games can reflect on there behavior.They think that it not a bad thing to do because they play on there games.I think they should not let teen kids play violence games and see if there attitude changes.Teachers from middle schools and high schools think that playing violence games is affecting the grades and behavior in school.I think there is no reason to have violence in games because all it dose it teaches you how to kill and how to be a bad person and changes the way they act at school and home.
I say no because "It's not the game, it's the player." If most teen have inappropriate mind's they might brake out and do violent things to any thing. "Being a person who plays video games, I can't see what the problem is. I highly doubt that video games make people violent". My quot is from http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-playing-violent-video-games-make-you-violent
I agree with you Dylan because the players who play them sometimes can be mean people jerkiness people or nice people but the game isn't the thing that's making them bad its bullying or abuse not the game so i agree with you Dylan
I say yes because when I think when people see Violence, they think it's okay. Most kids play some sort of video game, and the top most bought ones are violent. Watching it people will get used to it and then they won't try to stop it, or it will influence them that violence is okay. Most violent games have been blamed for shootings and the increasing bullying. A lot of video games are rated mature, and they have content in it that youth shouldn't see much of. Some states debate if they should change the ages on buying video games or even ban the more violent ones. But I Think yes, it can make people more violent. http://videogames.procon.org/#Background
i disagree with you because it was most likely because something happened to them when they were little that was violent and they didn't forget and because they were most likely abused or saw someone get hurt so they think that its okay to hurt other people
Well i agree and disagree with you because we will never know what kids or other people think about violence or other bad stuff because its not that bad to get into fights or do something wrong.
Honestly We don't Know. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/impact-media-violence-tips Says That "Research on the amount of violence in media consumed by kids and teens is out of date and incomplete." They also say 90% of movies and 68% of video games +60% of TV shows and also 15% of music videos contain some kind of violence.Media Violence is pervasive. The site also says " Children who are exposed to multiple risk factors -- including aggression and conflict at home -- are the most likely to behave aggressively." So not every person or child is affected by violence in the media very few are affected.Violence is everywhere and it is hard to aviod it now, But I believe Violence on Media does not affect everyone so there for i do not believe it is harmful to teens or children.
I agree but disagree because what some people are around is how they act, but I also agree because some people don't pick it up like others like you said.
I agree with you because I don't really get it and because of "One alternative theory is the Catalyst Model (Ferguson et al., 2008) which has been proposed to explain the etiology of violence." And because I know my cousin plays COD and all he talks about is that and he acts like he is shooting guns and pretends to cut my head off and stuff like that.
I agree with you because we will never know what other kids or other people think about violence or fight and i think what you said was right and i was a great idea.
The new Research in quote :::It's virtually impossible to keep your kid in a violence-free bubble. "Ninety percent of movies, 68% of video games, and 60% of TV shows show some depictions of violence," says Caroline Knorr, parenting editor for Common Sense Media, the online resource for vetting kids media. Kids 8 and under watch an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes of TV or DVDs a day; older kids watch an average of 4 hours daily. Most kids start playing video games around age 4, according to their research. Yet for all that exposure, we don't know much about what those images do to kids' brains or psyches. The research on the amount of violence consumed by kids is woefully out of date and incomplete, says Knorr. Could playing gory games like HALO or watching violent movies turn a kid into Adam Lanza? "The best we are able to ascertain is that there's no one single factor that can make a non-violent person act violently. But prolonged exposure to violence in media is a risk factor. And it's kids who have multiple risk factors who are likeliest to behave aggressively," explains Knorr. Media experts hope that the task force on guns led by Vice President Joe Biden, which includes discussions with the entertainment and gaming industries, could fuel more research.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/living/parenting-kids-violence-media/ Some reasons why people think it makes kids violent in quote:::It was not my proudest parenting moment. It was movie night and my 7-year-old daughter, Chloe, was begging for Star Wars. She'd seen it before and seemed to take its gore-free violence in stride. The problem was my 3-year-old son, Julian, who through the movies' massive licensing reach, was already familiar with a galaxy far, far away. He already knew who Chewbacca was; would it really be so bad for him to see the actual movie? He started pew-pew-pew-ing the next day.
Oe of the main reasons why i used the cnn sight was because i aggree with why it is ok to do them things also i feel that if your kid starts making gun sounds tht it is ok and disagree with what tht person is saying. But some people think that it is bad but that is there oppinion.
No it isn't the media itself that is that causes violence,it is the people them self who turn them self into violent people. even if everybody who was exposed to violent television,video games ,movies etc don't mean that they will turn around and be serial killers and even if they did it's not because it's most likely not any of those things fault. it is most likely to be because of bullying and abuse from friends and family so don't go blame it on something if your not sure about it. http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-the-media-cause-violence
You are wrong and here is why " suggest that aggression may be activated by learning and priming aggressive scripts."-Wikipedia. My cousin has COD and all he talks about is the guns and he acts like he is cutting people's heads off.
I also disagree and agree with you opinion because it isn't always bullying and abuse from family and/or friends. It could be because of how they were raised. Or it could be because of neglect from family members.
I say yes because this paragraph says that "All sorts of media and genres including comic book and television are starting to become really really mad and starting to bully kids and becoming obsessed with guns and other types of violent weapons." So this is why I say yes and those who say no it is not are wrong because "Rather, only about two hundred studies (confirmed by meta-analyses such as Paik and Comstock, 1994) have been conducted in peer-reviewed scientific journals on television, movie, music and video game violence effects." I got this information from Wikipedia.com
I disagree with you because the people at news 20 say that most people get there violent actions from there own problems like when people get abused at home they will start to think it is okay and bully kids on there own. http://www.science20.com/news_articles/video_games_dont_make_even_vulnerable_teens_more_violent-119280
No, I don't think violence in the media causes kids to become violent. I also don't think that all kids have emotional or physical problems. Yeah, some kids might have these problems but not all kids do. I think that people that become violent have social problems.
"All babies are born with violent tendencies, which most kids learn to control as they grow older", a U. of Montreal professor who has spent more than 20 years studying 35,000 Canadian children told ScientificAmerican.com. Those who don’t or can’t learn are the ones who become violent. “It’s a natural behaviour, and it’s surprising that the idea that children and adolescents learn aggression from the media is still relevant,” Richard Tremblay told the website. “Clearly youth were violent before television appeared.”
“We’re looking at to what extent the chronically aggressive individuals show differences in terms of gene expressions compared to those on the normal trajectory,” Tremblay told ScientificAmerican.com. “The individuals that are chronically aggressive have more genes that are not expressed.” This is an indication “that the problem is at a very basic level,” he added.
"A pregnant woman’s smoking, drinking, poor nutrition or exposure to excessive stress can cause or contribute to a fetus’s abnormal genetic development", Tremblay said. Genes that are damaged can prevent kids from social skills for expressing theirself can irritate them make them annoyed and the kid could explode violently. http://variety.com/2007/digital/news/tv-not-to-blame-for-violence-study-says-1117974404/
I agree with you because you have good information. This website has good information as well. http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-playing-violent-video-games-make-you-violent
I agree with you. Not only that, but it actually has made homicide rates go down, along with other violent acts. Shown here: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html
Yes in the artical in this web site http://www.pamf.org/parenting-teens/general/media-web/videogames.html says that the longer you play violent video games the more aggressive you become. Studies show that most parents don't put a time limit on how long there kids play video games. Studies asow show that parents don't pay atanchen to the ratings on the games. Studies show that girls play video games for an average of 5 hours a week wal boys play video games for an average of 13 hours a week. I agree with them because when I play violent video games I tend to get angry.
