Trump, video games, and gun violence.

[Stevicus]

Trump spurns experts for his video game meeting

What are your thoughts on this?

I don't think an otherwise normal, well-adjusted individual is going to turn into a homicidal maniac just after playing a video game. So if that's what they mean when they say "no connection between video game violence and violence in society," then I would agree. But it may be a combination of factors.

It might also have to do with the amount of attention these mass shootings generate. The media make these mass murderers into instant celebrities who will be remembered for decades.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Not everyone who plays violent video games or immerses themselves in violent movies goes out and attempt to bring the same experience to real life. But who is to say that there are some that are influenced by them to the point that they might? Did I not read somewhere on this forum that the brains of children do not reach maturity until a certain age, and who is to say that their development is not influenced by these games and movies. Of course this will probably not result in research due to the fact that Hollywood and the game manufactures are a huge lobbing group.

Is the age 21?

 

[metis]

But Hollywood and the games industry certainly do present quite a
stream of violence, which personally I think is reprehensible.

I hear ya, and I agree fully.

There's very few American movies nowadays that I would pay two cents to see because they're what I call "kiddee flics" or "no-brainers". IOW, the bang-bang, die-die movies that are nothing more than glorified cartoons, imo. Instead, I much prefer the British movies, a great many of which actually have real actors with real themes that appeal to people who at least have an IQ higher than that of a turnip.

Just my opinion.

 

[Audie]

I don't think an otherwise normal, well-adjusted individual is going to turn into a homicidal maniac just after playing a video game. So if that's what they mean when they say "no connection between video game violence and violence in society," then I would agree. But it may be a combination of factors.

It might also have to do with the amount of attention these mass shootings generate. The media make these mass murderers into instant celebrities who will be remembered for decades.

There is no realistic doubt that copy cat crimes
are going on. I'd like to see every detail of the perp
denied to public access.

 

[Woberts]

The best

Trump spurns experts for his video game meeting

What are your thoughts on this?

The best part is when Trump announced this statement, neither EA, Valve, Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo were invited. Yup, giants of the video game industry, alright.

 

[illykitty]

What the research tells us that there is no direct one to one causal link between violent video games and violence, violent video games DO have a desensitizing effect on people, which may make it easier for them to commit violence, given a plethora of other circumstances and conditions being present.

I don't know, the people who complain about video games being violent are often the ones that say we should hang offenders and they're aggressive towards pro-choice, non Christians and so on.

I think they need a healthy outlet for that pent up anger, like, a video game. And I don't think I'm desensitised at all. Just yesterday I went to watch the new Tomb Raider movie, had to look away when Lara gets injured and such. The games were even more BRUTAL, I sometimes couldn't look at the death scenes.

To be fair though, the majority of games I play aren't Call of Duty like... But I have played GTA and I'm still a softie. *Shrugs* And I've been gaming since I was a child.

 

[SomeRandom]

Even, as the say, the stopped clock is right some of the time.
Dont be so hasty to pooh pooh just because you (and you hardlycould, more than I) dislike the Trump.

My boyfriend is a Marine, and he had me read "On Killing" by, uh, Dave Grossman.

Not sure why, but it is interesting, and disturbing.

I mention it because the author, at least, is quite certain that video games
do in fact seriously contribute to desensitizing people to the act of killing.

Now, I dont know, and I dont play video games.

But Hollywood and the games industry certainly do present quite a
stream of violence, which personally I think is reprehensible.

I know I'm late on this, but...
You do realize that violence isn't actually a core concept in video games in general, right? Only in specific genres. In most children's games, the "violence" amounts to squishing a random freaky looking fantastical enemy or a game depicting a real life sport.

Also Hollywood only give what the people want. People have been baying for blood in their entertainment since before time was actually recorded by humans. I grew up on foreign movies from the Germans, Dutch/Swiss and mostly the French, for some reason. The way they depict violence, pah, Hollywood could only be that violent and gritty in its wildest dreams. And yet, it's always America with the problem.

 

[Shushersbedamned]

Trump trying to be as loud as he can about the fact that US has a huge firearm problem and he has no intention whatsoever of addressing it. The louder the media cackles about gun control the louder Trump will be talking about the dangers of GTA.