Alyxx Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 6 hours ago, The Blackangel said: To me that’s like people who scream “Guns kill”. If guns kill, then I can blame misspelled words on my pencil. It’s not the object that did it. To my knowledge Mortal Kombat has never taken hostages or opened fire into a crowd. Shang Tsung is more hands on. I agree 100%. Guns are just tools. Blame the person who fired it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 20 hours ago, Alyxx said: I agree 100%. Guns are just tools. Blame the person who fired it. I'm not sure why influential figures are always trying to scapegoat video games and media in general for some of the atrocities in society when these things have been happening long before these forms of entertainment existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 If you watch any kind of western you’re guaranteed to see a shootout between two guys at least once. And everyone carried a gun. I wonder what video game made all the violence in 1870 so bad? killamch89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: If you watch any kind of western you’re guaranteed to see a shootout between two guys at least once. And everyone carried a gun. I wonder what video game made all the violence in 1870 so bad? My sentiments exactly - it has always happened throughout history since the primitive days of mankind so to be blaming things that came along in the last 50 - 100 years is ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Actually those movies and novels too were considered as equal bad influence in that time and even in todays time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I guess society will never want to admit people are just messed up sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just once I want to see a person blamed for their actions because they are the one at fault, without people searching for something else to blame as a scapegoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, The Blackangel said: Just once I want to see a person blamed for their actions because they are the one at fault, without people searching for something else to blame as a scapegoat. Most of these people are spineless and narcissistic so they'll never want to admit that they are the ones at fault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 hours ago, killamch89 said: Most of these people are spineless and narcissistic so they'll never want to admit that they are the ones at fault... I was meaning not just the one at fault, but everyone else who would take the opportunity to push their agenda. Blame guns, blame video games, blame music, blame tv/movies, etc etc. Just blame the asshole who did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: I was meaning not just the one at fault, but everyone else who would take the opportunity to push their agenda. Blame guns, blame video games, blame music, blame tv/movies, etc etc. Just blame the asshole who did it. Yeah, Everyone should be held accountable for their actions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 People doing mass shootings were messed up before they got into video games - or they were messed up apart from the games. Well, really, mostly the parents are to blame - for raising weak kids - but sometimes parents have an legit excuse. Now when I say weak - I mean not necessary weak - in the common sense - but could also be applied to morally warped freaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Violence existed before video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Alyxx said: Violence existed before video games. Violence has existed for as long as humanoid creatures have existed. Homo Erectus, Homo Habilus, Homo Sapien, etc. etc. The animal kingdom is no different. Watch chimpanzees for a quick example. They war against each other just as bad, and often worse than people have. They have no video games. So to all those that want to blame video gaming, what's your excuse for them? And don't give me that "lesser intelligence" bullshit. They're smarter than humans, whether humans want to admit it or not. Humans just have a more realized consciousness. Video games are just a convenient scapegoat. Edited October 20, 2019 by The Blackangel Alyxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: Violence has existed for as long as humanoid creatures have existed. Homo Erectus, Homo Habilus, Homo Sapien, etc. etc. Video games are just a convenient scapegoat. Aye. Media always will be. killamch89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 7 hours ago, Alyxx said: Aye. Media always will be. Hell, you only have to look as far as wild monkeys to see that violence is a part of nature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
