What's Your Opinion About Video game Inspired Crimes?

[Shadie T]

Most of us have all heard these stories on the news about how people commit crimes and say they were inspired by a movie or something but most of the time they say they were inspired by video games like GTA, What is your opinion on this? Can people really be inspired to do these things by games?

Spoiler: My Opinion

My opinion is that if you blame your crimes like murder and robbery on video games then you are either 1. A fucking idiot 2. Someone trying to blame your actions on something else to get away with it or 3. A fucking psycho. If you cannot spilt up real life and video games and what is acceptable in games and what is acceptable in real life then dont play games and go get help.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

People who blame media for their idiocy should be shot on the spot, to save this world from the possibility of them procreating.

 

[seabs]

It appeals to my lazy ass nature. Wanna fuck up a prostitute? No worries seabelton just sit back and avoid the cold. Do it on the TV, sadly it's the same reason I'm not a multiple time world champion though.

 

[Ovaldinho]

It isn't games that cause it; it's societies inability to recognise when someone is mentally unstable, plenty of incidents happen due to non-gaming reasons; games can just be a trigger. Games shouldn't be blamed though. Blame the fools who haven't ensured that measures haven't been implemented so that it is easier to detect if someone is mentally ill.

 

[Jonathan]

Do you have to swear all the time. And Capitalise Every Letter Just Because It's A Title... it's not needed... please stop.

 

[Crayo]

Do you have to swear all the time. And Capitalise Every Letter Just Because It's A Title... it's not needed... please stop.

Neither is this post. Shut up dude.

My opinion on this subject is that it does happen (video games influencing fragile minds), but it's not an issue. The issue is that the parents let these kids, or whoever it is, play these games when their mind is obviously not "normal". Video games having negative influences to any children is based on parenting. You should know your kid enough to know whether such games, or even mature programs, can mess with their psyche. I was watching South Park at 9/10 and playing GTA as soon at like 11/12, yet I've never fucked a prostitute only to kill her and get my money back... yet.

 

[seabs]

He's Scottish of course he swears.

Also ill admit I swear so much it's because casual conversation with now sadly, don't swear kids.

 

[Shadie T]

Do you have to swear all the time. And Capitalise Every Letter Just Because It's A Title... it's not needed... please stop.

Do you have to make this meaningless post? Next time you have an issue message me instead of making an irrelevant post in this thread.

Neither is this post. Shut up dude.

My opinion on this subject is that it does happen (video games influencing fragile minds), but it's not an issue. The issue is that the parents let these kids, or whoever it is, play these games when their mind is obviously not "normal". Video games having negative influences to any children is based on parenting. You should know your kid enough to know whether such games, or even mature programs, can mess with their psyche. I was watching South Park at 9/10 and playing GTA as soon at like 11/12, yet I've never fucked a prostitute only to kill her and get my money back... yet.

I wan't allowed GTA until I was 13, Theres a difference between a 9 year old shooting his Gran after playing GTA (using real stories here) and a couple of teenagers (believe they were 15-18) stealing cars and causing havoc, At 9 you cannot understand that you cant do that in real life some may not agree with that but thats my opinion, If you are 15-18 and cant do that in real life then get help.

 

[Crayo]

My brother played GTA when he was 9. He plays now and he's 10. There is no set age where one is suddenly fine. Your parents need to know what type of kid you are, and whether it will influence you. My brother is completely against swearing to the point he'll literally tell me off if I even say bitch, yet he watches YT videos with language like that, and of course plays GTA.

 

[Jonathan]

Do you have to make this meaningless post? Next time you have an issue message me instead of making an irrelevant post in this thread.




I wan't allowed GTA until I was 13, Theres a difference between a 9 year old shooting his Gran after playing GTA (using real stories here) and a couple of teenagers (believe they were 15-18) stealing cars and causing havoc, At 9 you cannot understand that you cant do that in real life some may not agree with that but thats my opinion, If you are 15-18 and cant do that in real life then get help.

18 year olds can have the mental age of a 9 year old. Your logic is flawed.

My parents have never been strict on what age ratings I could play on, simply because they brought me up well(ish) 1: and taught me right from wrong.

 

[Crayo]

Your parents just don't give a shit about you Jono. ity1:

 

[seabs]

It's true we don't.

 

[Shadie T]

18 year olds can have the mental age of a 9 year old. Your logic is flawed.

My parents have never been strict on what age ratings I could play on, simply because they brought me up well(ish) 1: and taught me right from wrong.

My logic is not flawed, What I was saying is that 9 year was not able to understand the difference between real life and a game, The 15-18 year olds were the same. What I said is they have something wrong in their head if they cant tell the difference between a game and real life but that also may have resulted from parenting too.

 

[Swift]

I'm pretty sure (most) 9 year olds know the difference between games and real life...

 

[Danielson]

I don't think that it is a direct cause, but i'd be a fool to ignore the fact that SOME, let me repeat SOME people might get ideas. I'm not ignorant to ignore both sides of the argument. The real thing here is that if a game is rated MATURE, the parents shouldn't buy them the game. You can't blame the video game industry because they have a legit system.