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In response to "he might as well have blamed jazz music. -- nm" by Reagen

while I think things like certain video games aren't harmless to society the removal of them is not a major solution to gun violence.

Posted by Melkor Profit (aka mel profit) Dec 21 '12, 12:53

but we are turning certain kids into desensitized lil Enders.

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studies in the 70's about violence on tv (yeah they thought that was violent) showed the biggest effect was to make average people worry about bein... - 4droidz a texting Dec 21, 13:08
I don't really buy that. From my perspective, it's more of a relief valve than anything. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 12:57 8
- I'm not certain how I feel. I definitely don't feel it appropriate entertainment for most youth (read: early teens) - Merry Christmoose Dec 21, 13:00 7
  - I don't think CoD is great for, say, a 10 year old, but then neither is Kill Bill, or Game of Thrones, etc. etc. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 13:09 6
    - Right. I don't think either is good for kids, nor do I think either should be banned from existence. - Merry Christmoose Dec 21, 13:24
    - But a kid isn't going to watch Kill Bill daily... - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 13:15 4
      - maybe not one film, btu they could easily watch untold # of similar movies or shows daily. - Reagen Dec 21, 13:19 1
        
        It does, but in today's modern world, I think we need to give parents more help than just saying "it's your kid". - Merry Christmoose Dec 21, 13:27
      - Heh. Me and my sister used to watch Die Hard daily when I was in Jr High/High School - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 21, 13:16 1
        
        I'm comfortable making a distinction between Die Hard and militarily realistic FPS Games -- nm - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 13:22
I don't see how the removal of them could be done Constitutionally anyway. Certainly not without studies showing definitive links, which don't exist. -- nm - mara Dec 21, 12:55 1
- Right, removal isn't possible and poorly phrased on my part. I'm not sure anyone is advocating that anyway... - Melkor Profit Dec 21, 12:57

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while I think things like certain video games aren't harmless to society the removal of them is not a major solution to gun violence.

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