I feel that it no that violent video games do not make kids violent, because studies show that violent video games actually have a calming affect on teens. Also the book "Journal of Youth and Adolescence" by Cheryl Olson and Christopher Ferguson shows that teens violence comes from bullying. Ferguson and Olson studied 377 American students that are at lest thirteen years old or older to get this information. I think that some people can think that the teens caouse of vilence because most teen play video games and most video games are violent now days so they think that but also most teens are bullied now as well so when they play violent video games to help calm down. The website I used is http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1433942-0
i think that no a violence game cant make you violence. i think this because only if you play the game or watch the violence 24/7 you can become violent. i found that no studies have ever been found about a violence game has made someone violent. violent games are actually a learning tool for many kids who play violent games. violence media is a learning tool for many young kids because they reward player for engaging. A lot of people say violence games makes young kids violence. but i dont think that violence games make young kids violent because studies i seen on the internet say there hasnt been studies that kids become violent. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-video-games-make-kids-aggressive-study-suggests/
I don't think watching violence effects a teen. The news staff at science20.com said there was a new study that finds no evidence that violent video games increase bad behavior in kids and teens. Even the people with preexisting psychological conditions. They also say that the playing of violent games actually had a very slight calming effect on young people with attention deficit symptoms and helped to reduce their aggressive and bullying behavior. So it says that you also can get used to all the violent exposure over a long period of time. Not all murderers killed those people because of a t.v. show. Some people also have there own problems to.Sometime violent games don't prove anything. http://www.science20.com/news_articles/video_games_dont_make_even_vulnerable_teens_more_violent-119280
I agree because it makes sense because some people don't pick up things that some don't but I disagree because some can pick things up easier than others.
i think it does not manly because millions see violence in games and movies but few actually become killers but some kid that are depressed or beaten. so some can become overly violent but that's the parents fault.but does numb a kids mind towards violence. so no violence in media does not make a kid violent.
I don't think it effects everyone.Some people don't care and will not act it out like people on movies from a bad mom or dad.Some people are the way they are because of a bad childhood.People go out and kill just for fun and,some are for revenge of family or they have thought about it and will go out and do it.Then they kill them selves or continue until they are caught.
i do believe violence is mainly from games because u kill people out of cold blood. And also video games here the media and expert opinion. here's my proof to show that kids who play violent games are less friendly and more aggressive towards other people! And it make kid's less empathetic says Elizabeth carll privet psychologist. and to top it off a kid killed his grandma after watching GTA 5. .http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/08/19/do-video-games-really-spark-bad-behavior/ DO YOU AGREE YES OR NO????
http://www.dailytitan.com/2013/09/video-game-violence-does-not-create-aggressive-behavior/ I think they don't because they have lots of graphics yes but, I have seen lots of things on law and order who the adults saw it on a video game and did it in real life. They say it is said the guy did it because the video game got him in to it he blamed the video game for what he did.
I don't think that video games or movies cause violence because some games really have things that would be pretty stupid to try.With the release of Grand Theft Auto V only weeks away, discussions of the impact of video games on minors will certainly be in the news for months to come. A study published this year, however, is contradicting common assumptions about violent video games.That comes from this website http://www.webpronews.com/video-games-dont-make-teens-violent-shows-study-2013-08
Yes video games affects more than movies and books but in this website http://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-video-games-make-kids-aggressive-study-suggests/ it tells you what could happen with kids playing video games for hours straight and it messes your brain up for the hours that you are playing. Gta is a good and bad game for some ages who it will affect i suggest read ratings and reviews on the game before you get it
I sort of agree because lots of people get violent for something and their was this one kid that was playing games everyday and didn't go to school he was in the hospital.
I think that violence in movies or games do not make you violence because i have played so many games and all of them were violence but is still do all of the thing that i normally do like stuff i am suppose to that is all i have learned is that you chose to be what you are now.
I say no that violence dose not make teens have a violence behavior because some kids that have a violence behavior have some kind of sickness that makes them that way. There are lots of kids that kill for fun because ether one of there family members do or they grew up with it around them. That is why i say it's not the reason why!
I don't think playing or watching video games or movies dosn't make anybody go kill or do anything bad.It is the person that does it not the game.Its the kid that thought about doing it.It's part of the video game to kill and robbery but it's the kids that think their just like the people but their not.So video games don't cause violence with teenhttp://www.debate.org/opinions/do-violent-video-games-cause-behavior-problemsagers or anybody.
I say they don't effect you because you are gonna get mad sometimes because your friend makes you mad or your brother or sister. your not like your going to bring a weapon or you'll get in lots of trouble. I agree with this girl that she said, " I play games and its like I'm not going to shoot somebody just because I play C.O.D. but if we didn't have have games, music, videos you still gonna want to hit someone. That's why I agree with her.
I agree with you Sebastian because even I play those games and a lot of people in Wilson play those games and you don't see anybody coming in with guns killing or injuring somebody.
I don't think that it's the media,I believe that it's mental trouble or serious anger issues because if it were the media wouldn't there have Trillions of school shootings in the last 20 years.
Technically There would be alot of shootings. But there's been a lot more school shootings in the past ten years. People are trying to say its because of violence in the media. But I disagree, There could be some school shootings because of it but i doubt it affecting every single teen and child.
I think no because it depends if they were discipline right or if they or if there mom and dad never showed him love. It could be cause they could have a mental issue there mom and dad could of not of teach there kid right from wrong. you could of told your kid you can only play xobx 360 for 1 or 2 hours a day. tell them to listen to songs that don't have cussing or good version of the song and have your kids watch good movies http://www.debate.org/opinions/do-violent-video-games-cause-behavior-problems
i agree with this because most of that can be true and some parents don't do that stuff so it leaves the kids to think they can do things that they see in movies or video games because they might think its okay to do that
i agree with this because if they didn't know the cuss words they could get it from this.But it's part of the game with the killing so it's the person who chose to do it and not the game.
In my opinion i don't think that games make teens more violent. I play games and I still act like I do before I play GTA 5 and Call Of Duty Ghost and after i'm done playing. There are some kids that are but that's the way they play the game. They may not have the same tolerance like i do. The only time i get mad is when my friend keeps killing me over and over again with a tank, but that rarely happens to me. where i found my information.
I agree because some people don't care for that stuff like me and my dad.We hunt but we don't become bad people after we kill an animal.I cut open a boar head and didn't mind at all.
Clinical psychologist Dr Ferguson said: "We found no evidence that violent video games increase bullying or delinquent behaviour among vulnerable youth with clinically elevated mental health symptoms". http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/28/playing-violent-video-games-not-harmful-to-children-3940335/ this is the link and i say no it dose not
People have been debating this concept for years does Violence in the media affect the real world? My personal opinion is it really depends on the person themselves, but over all I do not think Violence in the media affects the real world. People see and hear violence everyday in a T.V show or online game. Normally in the T.V shows the bad guy gets caught the killer goes to jail. Normal people that see violence and don't react, or don't repeat the act unless they are actually mentally eli. Yes I agree it does give some children thoughts but unless they are really mentally confused it shouldn't. People over a lifetime have seen more than a 100 movies about a murder crime and I have never heard of someone saying they created violence over a movie or over a video game. “Parents impose time usage limits on video games more than any other form of entertainment. Research shows that 79 percent of parents place time limits on video game playing, compared with 78 percent who limit Internet usage and 72 percent who limit TV viewing”. According to the Esa. So this is why I dont think Violence in the media affects the real world
My point of view on this whole thing with the media violence is bull crap. Well I thin that video games and movies do not alter someones personal life. Like they will become the next Texas chainsaw massacre because the media violence. There are many thing that support me opinion on the media violence. "Jim carry is avoiding the movie KICK_A** @ because it's violence" that was written by the NYTimes, see he may not like the violence but later in the article it say's that it was because of a school shooting so if that did not happen it would have been O.K. but see where i'm going with this.
"Despite hand-wringing over a supposed connection between violence and video games (hint: there isn't any), numerous academic studies indicate that playing video games has many psychological and even physical benefits.
Taken together, it turns out video games actually make you a better human being." - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/video-games-good-for-us_n_4164723.html
I Think that people claiming video games are violent, ARE WRONG!!!! Because i play violent video games Daily, But you dont see me Running through schools with an assault rifle killing people, Why would you? its evil, but still people do it, its not the video game, video games are just a stress relief, becuase isnt it better to shoot someone in the face virtually than walk up to someone with a shotgun and shoot them In real life? People who shoot other people have problems, its not the game, video games are just mindless entertainment, the violence and blood in video games are just a depiction, Its not real!!! ITS FAKE!
I agree because video games are not real and most people can tell the difference between real life and fake. Because all the video games do is entertain you while in real life you have get a gun which is hard and it's real life so why would you. Plus violent video games do help reduce stress because they are violent which is a good way to reduce stress. Plus there almost no ways you can even compare to real life. So something else has to be causing it.
