I know as a fact, that violent video games provide a major benefit. I am aggressive, I have been for as long as I can remember, and I still am. I’m not necessarily attracted to violent video games because of that aggression, nor does my aggression increase after playing a violent game. Violent video games, Grand Theft Auto 3 in particular, have done me much good. You may ask how. I’ll tell you how. Being an aggressive person, I need a suitable outlet for my aggressions. The only outlet that works well in my experience is violent video games.
Have I gone out and shot someone? Do I plant bombs in my school? Do I attempt to kill others? No, no, and no. My parents did something useful, they taught me morals. My parents realized that it is their responsibility as to how I am raised. I play violent video games. I’m aggressive. I do not shoot people in real life, and nor do I try to kill others.
The responsibility lies not with the industry, but with the parent. To ban all violence from the country is to shelter everyone to the point where they cannot believe violence exists until it happens to them, or someone close to them. The fact is that violence is all over the place. Much like high school, it seems that the government as well as anti-violent game parents are trying to shelter people from reality. True, most people do not go running around shooting people with rocket launchers or tossing molotovs at crowds, but you see, video games are interactive fantasy. They are entertainment. ESRB exists to try to ensure that games go into the hands of those who are ready for them.
It is about time that people stop searching for scapegoats and realize that they need to take responsibility.
This applies to every aspect of life. If something bad happens, most people try to blame others for the cause. If it is their own fault, they need to realize that and try to fix the problem instead of playing the blame game.
BY
Demon Copeland-Hardy