....blame it on video game

[ElRazur]

The makers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City have been sued by the family of three people killed by a teenage relative, claiming they would not have died if he had never played the violent video game.

http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=1004883

Why do americans have a "blame it on someone else" mentality? Is this really gonna get them any where? What happened to parental control and responsibility.....This is a joke.

The lawsuit claims the game trained him how to point and shoot a gun in a way that made him "an extraordinarily effective killer without teaching him any of the constraints or responsibilities needed to inhibit such a killing capacity".

I have played socom for ages now and i dont see the need to think am a killing machine.

 

[ElRazur]

The lawsuit claims the game trained him how to point and shoot a gun in a way that made him "an extraordinarily effective killer without teaching him any of the constraints or responsibilities needed to inhibit such a killing capacity".

I am quoting this again as i just remembered something i read not too long ago. Some psychologist argue that playing a video game e.g a shooting game is equivalent to an army in a real war zone on the basis of how the brain work and cordinate the reflexes etc. (or something along those lines) Maybe...MAYBE they might have a point to make on this basis alone?

 

[ElRazur]

Hold on a minute. Learning to hold down R1 and hit the Circle button teaches you how to point and shoot a gun? Last time I checked, holding and shooting a gun required a bit more skill than that.

Ladies and gentlemen, it appears the might have a case....

Violent imagery in computer games and on TV increases the risk of young children becoming aggressive and emotionally disturbed, a report says.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4275131.stm

 

[ElRazur]

Why the hell do they need 600 million dollars?

Mtv cribs-style houses and pad? Or horse ranch?