everyone should be able to shoot everything.

[Captain Del]

Originally Posted by Swash

Slouyx if you see a kid that has been influenced by a video game, JUST THE VIDEO GAME, not online interactions, then please recommend them to a therapist as any person who can comprehend right from wrong will not become influenced by video games. An example for you: I play Grand Theft Auto and I know a large handful of people who do, yet we aren't stealing cars from people, talking trash, or commiting any other crimes. My conclusion is that anyone who knows that Video games are not the real world, will not be influenced by a video game. ( And kids who have game related b-day parties or wear game related Halloween costumes don't count. )

So your saying that based on how you act, you can say that your actions represent the broad majority of children?

I have met children in this game as young as 6 years old. SIX. Would you be willing to give your six-year-old child your bills and ask them to pay your taxes? Would you be willing to give them a pocket full of cash and tell them to spend it on veggies, and then walk away? Would you give your six year old a bottle of poison?

What I'm getting as, there are children out there that have NEVER been taught right from wrong, are allowed to do whatever they want, and get away without knowing consequences might exist (Supernanny scenarios don't exist just on TV.) If we let kids shoot people in game, and in turn, they are REWARDED, then what would happen?

"Hey, daddy has one of those thingys! I can go use that like the pirates!"

Not every family is a perfect little clan, where everybody is responsible and cares for each other. So, we can't treat it as such.

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