I agree. People shouldn't go around blaming video games for violence because there are plenty of people who play violent video games and it doesn't make them violent people. Statistics even show that homicide has gone down along with many other violent acts as video games and other forms of violent media have become more popular. Shown here: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html
Media violence I believe makes teenage kids more aggressive than if the media was less violent. In the 1950-1960’s teenagers roamed the streets carrying guns and weapons of all kind not stopping to think of shooting someone, unless needed for defense. In 2013 there was more school shooting than you could count with on your hands. What could cause this uprising in violence in teens so quickly? What has changed from then to now? Media…...bloody, gory video games and shows, pornographic books, and violent music. I believe those things have changed our teens not all of the teens who watch or read these things go to school openly shooting, but kids who are stuck with bullies and influenced with the bad media, may think it is ok to do so. That is why I think media has affected todays teens. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/impact-media-violence-tips
Autumn, I disagree with you. I know you've read the whole Divergent series. You've also read the Hunger Games series! Both of those are violent and are you violent? NO!
I disagree, I think that video games & music are more stress relievers than anything. T.v. doesn't really effect people at all. But a lot of us have played violent video games or watched a violent movie before, but none of us have any issues that would cause serious harm.
No I don’t think violence has to do with kids being violent. A kid chooses his decisions by himself the movie or game he’s playing or watching doesn't make his decisions. Also I don’t think someone would kill someone in a game or watch a person get killed in a movie and just get up and plan to kill people themselves. If someone decided to do that it doesn't mean everyone in the world would. All the violence in the world doesn't happen from violent entertainment.
"Playing strategic video games may improve learning, health and social skills, as well as strengthen a range of cognitive abilities including problem solving, reasoning, memory and perception, even if the game is particularly violent," says a new research review published in the journal American Psychologist. I believe that this is very true. Some statements were thrown around how the "Shooters" of Columbine while playing Quake and Doom influenced their killings. I say that they are wrong. What ever they did was on the behalf, you can't fix it. I think that video games are what they are and that they do nothing wrong, it can also be a stress starter but mainly a stress reliever, that is what I have to say about video games.
i agree with this on most parts because if you play games that require strategy then it can improve your knowledge and if you play violent video games you can make violent remarks or acts
i agree but disagree when u talk about shooters they can be bad because if some kid watches a violent video game who says they wont repeat what they see like the when the 8 year old kills his grandma after watching a violent video game???
Why i think that violent video game have no connected school shooting. The first reason is that there more depress,mental,and just drug attics.My seconded reason is that in one case that a school shooting is that Adam is one of many that had no connected to a violent video game.One reason that the other side is wrong is that not ever person in the world is going on a bloody killing spree. plus why i think that GTA V is not a bad game because most people know that its a game plus most people are smarter than to RUN PEOPLE OVER! And that is why i disagree with violent games are not connect to illegal activate.
I think that video games are not harmful. There are mental problems that video games amplify nothing more. Video games are for entertainment and fun not intended for vilonce. Another reason is that parents should prevent games they don't think their kids should play. Finally kids find it fun and it could releve stress so why be mad.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/video-games-good-for-us_n_4164723.html
i disagree who says the parents know that there kid is playing the a violent game. and that can eliminate the parents knows all the what there kid is doing so u cant always blame the parent!
The reason I think video games are not bad and cause violence is what I'm supporting. Video games could actually help kids who have ADD because they help give them attention. They could also be getting rid of their anger because the game could help them get rid of it. Also most kids play video games do not cause violence only a very few do it. It is also because the person who does the shooting mostly has a target because they have been threatened and nobody helped so they want to stop it. Because the kid who does the shooting probably had something wrong with him before and the game had showed him something. Because most kids have nothing wrong with them and do nothing out of the ordinary. Because many of the people you see play games and have not done nothing but there is that small percentage who do that and since most people have games you would see most of them play.
I think that video games make people violent. I have found a website that says that most serial killers were big fans or even addicted to violent video games. “Life is a video game,” Moore, who said he was inspired by the game ‘Grand Theft Auto,’" told police later. “Everybody's gotta die sometime."
It is saying that some people get lost in the gaming world and act out in real life. Evan Ramsey, 16, said “I did not understand that if I…pull out a gun and shoot you, there’s a good chance you’re not getting back up,”. “You shoot a guy in ‘Doom’ and he gets back up. You have got to shoot the things in ‘Doom’ eight or nine times before it dies.”
I don’t think that violent video games have as much of an impact on people’s decisions as people make it out to be. Most people think that video games actually influence people to do violent things but I don’t agree for the most part. I think it all depends on the person’s mental stability, traits, and lifestyle. If someone has many mental disorders and has a bad/dangerous lifestyle, I think that they are probably more likely to be affected by witnessing violence. I play violent video games and I’m not an aggressive person. In fact, most of the people I interact with everyday enjoy playing some form of video games -mostly violent- but none of those people are violent. Also, if you look at statistics, it shows that homicide committed by people from the age of 10 to 24 years old has dropped about 50% since 1994. (shown here: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html) I do believe that violent video games expose you to more and can slightly affect one’s attitude but not enough to start violence. Violent video games can be a way to let out anger and stress. I think that blaming a video game for someone’s decisions doesn’t make sense and is just lazy. People are saying that violent video games cause violence all the time and it seems like they do it just because they can’t find a better thing to blame it on that is as common as video games. In the end, it is your decision whether you decide to be violent. I understand that people strongly believe that influence plays a large role but you can’t just pull the video game up as an excuse because the video games don’t force you to be brutal. So no, I don’t believe that violent video games can lead to someone committing violent acts.
I believe it does not make teens violent. I have read plenty of books where people die (take the Divergent series for example) or get hurt. Have you ever seen me hurt (or kill) anyone? No! I am walking, breathing, living proof that violent entertainment do not make teens violent. Teens can take violent video games as a way to get their anger out. Think about it. If a teen comes home so angry they just want to kill everyone they see, a violent game van relieve them of that anger. You can find more people who agree with me at: http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-video-games-causing-violence-in-teens Thank you very much and have a nice day. :)
I honestly feel that video games don’t play a role in kids lives. I think aggression comes from the environment around you, if its nice and peaceful you have more of a calm relaxed and laid- back feeling.“Claiming that video games cause school shootings is using a high-base-rate (very common) behavior to explain a low-base-rate (rare) behavior. Using that explanation, you can also say that most school shooters wore sneakers, so sneakers must be the cause.” “Christopher Ferguson an assistant professor in the department of behavioral, applied sciences, and criminal justice at Texas A&M International University. I see the other side's point of view how younger kids might think it would be cool to be like the guys they are on video games. If you grow up playing C.O.D and you get in a physical confrontation it would be easy to make video games the scapegoat and have it take the blame. The parent should take action and not let the their child play it if they don’t have the capability to handle it, I think that saying parents shouldn't let their kids with mental issues play video games is wrong and offensive to people with those problems they didn't ask for that illness, and saying that they can’t play video games is horrible because we don’t know what they will do and assuming they will do something bad if they play violent games.
I think your absolutely Right, Video Games Dont cause agression, it doesnt play a role in kids agression, but some games do, and they arent violent, violent video games are just a stress reliver, rage games, Are DESIGNED to make you mad,
I agree 100% With you. Video games do not always take a part in a kids life. It honestly depends on the person and how they choose to react to the game itself, and how they are anyways.
I think media violence is bad for kid.I don’t like it because if i had a kid i will not want him to be so violent.This is why i think it is bad for kids to play violent games or watch violent movies.Most school shootings are caused by violent game and movies from http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/living/parenting-kids-violence-media/ Most people think if they can die and come back to life. this is why i don’t like violent game or movies.
i don't think it's bad because the kids copy but they think it is not bad because it is in a game and the game is fake so ya the kids see it in a different way
I disagree because it really depends on the person. Also, this website I found kind of proves that Video games aren't always bad for kids. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/11/18/uk_study_videogames_not_bad_for_kids_it_s_more_complicated_than_that.html
I disagree because like you can be immature and thinks its okay to go kill people and have fun doing it like they do in games or they can be mature and be "wise" and just know its just a game. Video games don't affect every person in the world.
I think GTA5 is not bad for kids Because if kids copy the violence in the game thats dumb and the game is not the game it is the player. The players have control over their actions and what they do the game is not the bad part it is either the player.
I think it depends on what kind of person you are, like some people just go shoot up a place for no reason, that usually doesn't happen most people have a reason. If they're getting bullied or something you don't get bullied from video games it's like school. So it just depends on the person and the situation.
