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1. Comment - Survey: Parents fear in-game sex, real life drugs

   (Aug 24, 2008 - 8:10 AM)

   I have to agree with roj on this one, right versus wrong is not as basic as you might think, just as common sense is anything but common.

2. Comment - Survey: Parents fear in-game sex, real life drugs

   (Aug 24, 2008 - 8:09 AM)

   To this day, I still don't understand why any person who is interested in sex is automatically regarded as a pervert. A pervert is someone who deviates from the norm. Interest in the opposite sex is completely NORMAL, isn't it? Just because a person has sexual urges, does not mean they are a "pervert".

3. Comment - Survey: Parents fear in-game sex, real life drugs

   (Aug 24, 2008 - 8:06 AM)

   I, too, grew up playing video games (and I still play them), and yes, I was exposed to violence in them. But I was also exposed to violence on TV and in movies, a great deal of it in fact. So much so that I got BORED with it. Seriously. None of my games, none of the R-rated horror movies I saw, none of that stuff ever made me actually want to go out and DO any of those things.
   
   The biggest problem is not that parents don't check the ratings, it's that parents never bother to teach their children anything in the first place. If you raise them right, you can let them watch and play virtually anything, and none of it will ever actually influence their behaviors. All I'm saying is, it's a bad sign if your child's VIDEO GAMES have more influence on their behaviors than YOU do.

4. Comment - Survey: Parents fear in-game sex, real life drugs

   (Aug 24, 2008 - 7:59 AM)

   I wholeheartedly agree, though violence should be used sparingly and only when absolutely necessary. There is a difference between spanking your kids and beating your kids. The former will teach them that what they did was wrong, the latter is more likely to actually make your kid violent.
   
   Trust me, I know this from experience. I'm well into adulthood now, but I still harbor anger issues. Some would be quick to blame it on the video games I play, I'm sure, but the blame lays squarely on my parents. More specifically, one stepparent in particular. Ah, stepparents, the wonderful biproducts of a broken home. About the only thing worse than bad parents are bad parents who aren't even really parents to begin with.

5. Comment - Survey: Parents fear in-game sex, real life drugs

   (Aug 24, 2008 - 7:50 AM)

   Or, maybe, the reason kids like these violent video games, is because they already HAVE violent or aggressive tendencies, and the video games allow them to act out these tendencies. Where did this whole ADHD disorder come from all of a sudden?
   
   There was no ADD or ADHD when I was growing up. You were either well-behaved and attentive, or you were not. If you weren't, most people assumed you had bad parents who either didn't teach you any better, or who never paid any attention to you. These kids would act out to get attention, and because nobody had ever taught them the discipline to sit still and listen and learn.
   
   We love to blame kids' problems on disorders, or music, or video games, etc., but it still comes down to what kind of environment they were raised in. Of course biology plays a role too, but generally most kids are not born with the "serial killer gene". For the most part, kids only become violent if they experience violence in their homes, or from other kids at school, or if they harbor deep anger and resentment over some tragedy in their lives.
   
   Video games do not MAKE anybody violent. Though you do also have to realize that males in particular, upon reaching puberty, are suddenly raging with testosterone, which can be inductive to violence in and of itself. Before there were video games, boys would play "war" or "soldier", and run around pretend-shooting each other. Are you also going to argue that capguns and squirtguns and sticks shaped like guns will influence kids to be violent as well?
   
   Let's get real, here. Sometimes, boys are just violent. Sports are violent, wars are violent, and both capitalize on this inherent male tendency (and both are also born of this tendency). It has been this way for thousands of years, and it is not likely to change anytime soon. Let's not try and blame any of this on video games, which have only been around for the past few decades.