"The shooting on the Virginia Tech campus was only hours old, police hadn't even identified the gunman, and yet already the perpetrator had been fingered and was in the midst of being skewered in the media. Video games. They were to blame for the dozens dead and wounded. They were behind the bloodiest massacre in U.S. history." (Winda Benedetti- 2007- *1)
This article shows how media try to tell us what to think. Media accused Counter-Strike game as a cause of this massacre ! The investigation has shown that the gunman was a lonely, mentally unstable adolescent, who had shady past. There are some quotations of people from gaming industry too. In my opinion it is more issue of american law enforcement than video games companies. If you are interested in this topic, you can browse my sources to learn more.
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I do not believe that Counter-Strike was to blame. Maybe it could play a little role in inspiring the student, but what is most important is that the student was mentally ill. He was diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder and maybe something more. I do not believe that a mentally healthy person would kill 32 people because some game inspiration.
OdpovědětVymazatI think it also depends on the child's background, his family - if they taught them important values and attitudes.
Also, the school was supposed to know about his condition, maybe the school would take some precaution and 32 people would not have to be killed...
This is a serious issue and there are many questions that arise from video games and the actual violence. Another thing is who can tell how much are the video games affecting the behavioral aspect of the player in real life. Where is the line that separates the game from a life? I disagree with the idea that Counter-Strike should be blamed for this horrible massacre. It reminds me of similar nonsense, The Columbine High massacre where Marilyn Manson was blamed. Apparently his life-style, music and visage where the cause of this massacre.
OdpovědětVymazatWell, of course CS is not main cause of such an event. There is also correlation between ice cream production and murders (at least according to Mike J.).
OdpovědětVymazatI am thinking about something else: is it beneficial for individuals and society to play such games? Catharsis,maybe?