I think no because it's not the game it's the player. I don't see what the problem is. I highly doubt that video games make people violent. http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-playing-violent-video-games-make-you-violent
I believe violent is harmful for teens because there was this shooting at the Sparks Middle School playground.There was this thirteen year old boy that came face to face with the shooter and told him to don’t pull the trigger.The boy that had the gun shot two boys,and taken his own life.The thirteen year old boy saved many kids life. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_24359724?source=bb
Many children learn about school shootings through the news and think that they can do better. Many people learn to kill people through games but games don't tell people to go and shoot people or to kill each other. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/02/how-parents-and-policymakers-handle-violent-video-games.html I am walking proof of that I have never killed anyone.
I believe that video games are not causing violence but if you are already violent i believe it will teach you. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112931783/teenagers-violence-not-linked-video-games-082613/
I believe that violent media forms will not affect children. The children that shoot schools learned about it through the media and wanted to try to do better. The people are crazy on their own. I believe that violent media forms will not affect children. The children that shoot schools learned about it through the media and wanted to try to do better. The people are crazy on their own. "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde. People make their own choices if they want to hide behind a mask and pretend to be someone else let them just treat them the way that person should be treated
I disagree because people might be crazy but they usually need a reason to go and kill people, If every crazy person went and kill a person everyone will be dead. Also that is what pills and sycophantic meds are for.
i agree that video game aren't bad because i read this articular http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5067/20131125/video-games-even-violent-ones-arent-bad.htm
I Say that Some Of those items can have a violent impact on Teens, but it really depends on how the person takes it in. It can be violent if someone is listening/playing these items, and could take them the wrong way. Then, there are the kids that are mature, or "wise" enough to understand that just because it's in a game, or music, or whatever it is, that you don't have to do it, or take it seriously. My personal thought is that the parent should be the one to decide if they can or can't be playing or listening to the things they do.
I think that movies,games and, music cause changes in kids behavior but not just from violence. All anyone thinks is violence is the only change because that's the number one rated things in those categories. Some games can help kids want to be want they grow up, like madden if they play that all the time maybe they start trying of the game in real life, and they grow up to be a professional football player. But I also think no about the violent games every thinks that over ten school shootings is a lot but its not that much over how many years humans have been alive. yes that's a lot in the past two decades but what do you thinks going to happen as technology advances. I found this. "In a debate that has been raging for nearly two decades, the latest research suggests the impact of violent video games has been overstated.
In the new study, Drs. Christopher Ferguson and Cheryl Olson discovered violent video games such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Halo’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ did not cause high-risk teens (those with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder) to become aggressive bullies or delinquents.
In fact, in the study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, researchers found that the playing the video games actually had a very slight calming effect on youths with attention deficit symptoms — and helped to reduce aggressive and bullying behavior." http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/27/in-new-study-video-games-not-tied-to-violence-in-high-risk-youth/58934.html This practically proves that violent games doesn't do anything to cause these things that are happening to kids. IF games has nothing to do with it that kinda must mean that T.V and music don't have anything to do with it that much. I guess that probably some cases music, T.V, and games has to do with but not if you think of how many kids play games and dont do these things.
I don’t think that violence in video games, movies, and t.v. really affects you. But I do think that social media, like bullying, embarrassing photos, etc. But I have never been badly affected by music, games, or t.v.. But I do think that kids can relieve stress by playing games, watching violent movies, and listening to music. I think it’s the environment that is around you is what affects you. Like your life at home or your life at school. Like how your mom and dad act at home, I think that that is why kids are they way they are, because of actual, real life violence. But I do agree that it might cause like a little behavioral problems, but not anything like killing someone or anything. In an article I read, somebody commented and said “ Seems like a pretty good article to show my parents…… They say I can’t get Mortal Kombat because they think I might go and kill somebody, become violent/psychotic, or just have worst grades. Yet they know the rest of my friends play MK, and they aren’t even the least violent, and most of them get A’s or B’s. Heck violent video games actually calm people down because you can let off steam! What I should point out is that most violent people turn out to have some mental disorder or at the least anger issues. As long as you know the difference between fiction and reality, violent video games aren’t the least bit of reason why people act out today! What people should be looking at are those stupid shooting movies that are more violent than most video games in the present. In conclusion as a straight A student, that is involved in many activities and has a wide variety of friends. I also play games like, Halo 4, COD, Tekken 6, and heck even Mortal Kombat at a friends house. I say that violent video games are not the cause of today’s violence. *cough* *bad parenting*” -Jack http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/do-violent-video-games-make-people-more-violent-in-real-life/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
Violence in the media is not bad because I know plenty of people that listen to violent music, play violent games, and they are the same as they were years ago when they didn’t play that stuff. I found some people that agree with me they are the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). They are going to start putting bigger rating stickers so people will pay attention more to what their kids are watching. This is a good idea don’t get me wrong, but barely anyone in the world pays any attention to the big R on the back of the case. The only thing they care about is the preview on TV that they see. I don’t think that will help at all, people in this generation of the world don’t care about anything bad. They are living an equivalent life to a video game. Just like in the article we read “Violence in the Media” we are getting used to seeing blood, shooting guns, stabbing people. You are so used to it it doesn’t bother you. I used this website: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201309/violence-the-media-and-your-brain
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Deletei say yes because there was a shooting in 1999 were these kids went and shot there school in Colorado with assault rifles because they saw it on a video game i found this information on http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/video-game-violence.htm
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Deletenahhh because i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life.
Deletei think yes because it said the sandy hook shooting before he did it a lot of his focus was on gun laws and a lot of people that wrote about it say it is because of video games because there is plenty of those games and a lot of school shootings or any shootings at all are caused by violent video games most of the time
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Deletelol I dont think so because i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life.
DeleteJust because they found video games in the killers room doesn't mean they influenced him to go on a shooting spree he could of done it just because he wanted to or he was getting bullied. “Claiming that video games cause school shootings is using a high-base-rate (very common) behavior to explain a low-base-rate (rare) behavior. Using that explanation, you can also say that most school shooters wore sneakers, so sneakers must be the cause.” -Christopher Ferguson
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The parents on the review are glad they bought it and some are in between
I say yes because if there was no video games, or music, even dirty tv shows t if the didn't make them the world would be less violent.
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DeleteIt's their mind not the game
DeleteI agree with dylan higgins I think it in ther minds or ther reaction to that person or thing.
Deletei agree with Jason look at this website http://www.webpronews.com/video-games-dont-make-teens-violent-shows-study-2013-08
Deletei think it is there minds they choose to make the decision not the game or a movie.
DeleteI think that games do not make people cause violence because people control themselves the Xbox or the DVD player does not control them I know this because i have seen plenty of bad movies and video games
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ReplyDeleteNo because I think it is the game that gets them entertain because the play it so much it like there life.Another reason is kids choose to act the way they do because the violence they see in there games can reflect on there behavior.They think that it not a bad thing to do because they play on there games.I think they should not let teen kids play violence games and see if there attitude changes.Teachers from middle schools and high schools think that playing violence games is affecting the grades and behavior in school.I think there is no reason to have violence in games because all it dose it teaches you how to kill and how to be a bad person and changes the way they act at school and home.
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DeleteI see where you are coming from. I think that the game could affect them but it probably doesn't.
Deletei agree with you because it is most likely something that happened to them when they were little like being abused or seeing someone get shot.
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DeleteI don't agree with you because you are in control of yourself the game is not in control of the person.
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DeleteI say no because "It's not the game, it's the player." If most teen have inappropriate mind's they might brake out and do violent things to any thing. "Being a person who plays video games, I can't see what the problem is. I highly doubt that video games make people violent". My quot is from http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-playing-violent-video-games-make-you-violent
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Dylan because the players who play them sometimes can be mean people jerkiness people or nice people but the game isn't the thing that's making them bad its bullying or abuse not the game so i agree with you Dylan
DeleteThat what i kind of said but i agree with you too
Deleteyou are wrong this web site will tell you way http://www.pamf.org/parenting-teens/general/media-web/videogames.html
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DeleteI say yes because when I think when people see Violence, they think it's okay. Most kids play some sort of video game, and the top most bought ones are violent. Watching it people will get used to it and then they won't try to stop it, or it will influence them that violence is okay. Most violent games have been blamed for shootings and the increasing bullying. A lot of video games are rated mature, and they have content in it that youth shouldn't see much of. Some states debate if they should change the ages on buying video games or even ban the more violent ones. But I Think yes, it can make people more violent. http://videogames.procon.org/#Background
ReplyDeletei disagree with you because it was most likely because something happened to them when they were little that was violent and they didn't forget and because they were most likely abused or saw someone get hurt so they think that its okay to hurt other people
DeleteWell i agree and disagree with you because we will never know what kids or other people think about violence or other bad stuff because its not that bad to get into fights or do something wrong.
