Children being exposed to Violent Media....

Religion.....I never thought about that. How do you think religion can have an influence on violence?

It doesn't have to have an impact on a child.. The real life surroundings matters more.

Nutcase wrote:Chrissakes, what an F'ing ridiculous question.

Media has nothing to do with kids being violent, its lack of parenting and gang/chav culture (depending on where you're from).

It is really hard for parents to find the line between teaching their kids the differance between holding their ground and being a bully.
ppl point da finger to parents far to much, and those finger pointers hav usually not had da experiance of bringing up kids.

I do not want kids.

With that in mind, I feel that kids today are too sheltered.

For example, I was not sheltered. When I got the internet, I went to the bad places to see what was so bad about them. When I realized what was so bad, I stopped going there. If there was something I did that was "bad" I eventually grew out of it.

When kids are expected to be perfect, they try to be anything but. I dont mean to be disrespectful but I have seen first hand a lot of parents make quite a few very bad choices when it comes to their kids.

People, both kids and adults alike, will learn nothing from nothing. They have to experience it to feel something defiant. You don't know how evil you are until you have something to compare it too. That is my opinion...

Adam_Maple wrote:Religion.....I never thought about that. How do you think religion can have an influence on violence?

HELLO!!
If you tell a kid for example theres a monster under their bed for years there gonna belive you, let alone a whole congrigation of ppl.
With dat kinda brainwashin in mind, you'd do any thing for your GOD.
I think religion was meant to be good, but it's god's ###$ up that he gave us humans r own minds. Not dat im complainin.
IF da world could decide on one faith ALMOST no matter wot it is then i feel da world would be a happier place.

MY PERSONAL belief is that video games can have an effect on anyone the same as other environmental stimuli are experiences. Over exposure may cause these kids to be voilent but I do think that if there is good parenting involved and explanations are given to the children and right and wrongs are discussed that playing video games is not nessacarily going to make a child violent. Violent behaviour I think in FULL would need more or root then just video games.
However I do limit the contact my children have with these media influences I do not totaly restrict them. Taking these games away if voilent behaviour is shown is also a good strategy.

im sorry but i am simply amazed at what I am reading here. Do you folks even talk to your kids at all? You are randomly poking around in the dark! You dont know the answer to the question at all.

I dont know the answer either, but I know its not "violent media".

My "violent media" was my father; I learned to be disrespectful from him. My arrogance is from my mother who stomped her feet around the house and acted like she was the center of attention. My hate is from the school who did nothing to educate me or help me. My paranoia is from my friends who were not "friends" at all. My darkness is from the woman who tore my heart out of my chest and ate from it. <-- Chances are good your kid already experienced most of this.

I picked up my drug addiction, genetic depression, AND ptsd from my family too. (I have a lot to look forward to)

And the media? Nothing.

I really really don't mean to be rude here, and I am sorry in advance, but you guys need to get out of your box. The problem goes a lot deeper than the media even if you happen to be right about the media.

I am 24 in may. It's already too late for me but it is not too late for your kids. Change with the world, or be destroyed by your own idle thoughts! I dont have a mother or a father by choice, and you would do well to remember that!! If you continue on the path you are on now, the only thing that will change is how your kid perceives you. If your kid turns out like me when I am dead, I will haunt you!!! i swear it on my dead papa. ill haunt every last one of you until god rips me from this world and sends me straight to hell, I will take you with me!

I wish that I could say sorry for all that has wronged you. We both know that is not going to help you.

This conversation was not meant to do that. I am aware that there are many harshier things out there than that media. This was just an opinion based topic to discuss.

That sounded different then I intended when re-reading....
I meant that I am sorry but that won't help. The topic was not meant to offend or blame media soley on what becomes of us.

Adam_Maple wrote:Religion.....I never thought about that. How do you think religion can have an influence on violence?

the crusades...the inquisition...witch hunts...just to name a few.


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