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Off-Topic => Games => Existing Games => Topic started by: Natef on February 04, 2011, 03:37:51 PM
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This could happen in the US.
http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/27/us-representative-reintroduces-video-game-labeling-bill-us-representative-joe-baca-reintroduces-video-game-labeling-bill-to-house-would-require-t-m-rated-games-to-carry-warning-labels/ (http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/27/us-representative-reintroduces-video-game-labeling-bill-us-representative-joe-baca-reintroduces-video-game-labeling-bill-to-house-would-require-t-m-rated-games-to-carry-warning-labels/)
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Yeah, this would stop little kids playing games too old for them [/sarcasm]
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Maybe this can help a bit. It sickens me to hear all the 11 year olds going on about Blops all the time.
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Yeah, it pisses me off aswell, but screw it, let the general populous continue to dumb down, they have only themselves when people like me (but not me) get into power.
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Maybe, but it could lead to more legislations condemning video games.
It should be the parents that decide whether or not little Timmy plays an M-rated game, not the government.
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This is complete and utter bullsh*t, and it pisssses me off. My parents know that I'm mature enough to play M-Rated games and watch R-Rated movies, so, it's the damn parents's fault if there little kid starts cursing like a sailor.
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True points from both of you there
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I'm a total moralsfag but this is retarded to the maxx!!!
It's up to the parents to decide if it's the right thing for their kids, the government should not need to intervene.
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Oh wow he shot him in the head.Big deal.The government is retarded
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Yeah, I'm tired of hearing about MW2, it pisses me off so much you wouldn't even understand. I'm all for this if it's gonna shut some kids up.
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ROFL, my mom bought me Call of Duty: Black Ops for Christmas, so I see no point in this.
"ALL YOUR FREEDOM BELONG TO US! "
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Sparkey and LRA2 are prime examples of why I think this might be a good idea.
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Sparkey and LRA2 are prime examples of why I think this might be a good idea.
I don't act like an idiot on live, I usualy don't say anything.
Oh wow he shot him in the head.Big deal.The government is retarded
I didn't even refer to Kennedy
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Meh... It won't effect me. The games I'm interested in have been out for a decade or more, making them exempt. Plus, at the age of 20, no one can tell me what games I can or cannot play.
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On the matter of this subject, I thought this was pretty funny:
http://www.electricretard.com/killing-spree/ (http://www.electricretard.com/killing-spree/)
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This bill isn't going to help. Those games already have a warning label; it's called an M-rating. If people are too myopic to see that, they need more than a flashier sign to help them make good decisions.
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The thing I don't like about age ratings is that age has no absolute hard and fast undeviating linear bearing on maturity, intelligence, or the ability to understand what's going on in video games. For instance, my girlfriend's brother-in-law is 32, and his day basically consists of sitting around, watching TV, drinking beer, playing XBox, and completely disregarding his two children. I daresay that the majority of members on this forum are more mature and intelligent than that.
Although the parents definitely hold some blame in this situation. More often that not, they're the ones that buy kids the violent video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Call Of Duty. Part of that could be down to particularly whiny children, but they should have the common sense not to give these sorts of games to small children.
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and completely disregarding his two children.
Oh hai dad from twelve years ago.
Dan that was useless
I think it is the parents problem IMO.
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All M-rated games should have a big flashing LED sign on them that say, "THIS IS FOR ADULTS ONLY SO DON'T BUY THIS YOU 8-YEAR OLD FREAKS!!!!!!!"
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The thing I want is evidence that violent games actually impact kids.
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The thing I want is evidence that violent games actually impact kids.
I won't argue. Here is your evidence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre)
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The thing I want is evidence that violent games actually impact kids.
Not only violent games, violent media in general. While I was waiting for a taxi to take me home, there were a couple of poor kids on the sidewalk playing with some sort of toy. When one kid kept the toy to himself, the other ones mouthed him off like a drunken rapper. Then they all went WWE on him after that. Being kids, I'm pretty sure those blows didn't hurt that much, but I'm also sure those moves came from television. Those parents had enough money to send them to a decent school, yet they spent the cash on a color television, hair dye and an air conditioning unit.
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I'm gonna make my kids listen to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwLtTa2trRs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwLtTa2trRs#)
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I'm gonna make my kids listen to this:
(video removed from quote)
(http://www.sadanduseless.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/469.jpg)
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Look, the DeLorean's gone already!
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I've read that an FBI report that violent crimes have gone down in the US for the past 20 years.
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*agrees with this*
If the parents don't make good choices and buy kids M-rated games, it's their fault. The government shouldn't be interfering. This is why everything's going to heck.
*moves to UK and HOPES they have a better government*
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I won't argue. Here is your evidence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre)
That is absolutely ridiculous. Those shooting were caused by mental instability, not games.
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When they investigated Seung-Hui Cho, the boy who killed people in V-Tech, they found no evidence of him "training" on violent video games. He was actually writing disturbing poetry (IIRC).
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Guys, you know online games will always be full of idiotic 8-year-olds.
Its sad, really...
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*moves to UK and HOPES they have a better government*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
As if, it will do when I am in power though, don't worry.