DeleteI disagree... I think it probably affects some teens and children but not all.
DeleteI disagree because I read violent books (including the Divergent series) and I'm not violent. Teens can also take their anger out with violent games.
DeleteHonestly We don't Know. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/impact-media-violence-tips Says That "Research on the amount of violence in media consumed by kids and teens is out of date and incomplete." They also say 90% of movies and 68% of video games +60% of TV shows and also 15% of music videos contain some kind of violence.Media Violence is pervasive. The site also says " Children who are exposed to multiple risk factors -- including aggression and conflict at home -- are the most likely to behave aggressively." So not every person or child is affected by violence in the media very few are affected.Violence is everywhere and it is hard to aviod it now, But I believe Violence on Media does not affect everyone so there for i do not believe it is harmful to teens or children.
ReplyDeleteI agree but disagree because what some people are around is how they act, but I also agree because some people don't pick it up like others like you said.
DeleteI agree with you because I don't really get it and because of "One alternative theory is the Catalyst Model (Ferguson et al., 2008) which has been proposed to explain the etiology of violence." And because I know my cousin plays COD and all he talks about is that and he acts like he is shooting guns and pretends to cut my head off and stuff like that.
DeleteI agree with you because we will never know what other kids or other people think about violence or fight and i think what you said was right and i was a great idea.
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ReplyDeleteThe new Research in quote :::It's virtually impossible to keep your kid in a violence-free bubble. "Ninety percent of movies, 68% of video games, and 60% of TV shows show some depictions of violence," says Caroline Knorr, parenting editor for Common Sense Media, the online resource for vetting kids media. Kids 8 and under watch an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes of TV or DVDs a day; older kids watch an average of 4 hours daily. Most kids start playing video games around age 4, according to their research.
Yet for all that exposure, we don't know much about what those images do to kids' brains or psyches. The research on the amount of violence consumed by kids is woefully out of date and incomplete, says Knorr. Could playing gory games like HALO or watching violent movies turn a kid into Adam Lanza? "The best we are able to ascertain is that there's no one single factor that can make a non-violent person act violently. But prolonged exposure to violence in media is a risk factor. And it's kids who have multiple risk factors who are likeliest to behave aggressively," explains Knorr. Media experts hope that the task force on guns led by Vice President Joe Biden, which includes discussions with the entertainment and gaming industries, could fuel more research.
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Some reasons why people think it makes kids violent in quote:::It was not my proudest parenting moment. It was movie night and my 7-year-old daughter, Chloe, was begging for Star Wars. She'd seen it before and seemed to take its gore-free violence in stride. The problem was my 3-year-old son, Julian, who through the movies' massive licensing reach, was already familiar with a galaxy far, far away. He already knew who Chewbacca was; would it really be so bad for him to see the actual movie?
He started pew-pew-pew-ing the next day.
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DeleteOe of the main reasons why i used the cnn sight was because i aggree with why it is ok to do them things also i feel that if your kid starts making gun sounds tht it is ok and disagree with what tht person is saying. But some people think that it is bad but that is there oppinion.
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DeleteNo it isn't the media itself that is that causes violence,it is the people them self who turn them self into violent people. even if everybody who was exposed to violent television,video games ,movies etc don't mean that they will turn around and be serial killers and even if they did it's not because it's most likely not any of those things fault. it is most likely to be because of bullying and abuse from friends and family so don't go blame it on something if your not sure about it. http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-the-media-cause-violence
ReplyDeleteI disagree but agree, because it makes sense but some people pick up more things than others to cause violence.
DeleteI agree with you they also talk about in mine that in the ardical i read also had info like that and supports yours answer.
DeleteYou are wrong and here is why " suggest that aggression may be activated by learning and priming aggressive scripts."-Wikipedia. My cousin has COD and all he talks about is the guns and he acts like he is cutting people's heads off.
DeleteI also disagree and agree with you opinion because it isn't always bullying and abuse from family and/or friends. It could be because of how they were raised. Or it could be because of neglect from family members.
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DeleteI say yes because this paragraph says that "All sorts of media and genres including comic book and television are starting to become really really mad and starting to bully kids and becoming obsessed with guns and other types of violent weapons." So this is why I say yes and those who say no it is not are wrong because "Rather, only about two hundred studies (confirmed by meta-analyses such as Paik and Comstock, 1994) have been conducted in peer-reviewed scientific journals on television, movie, music and video game violence effects." I got this information from Wikipedia.com
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DeleteI agree with you Elly because I say yes to.
DeleteI dissagree I think it all in the mind its not about the game its how they react to that person or store.
DeleteI disagree with you because the people at news 20 say that most people get there violent actions from there own problems like when people get abused at home they will start to think it is okay and bully kids on there own. http://www.science20.com/news_articles/video_games_dont_make_even_vulnerable_teens_more_violent-119280
DeleteAlyssa i agree with you because they bully kids on there own
DeleteNo, I don't think violence in the media causes kids to become violent. I also don't think that all kids have emotional or physical problems. Yeah, some kids might have these problems but not all kids do. I think that people that become violent have social problems.
ReplyDelete"All babies are born with violent tendencies, which most kids learn to control as they grow older", a U. of Montreal professor who has spent more than 20 years studying 35,000 Canadian children told ScientificAmerican.com. Those who don’t or can’t learn are the ones who become violent. “It’s a natural behaviour, and it’s surprising that the idea that children and adolescents learn aggression from the media is still relevant,” Richard Tremblay told the website. “Clearly youth were violent before television appeared.”
“We’re looking at to what extent the chronically aggressive individuals show differences in terms of gene expressions compared to those on the normal trajectory,” Tremblay told ScientificAmerican.com. “The individuals that are chronically aggressive have more genes that are not expressed.” This is an indication “that the problem is at a very basic level,” he added.
"A pregnant woman’s smoking, drinking, poor nutrition or exposure to excessive stress can cause or contribute to a fetus’s abnormal genetic development", Tremblay said. Genes that are damaged can prevent kids from social skills for expressing theirself can irritate them make them annoyed and the kid could explode violently.
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Agree i think Violence is not needed there is no resin for it
DeleteI agree with you and the things that you used to get your point across about how teens being violent are caused.
Deletei think your right. just because some one plays something violent doesn't mean its the reason there violent.
DeleteI agree with you because you have good information. This website has good information as well. http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-playing-violent-video-games-make-you-violent
DeleteI agree with you. Not only that, but it actually has made homicide rates go down, along with other violent acts.
DeleteShown here: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html
Yes in the artical in this web site http://www.pamf.org/parenting-teens/general/media-web/videogames.html says that the longer you play violent video games the more aggressive you become. Studies show that most parents don't put a time limit on how long there kids play video games. Studies asow show that parents don't pay atanchen to the ratings on the games. Studies show that girls play video games for an average of 5 hours a week wal boys play video games for an average of 13 hours a week. I agree with them because when I play violent video games I tend to get angry.
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DeleteI agree with you Devin video games and inappropriate movies, shows,and books can make you act like a different person.
DeleteI feel that it no that violent video games do not make kids violent, because studies show that violent video games actually have a calming affect on teens. Also the book "Journal of Youth and Adolescence" by Cheryl Olson and Christopher Ferguson shows that teens violence comes from bullying. Ferguson and Olson studied 377 American students that are at lest thirteen years old or older to get this information. I think that some people can think that the teens caouse of vilence because most teen play video games and most video games are violent now days so they think that but also most teens are bullied now as well so when they play violent video games to help calm down. The website I used is http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1433942-0
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Deletei think that no a violence game cant make you violence. i think this because only if you play the game or watch the violence 24/7 you can become violent. i found that no studies have ever been found about a violence game has made someone violent. violent games are actually a learning tool for many kids who play violent games. violence media is a learning tool for many young kids because they reward player for engaging. A lot of people say violence games makes young kids violence. but i dont think that violence games make young kids violent because studies i seen on the internet say there hasnt been studies that kids become violent.
