I'm honesty tired of hearing this over and over. Politicians using video games as a scapegoat to teen violence. I think Tor made his point justifiable; Arnold has been in video games more or less even, in movies that "depict ultra violent actions." It's almost as if he's contradicting his own career as a successful actor. Yes I'm sure we all loved "Kindegarden Cop," but its much easier to face the fact that Predator was much more popular.
I won't call Schwarzenegger a bad politician or a good one. I don't have any kind of knowledge of his education revolving around politics, nor' do I have any kind of degree in the subject myself. All i am saying is that you don't have to be a PhD to put two and two together to realize that the Governors bill and comments against the industry are without merit and baseless. There are much easier and better ways to prevent minors from buying M rated games, if that was even the goal of the Governors bill in the first place. That's why the ESRB exists.
Even then, this headline is the subject of a much more important issue. Do parents really care if their kids buy Violent games. If one adult should decide the "violent images" that games depict should be kept away from their children, what measures should they take? Same as with substances, or not even. Where is a 10 year-old going to get the 60 dollars to pay for Gears of War. The odds are; their parents.Back in the day, if I asked my mom for some money to go buy pot, she would have racked me up the side of the head.Regaurdless, this siuation withMrated games isnot a difficult one.The ESRB rating system is similar if not more obvious that the ones already in place for the Movie and Music industries. I can look to the bottom left-hand or right corner of STALKER, Ghost Recon, or Saints Row and clearly make out the ESRB rating. Its a bold black letter against a white ground. It's there, it's clear, and you know exactly what it means. Every time I walk into my localGamestop, I can expectto see that same ESRB poster about game ratings.THERE IS A SYSTEM PEOPLE! You dont need to fix somthing that isn't broke. So, if the system works, and the ratings are defined, where does the problem lie? With the parents, once again.
We live in a ganeration where parents want to give the most to thier kids. It's the American dream; go to school, get a car, get a job, have kids, retire where it's warm and die rich. We care for our young don't we? We want them to be happy and fufulled at all times. We know we wouldnt have our dear little 10 year old Johnny watching Saw. But you see, children, in my opinion, can play violent games like Gears and Saints row. But it's the parents responsibility to back up their kids knowlege of violence with principles and discussions of moral development. Or else,as young ones, gaming could be very dangerous to thier minds.
I'm still waiting for my (third) 360 to arrive from the Microsoft repair center in Texas. At least I didn't have to spend a nickle to get it replaced. It's been about two weeks since I shipped it out, they even handled the shipping. (Nice feat.) It was a great idea to increase the warranties on all the systems, but alot of sources are saying this is putting Microsoft in the hole. I guess you get what you pay for... (a shi**y piece of hardware)
Im selling this piece of junk when I get it back anyways ; )
