Violent computer games led to stabbing...

[Fuzzy]

Don't know about you guys, but I've never had to urge to go out and kill a young man in cold blood just because I'd had a game or two of GTA or COD?

Video games have nothing to do with it.

Gang culture, anyone?

Story here.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

These stories have been around for years and I always thought them to be a crock of sh*t.
I grew up on GTA and DOOM and never lost my grip on reality...

 

[Fuzzy]

These stories have been around for years and I always thought them to be a crock of sh*t.
I grew up on GTA and DOOM and never lost my grip on reality...

Exactly. I can't see why people make ridiculous statements like these. There's obviously a problem with gun/knife/gang 'culture' in certain parts of London, going off the news of regular stabbings and shootings of young people. Blaming video games is just sidestepping the issue.

 

[forcefulfil]

my spectrum used to get some hammer playing track n feild etc.
but never had bad feelings towards anything other than my keyboard or joystick if i lost a life etc

 

[IDCHAPPY]

I remember bending the keyboard of my spectrum giving it a whack now and then but that was about as far as it went

.
Back on topic though, some crazy sh*t goes on these days and it just makes you sad really

 

[Russ J]

My Atari joystick went flying across the room a fair few times when I lost a life on various games on my VCS also went through a few Quickshot II joysticks on my Commodore 64 but never had the urge to go out and chin some poor sod just for the 'fun' of it after playing a game of Yie Ar Kung Fu

 

[saleem]

Cos kids and a lot of people who play games online have or build up a lot of frustrations and leads to them becoming a bit temperamental.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

I think the computer games angle is an easy one to blame and always will be unfortunately

 

[bbz149]

My 8 year old lives on COD, and he's not wanted to shoot anybody yet

 

[saleem]

My 8 year old lives on COD, and he's not wanted to shoot anybody yet

but its kids who bloody spoil xbox live playing games they shouldnt have,no disresepct to you or anyone else who lets their kids play games they aint old enoiugh to play,what would you think if you came home to find little timmy kicking back on yer favorite chair reading this months playboy?

yes i know whats coming,laugh.