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I don't think watching violence effects a teen. The news staff at science20.com said there was a new study that finds no evidence that violent video games increase bad behavior in kids and teens. Even the people with preexisting psychological conditions. They also say that the playing of violent games actually had a very slight calming effect on young people with attention deficit symptoms and helped to reduce their aggressive and bullying behavior. So it says that you also can get used to all the violent exposure over a long period of time. Not all murderers killed those people because of a t.v. show. Some people also have there own problems to.Sometime violent games don't prove anything. http://www.science20.com/news_articles/video_games_dont_make_even_vulnerable_teens_more_violent-119280
ReplyDeleteI agree because it makes sense because some people don't pick up things that some don't but I disagree because some can pick things up easier than others.
DeleteI agree with you that it is not video game that cause violence in teens it is either things that cause violence.
DeleteI think it does to people who are bad and get worse but,I agree
Deletei think it does not manly because millions see violence in games and movies but few actually become killers but some kid that are depressed or beaten. so some can become overly violent but that's the parents fault.but does numb a kids mind towards violence. so no violence in media does not make a kid violent.
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so i say no it is not effect kids
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Deletebecause i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life
DeleteI don't think it effects everyone.Some people don't care and will not act it out like people on movies from a bad mom or dad.Some people are the way they are because of a bad childhood.People go out and kill just for fun and,some are for revenge of family or they have thought about it and will go out and do it.Then they kill them selves or continue until they are caught.
ReplyDeleteyes I agree because the paper we read yesterday said that violence can actually calm people. You also can get used to watching it over and over.
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DeleteI say the same because i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life.
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ReplyDeletei do believe violence is mainly from games because u kill people out of cold blood. And also video games here the media and expert opinion. here's my proof to show that kids who play violent games are less friendly and more aggressive towards other people! And it make kid's less empathetic says Elizabeth carll privet psychologist. and to top it off a kid killed his grandma after watching GTA 5. .http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/08/19/do-video-games-really-spark-bad-behavior/ DO YOU AGREE YES OR NO????
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ReplyDeleteI think they don't because they have lots of graphics yes but, I have seen lots of things on law and order who the adults saw it on a video game and did it in real life. They say it is said the guy did it because the video game got him in to it he blamed the video game for what he did.
yes this could happen but It is not the violence it is your mind.
DeleteI don't think that video games or movies cause violence because some games really have things that would be pretty stupid to try.With the release of Grand Theft Auto V only weeks away, discussions of the impact of video games on minors will certainly be in the news for months to come. A study published this year, however, is contradicting common assumptions about violent video games.That comes from this website http://www.webpronews.com/video-games-dont-make-teens-violent-shows-study-2013-08
ReplyDeleteI say the same because i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life.
DeleteI agree because there could still be no video games and there can still be violence
DeleteYes video games affects more than movies and books but in this website http://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-video-games-make-kids-aggressive-study-suggests/ it tells you what could happen with kids playing video games for hours straight and it messes your brain up for the hours that you are playing. Gta is a good and bad game for some ages who it will affect i suggest read ratings and reviews on the game before you get it
ReplyDeletesikeeeeee because some kids are just like that. i know a kid that hasn't ever played a video game in his life and he is really violent
DeleteI sort of agree because lots of people get violent for something and their was this one kid that was playing games everyday and didn't go to school he was in the hospital.
DeleteI think that violence in movies or games do not make you violence because i have played so many games and all of them were violence but is still do all of the thing that i normally do like stuff i am suppose to that is all i have learned is that you chose to be what you are now.
ReplyDeletei got this infow at the sunday time allso newyork times
DeleteI say the same because i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life.
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DeleteI say no that violence dose not make teens have a violence behavior because some kids that have a violence behavior have some kind of sickness that makes them that way. There are lots of kids that kill for fun because ether one of there family members do or they grew up with it around them. That is why i say it's not the reason why!
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DeleteUhmmmmm i disagree because i know a kid that has violent behavior and he has never played a video game in his life.
DeleteI don't think playing or watching video games or movies dosn't make anybody go kill or do anything bad.It is the person that does it not the game.Its the kid that thought about doing it.It's part of the video game to kill and robbery but it's the kids that think their just like the people but their not.So video games don't cause violence with teenhttp://www.debate.org/opinions/do-violent-video-games-cause-behavior-problemsagers or anybody.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you people don't don't kill just for fun if they kill someone there crazy or they might hate someone.
DeleteI say they don't effect you because you are gonna get mad sometimes because your friend makes you mad or your brother or sister. your not like your going to bring a weapon or you'll get in lots of trouble. I agree with this girl that she said, " I play games and its like I'm not going to shoot somebody just because I play C.O.D. but if we didn't have have games, music, videos you still gonna want to hit someone. That's why I agree with her.
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DeleteI agree with you Sebastian because even I play those games and a lot of people in Wilson play those games and you don't see anybody coming in with guns killing or injuring somebody.
DeleteI don't think that it's the media,I believe that it's mental trouble or serious anger issues because if it were the media wouldn't there have Trillions of school shootings in the last 20 years.
ReplyDeleteTechnically There would be alot of shootings. But there's been a lot more school shootings in the past ten years. People are trying to say its because of violence in the media. But I disagree, There could be some school shootings because of it but i doubt it affecting every single teen and child.
DeleteCaleb i agree with you its not the media it them self
DeleteI think no because it depends if they were discipline right or if they or if there mom and dad never showed him love. It could be cause they could have a mental issue there mom and dad could of not of teach there kid right from wrong. you could of told your kid you can only play xobx 360 for 1 or 2 hours a day. tell them to listen to songs that don't have cussing or good version of the song and have your kids watch good movies
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i agree with this because most of that can be true and some parents don't do that stuff so it leaves the kids to think they can do things that they see in movies or video games because they might think its okay to do that
Deletei agree with this because if they didn't know the cuss words they could get it from this.But it's part of the game with the killing so it's the person who chose to do it and not the game.
DeleteI agree it depends on the people that choose to be violent and that choose to say cuss words.
Deletei agree from what my dad said when i went home and asked him
DeleteIn my opinion i don't think that games make teens more violent. I play games and I still act like I do before I play GTA 5 and Call Of Duty Ghost and after i'm done playing. There are some kids that are but that's the way they play the game. They may not have the same tolerance like i do. The only time i get mad is when my friend keeps killing me over and over again with a tank, but that rarely happens to me. where i found my information.
ReplyDeleteThey may talk about violence but kids don't do violence or they would jail.
DeleteI agree because some people don't care for that stuff like me and my dad.We hunt but we don't become bad people after we kill an animal.I cut open a boar head and didn't mind at all.
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DeleteClinical psychologist Dr Ferguson said: "We found no evidence that violent video games increase bullying or delinquent behaviour among vulnerable youth with clinically elevated mental health symptoms".
ReplyDeletehttp://metro.co.uk/2013/08/28/playing-violent-video-games-not-harmful-to-children-3940335/ this is the link and i say no it dose not
People have been debating this concept for years does Violence in the media affect the real world? My personal opinion is it really depends on the person themselves, but over all I do not think Violence in the media affects the real world. People see and hear violence everyday in a T.V show or online game. Normally in the T.V shows the bad guy gets caught the killer goes to jail. Normal people that see violence and don't react, or don't repeat the act unless they are actually mentally eli. Yes I agree it does give some children thoughts but unless they are really mentally confused it shouldn't. People over a lifetime have seen more than a 100 movies about a murder crime and I have never heard of someone saying they created violence over a movie or over a video game. “Parents impose time usage limits on video games more than any other form of entertainment. Research shows that 79 percent of parents place time limits on video game playing, compared with 78 percent who limit Internet usage and 72 percent who limit TV viewing”. According to the Esa. So this is why I dont think Violence in the media affects the real world
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because you have good information and it make sense what you said and I kinda put the same thing
DeleteI agree because in this you really state your opinion and your information was really persuasive.
DeleteMy point of view on this whole thing with the media violence is bull crap. Well I thin that video games and movies do not alter someones personal life. Like they will become the next Texas chainsaw massacre because the media violence. There are many thing that support me opinion on the media violence. "Jim carry is avoiding the movie KICK_A** @ because it's violence" that was written by the NYTimes, see he may not like the violence but later in the article it say's that it was because of a school shooting so if that did not happen it would have been O.K. but see where i'm going with this.
