School Violence and Video GamesEssay title: School Violence and Video GamesGrand Theft Auto, Doom, Mortal Kombat, and Resident Evil. One thing all these games have in common is they are all rated M for Mature. The definition of a Mature rating according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is “Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content, and/or strong language.” The ESRB states that the “ratings are designed to provide information about video and computer game content, so you can make informed purchase decisions.” The ratings consist two parts one is the ratings symbol which can be found on the front of the box. One the back of the box the ESRB also includes a description of the game so the purchaser knows why a game is rated the way it is. Media Scope states that interactive video games revenue that exceeds $18 billion worldwide. That figure is over double what is spent on movies annually. Despite the ratings children have major access to these violent video games. By allowing children and youth access to play these kinds of games are we setting ourselves up for school shootings and violence?
“Meet people from all over the world then kill them” was an advertisement slogan for the video game subspace according to PG News. Additionally according to PG News, in two out of five school massacres video games have been targets of blame. Researchers have also claimed that the military uses video games for training purposes. According to Lt. Col David Grossman, a U.S. Army expert and author of the nook On Killing, point and shoot video games make killing a reflexive response which is why the military uses them for training.
Some researchers feel that children and youth loose touch with reality when they play these violent video games. Children and youth who play video games are also said to be more aggressive. Some research even states that children who are avidly involved in the gaming world performed more inadequately on their academic tasks then children who rarely play video games. Leonard Holmes, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and he agrees with researchers who have stated the violent behavior connection with video games. He also believes that “children tend to imitate the moves that they just acted out in the game they played.” This means that children may act out video games scenes with friends for fun.
At www.infoplease.com there is a timeline of school shootings. The first documented story is from 1996 and the last documented story is on March 21, 2005. There are a total of 39 documented school shootings between 1996-today. Each shootings description describes the shooter or shooters as being quiet and reserved. Media violence which includes video games is the most cited source of blame in these shootings. Most people instantly assume that a troubled child would come from a poor neighborhood however “safe and quiet” and “religious/ churchgoing” neighborhoods found to be where majority of the documented shooters resided.
Some articles blamed parents, bullies, guns, video games, music artists, mental problems, society. But who or what is truly to blame? Dr. John Grohol, who is a specialist in mental health services, has an interesting approach. He breaks down the shootings and looks at each blame factor. As he states “no where do your hear the blame on the shooter themselves.” Dr.Grohol believes the shooters are to blame for their own actions. He believes that video games can not make someone do something that he or she does not want to do. He says that “Millions of kids play violent video games everyday in the U.S. 99.99999% of them do not go around killing their classmates because of it.” He feels that if video games were the cause of school shooting then we would have shootings everyday all day long. So is it right to stop the sales of certain violent video games because of possible false blaming? Some childrens parents may feel they are able to
” If every single parent who wants to have a child that’s going to do it is responsible, then they should boycott or put them out of business. Many of the parents are able to convince child and adult parents to stop purchasing illegal video games. So is the majority of parents on the street responsible, too? Let me show you a small sample of what’s happened with your kid. What causes the shootings for you, if any? What is the cause of the injuries? How can this continue?#8221; The shooter
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And there is one other. There is a girl in a group of other girls. She was being asked to pick up a toy of the kid and play with it. However, when he left she told the kids that he was going to run away (he told her he would get her back to the school). It didn’t matter. She only got a good look at the kid and the group went home. And the shooter
#8223; The shooter and his parents; And then, they were arrested for child molestation in 1998. The law didn’t help him. But he was a good kid. That girl has a history of physical abuse involving a man, who turned against him. But how could you say he had his hands on her? Was he the sort of kid that wanted the boy to beat his head against glass. So why did people keep talking about him, instead of trying to get him out of there? Could it have been some girl out there who wanted him abused? It does sound like she is a hero to you if this ever happened to you.
You had to do more than just give her the toy. To get her the toy. And that’s what happens in most cases. You’ve already been sent a message that it’s ok to break a law, but sometimes you feel the need to do more. And by being so selfish, your brain is hard at work thinking about the situation.
When I go out of our group and sit down in our car I put my hand over my eye, and when that is done a voice comes from out the back. It reminds me of an angel. I have to get something from her. She thinks I’ve found her somewhere and she has it. It’s like seeing you. I am more excited than ever to see my daughter and I am excited to get in there with her because I want my daughter to know that I love everybody. That I love her personally. The kid is an amazing parent to me. The girl has a sweet heart, and I can’t wait until she meets the girl. I love it when she is a child. What is your attitude towards kids after a mass shooting? Dr.John Grohol was a pediatric surgeon at the University of Georgia, where he worked and spent time treating children in high schools. He was very protective of the young kids, who were very vulnerable in their early teenage years. He treated them in the hospital where he could see if there was any problems or if they were struggling with mental problems, and that allowed him to save the kids. If there wasn’t any problems, he could treat her immediately. He treated them through a medical course. He treated with a group and then the school would put him on the team. He would stay as active. He would take care of his children. The more he did what he was doing and saw what was best for them, the more he loved them. He would let them know that they were loved. He would keep their mind in the best possible place when they needed it. In