ReplyDelete"Despite hand-wringing over a supposed connection between violence and video games (hint: there isn't any), numerous academic studies indicate that playing video games has many psychological and even physical benefits.
ReplyDeleteTaken together, it turns out video games actually make you a better human being." - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/video-games-good-for-us_n_4164723.html
I Think that people claiming video games are violent, ARE WRONG!!!!
Because i play violent video games Daily, But you dont see me Running through schools with an assault rifle killing people, Why would you? its evil, but
still people do it, its not the video game, video games are just a stress relief, becuase isnt it better to shoot someone in the face virtually than walk up to someone with a shotgun and shoot them In real life? People who shoot other people have problems, its not the game, video games are just mindless entertainment, the violence and blood in video games are just a depiction, Its not real!!! ITS FAKE!
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DeleteThis is how i feel about them saying it makes you more likely to make you less patient and more angry.
Deletethat does happen though so be careful when u get mad
DeleteI agree because video games are not real and most people can tell the difference between real life and fake. Because all the video games do is entertain you while in real life you have get a gun which is hard and it's real life so why would you. Plus violent video games do help reduce stress because they are violent which is a good way to reduce stress. Plus there almost no ways you can even compare to real life. So something else has to be causing it.
DeleteI agree. People shouldn't go around blaming video games for violence because there are plenty of people who play violent video games and it doesn't make them violent people. Statistics even show that homicide has gone down along with many other violent acts as video games and other forms of violent media have become more popular.
DeleteShown here: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/stats_at-a_glance/hr_trends.html
Media violence I believe makes teenage kids more aggressive than if the media was less violent. In the 1950-1960’s teenagers roamed the streets carrying guns and weapons of all kind not stopping to think of shooting someone, unless needed for defense. In 2013 there was more school shooting than you could count with on your hands. What could cause this uprising in violence in teens so quickly? What has changed from then to now? Media…...bloody, gory video games and shows, pornographic books, and violent music. I believe those things have changed our teens not all of the teens who watch or read these things go to school openly shooting, but kids who are stuck with bullies and influenced with the bad media, may think it is ok to do so. That is why I think media has affected todays teens. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/impact-media-violence-tips
ReplyDeleteAutumn, I disagree with you. I know you've read the whole Divergent series. You've also read the Hunger Games series! Both of those are violent and are you violent? NO!
DeleteI disagree, I think that video games & music are more stress relievers than anything. T.v. doesn't really effect people at all. But a lot of us have played violent video games or watched a violent movie before, but none of us have any issues that would cause serious harm.
DeleteNo I don’t think violence has to do with kids being violent. A kid chooses his decisions by himself the movie or game he’s playing or watching doesn't make his decisions. Also I don’t think someone would kill someone in a game or watch a person get killed in a movie and just get up and plan to kill people themselves. If someone decided to do that it doesn't mean everyone in the world would. All the violence in the world doesn't happen from violent entertainment.
ReplyDeletei agree with you i think that they deiced if they want to be violent. its not the videos game that makes them violent.
Delete"Playing strategic video games may improve learning, health and social skills, as well as strengthen a range of cognitive abilities including problem solving, reasoning, memory and perception, even if the game is particularly violent," says a new research review published in the journal American Psychologist.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this is very true. Some statements were thrown around how the "Shooters" of Columbine while playing Quake and Doom influenced their killings. I say that they are wrong. What ever they did was on the behalf, you can't fix it. I think that video games are what they are and that they do nothing wrong, it can also be a stress starter but mainly a stress reliever, that is what I have to say about video games.
i agreee with you because i does help your hand eye cordinatoin and other mental skills.
Deletei agree with this on most parts because if you play games that require strategy then it can improve your knowledge and if you play violent video games you can make violent remarks or acts
Deletei also agree because if you play violent video games it can have a reaction to the kids that are playing the violent video games
Deletei agree but disagree when u talk about shooters they can be bad because if some kid watches a violent video game who says they wont repeat what they see like the when the 8 year old kills his grandma after watching a violent video game???
DeleteI agree with you It could be the parent they should teach them games are not real
DeleteWhy i think that violent video game have no connected school shooting.
ReplyDeleteThe first reason is that there more depress,mental,and just drug attics.My seconded reason is that in one case that a school shooting is that Adam is one of many that had no connected to a violent video game.One reason that the other side is wrong is that not ever person in the world is going on a bloody killing spree. plus why i think that GTA V is not a bad game because most people know that its a game plus most people are smarter than to RUN PEOPLE OVER! And that is why i disagree with violent games are not connect to illegal activate.
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/5067/20131125/video-games-even-violent-ones-arent-bad.htm
ReplyDeleteI think that video games are not harmful. There are mental problems that video games amplify nothing more. Video games are for entertainment and fun not intended for vilonce. Another reason is that parents should prevent games they don't think their kids should play. Finally kids find it fun and it could releve stress so why be mad.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/video-games-good-for-us_n_4164723.html
ReplyDeletei disagree who says the parents know that there kid is playing the a violent game. and that can eliminate the parents knows all the what there kid is doing so u cant always blame the parent!
DeleteThe reason I think video games are not bad and cause violence is what I'm supporting. Video games could actually help kids who have ADD because they help give them attention. They could also be getting rid of their anger because the game could help them get rid of it. Also most kids play video games do not cause violence only a very few do it. It is also because the person who does the shooting mostly has a target because they have been threatened and nobody helped so they want to stop it. Because the kid who does the shooting probably had something wrong with him before and the game had showed him something. Because most kids have nothing wrong with them and do nothing out of the ordinary. Because many of the people you see play games and have not done nothing but there is that small percentage who do that and since most people have games you would see most of them play.
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I think that video games make people violent. I have found a website that says that most serial killers were big fans or even addicted to violent video games.
ReplyDelete“Life is a video game,” Moore, who said he was inspired by the game ‘Grand Theft Auto,’" told police later. “Everybody's gotta die sometime."
It is saying that some people get lost in the gaming world and act out in real life. Evan Ramsey, 16, said “I did not understand that if I…pull out a gun and shoot you, there’s a good chance you’re not getting back up,”. “You shoot a guy in ‘Doom’ and he gets back up. You have got to shoot the things in ‘Doom’ eight or nine times before it dies.”
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ReplyDeleteI don’t think that violent video games have as much of an impact on people’s decisions as people make it out to be. Most people think that video games actually influence people to do violent things but I don’t agree for the most part. I think it all depends on the person’s mental stability, traits, and lifestyle. If someone has many mental disorders and has a bad/dangerous lifestyle, I think that they are probably more likely to be affected by witnessing violence. I play violent video games and I’m not an aggressive person. In fact, most of the people I interact with everyday enjoy playing some form of video games -mostly violent- but none of those people are violent. Also, if you look at statistics, it shows that homicide committed by people from the age of 10 to 24 years old has dropped about 50% since 1994.
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I do believe that violent video games expose you to more and can slightly affect one’s attitude but not enough to start violence. Violent video games can be a way to let out anger and stress. I think that blaming a video game for someone’s decisions doesn’t make sense and is just lazy. People are saying that violent video games cause violence all the time and it seems like they do it just because they can’t find a better thing to blame it on that is as common as video games. In the end, it is your decision whether you decide to be violent. I understand that people strongly believe that influence plays a large role but you can’t just pull the video game up as an excuse because the video games don’t force you to be brutal. So no, I don’t believe that violent video games can lead to someone committing violent acts.
http://www.techspot.com/news/54720-decade-long-study-claims-video-games-dont-affect-children.html
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DeleteI think you are correct
DeleteI believe it does not make teens violent. I have read plenty of books where people die (take the Divergent series for example) or get hurt. Have you ever seen me hurt (or kill) anyone? No! I am walking, breathing, living proof that violent entertainment do not make teens violent. Teens can take violent video games as a way to get their anger out. Think about it. If a teen comes home so angry they just want to kill everyone they see, a violent game van relieve them of that anger. You can find more people who agree with me at: http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-video-games-causing-violence-in-teens Thank you very much and have a nice day. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree but more teens will play video games and not read books so there might be a different effect
DeleteI disagree, Video games have no link to aggrivation,
Deletethis website here proves my words.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/video-games-good-for-us_n_4164723.html
I agree with dean because video games are more graphic than books.
DeleteOn top of that they probably have more vilont activity so one book won't do jack.
DeleteI honestly feel that video games don’t play a role in kids lives. I think aggression comes from the environment around you, if its nice and peaceful you have more of a calm relaxed and laid- back feeling.“Claiming that video games cause school shootings is using a high-base-rate (very common) behavior to explain a low-base-rate (rare) behavior. Using that explanation, you can also say that most school shooters wore sneakers, so sneakers must be the cause.” “Christopher Ferguson an assistant professor in the department of behavioral, applied sciences, and criminal justice at Texas A&M International University.
ReplyDeleteI see the other side's point of view how younger kids might think it would be cool to be like the guys they are on video games. If you grow up playing C.O.D and you get in a physical confrontation it would be easy to make video games the scapegoat and have it take the blame. The parent should take action and not let the their child play it if they don’t have the capability to handle it, I think that saying parents shouldn't let their kids with mental issues play video games is wrong and offensive to people with those problems they didn't ask for that illness, and saying that they can’t play video games is horrible because we don’t know what they will do and assuming they will do something bad if they play violent games.
http://videogames.procon.org/#didyouknow
DeleteI think your absolutely Right, Video Games Dont cause agression, it doesnt play a role in kids agression, but some games do, and they arent violent, violent video games are just a stress reliver, rage games, Are DESIGNED to make you mad,
DeleteI agree 100% With you. Video games do not always take a part in a kids life. It honestly depends on the person and how they choose to react to the game itself, and how they are anyways.
DeleteI think media violence is bad for kid.I don’t like it because if i had a kid i will not want him to be so violent.This is why i think it is bad for kids to play violent games or watch violent movies.Most school shootings are caused by violent game and movies from http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/living/parenting-kids-violence-media/
ReplyDeleteMost people think if they can die and come back to life. this is why i don’t like violent game or movies.
I think its not bad for kids because they're just games not the violence the players make the decisions to do it the game isn't bad.
Deletei don't think it's bad because the kids copy but they think it is not bad because it is in a game and the game is fake so ya the kids see it in a different way
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DeleteI disagree because it really depends on the person. Also, this website I found kind of proves that Video games aren't always bad for kids. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/11/18/uk_study_videogames_not_bad_for_kids_it_s_more_complicated_than_that.html
DeleteI disagree because like you can be immature and thinks its okay to go kill people and have fun doing it like they do in games or they can be mature and be "wise" and just know its just a game. Video games don't affect every person in the world.
DeleteI think GTA5 is not bad for kids Because if kids copy the violence in the game thats dumb and the game is not the game it is the player. The players have control over their actions and what they do the game is not the bad part it is either the player.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you i think it is in there mind.
DeleteI think it depends on what kind of person you are, like some people just go shoot up a place for no reason, that usually doesn't happen most people have a reason. If they're getting bullied or something you don't get bullied from video games it's like school. So it just depends on the person and the situation.
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ReplyDeleteI think no because it's not the game it's the player. I don't see what the problem is. I highly doubt that video games make people violent.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.debate.org/opinions/does-playing-violent-video-games-make-you-violent
If kid are playing Video games they should at least it is not real
ReplyDeleteI believe violent is harmful for teens because there was this shooting at the Sparks Middle School playground.There was this thirteen year old boy that came face to face with the shooter and told him to don’t pull the trigger.The boy that had the gun shot two boys,and taken his own life.The thirteen year old boy saved many kids life.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.denverpost.com/ci_24359724?source=bb
i red that the guy did have any connection to and violent entertainment
DeleteI disagree because what proof is there was a gun or a teen.
DeleteMany children learn about school shootings through the news and think that they can do better. Many people learn to kill people through games but games don't tell people to go and shoot people or to kill each other. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/02/how-parents-and-policymakers-handle-violent-video-games.html I am walking proof of that I have never killed anyone.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that video games are not causing violence but if you are already violent i believe it will teach you. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112931783/teenagers-violence-not-linked-video-games-082613/
ReplyDeleteI believe that violent media forms will not affect children. The children that shoot schools learned about it through the media and wanted to try to do better. The people are crazy on their own. I believe that violent media forms will not affect children. The children that shoot schools learned about it through the media and wanted to try to do better. The people are crazy on their own.
ReplyDelete"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar Wilde. People make their own choices if they want to hide behind a mask and pretend to be someone else let them just treat them the way that person should be treated
I disagree because people might be crazy but they usually need a reason to go and kill people, If every crazy person went and kill a person everyone will be dead. Also that is what pills and sycophantic meds are for.
Deletei agree that video game aren't bad because i read this articular
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I Say that Some Of those items can have a violent impact on Teens, but it really depends on how the person takes it in. It can be violent if someone is listening/playing these items, and could take them the wrong way. Then, there are the kids that are mature, or "wise" enough to understand that just because it's in a game, or music, or whatever it is, that you don't have to do it, or take it seriously. My personal thought is that the parent should be the one to decide if they can or can't be playing or listening to the things they do.
ReplyDeleteI think that movies,games and, music cause changes in kids behavior but not just from violence. All anyone thinks is violence is the only change because that's the number one rated things in those categories. Some games can help kids want to be want they grow up, like madden if they play that all the time maybe they start trying of the game in real life, and they grow up to be a professional football player. But I also think no about the violent games every thinks that over ten school shootings is a lot but its not that much over how many years humans have been alive. yes that's a lot in the past two decades but what do you thinks going to happen as technology advances. I found this. "In a debate that has been raging for nearly two decades, the latest research suggests the impact of violent video games has been overstated.
ReplyDeleteIn the new study, Drs. Christopher Ferguson and Cheryl Olson discovered violent video games such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Halo’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ did not cause high-risk teens (those with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder) to become aggressive bullies or delinquents.
In fact, in the study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, researchers found that the playing the video games actually had a very slight calming effect on youths with attention deficit symptoms — and helped to reduce aggressive and bullying behavior."
http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/27/in-new-study-video-games-not-tied-to-violence-in-high-risk-youth/58934.html
This practically proves that violent games doesn't do anything to cause these things that are happening to kids. IF games has nothing to do with it that kinda must mean that T.V and music don't have anything to do with it that much. I guess that probably some cases music, T.V, and games has to do with but not if you think of how many kids play games and dont do these things.
I don’t think that violence in video games, movies, and t.v. really affects you. But I do think that social media, like bullying, embarrassing photos, etc. But I have never been badly affected by music, games, or t.v.. But I do think that kids can relieve stress by playing games, watching violent movies, and listening to music. I think it’s the environment that is around you is what affects you. Like your life at home or your life at school. Like how your mom and dad act at home, I think that that is why kids are they way they are, because of actual, real life violence. But I do agree that it might cause like a little behavioral problems, but not anything like killing someone or anything. In an article I read, somebody commented and said “ Seems like a pretty good article to show my parents…… They say I can’t get Mortal Kombat because they think I might go and kill somebody, become violent/psychotic, or just have worst grades. Yet they know the rest of my friends play MK, and they aren’t even the least violent, and most of them get A’s or B’s. Heck violent video games actually calm people down because you can let off steam! What I should point out is that most violent people turn out to have some mental disorder or at the least anger issues. As long as you know the difference between fiction and reality, violent video games aren’t the least bit of reason why people act out today! What people should be looking at are those stupid shooting movies that are more violent than most video games in the present. In conclusion as a straight A student, that is involved in many activities and has a wide variety of friends. I also play games like, Halo 4, COD, Tekken 6, and heck even Mortal Kombat at a friends house. I say that violent video games are not the cause of today’s violence. *cough* *bad parenting*” -Jack http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/do-violent-video-games-make-people-more-violent-in-real-life/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
ReplyDeleteViolence in the media is not bad because I know plenty of people that listen to violent music, play violent games, and they are the same as they were years ago when they didn’t play that stuff. I found some people that agree with me they are the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). They are going to start putting bigger rating stickers so people will pay attention more to what their kids are watching. This is a good idea don’t get me wrong, but barely anyone in the world pays any attention to the big R on the back of the case. The only thing they care about is the preview on TV that they see. I don’t think that will help at all, people in this generation of the world don’t care about anything bad. They are living an equivalent life to a video game. Just like in the article we read “Violence in the Media” we are getting used to seeing blood, shooting guns, stabbing people. You are so used to it it doesn’t bother you. I used this website: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201309/violence-the-media-and-your-brain
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