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V-Tech panelist: violent video games should be banned

Posted May 20, 2007 at 12:45PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Counter-Strike, Germany, Microsoft, Virginia

We feel sorry for the victims that lost relatives and loved ones during the V-Tech incident. However, it's hard not to feel the same towards the video game industry that takes all the blame.

Recently, a Virginia Tech Review Panel was held and it was suggested that violent video games should be banned like heroin. Why? Panelist Don Phau not only mentioned Jack Thompson's allegations against Counter-Strike motivating Cho Heung-Sui, he also claims that the game is related to the Erfurt school shooting in Germany.

According to this Thompson-wannabe, FPS games were made after the Vietnam War by the industry to make money. He also stated that Microsoft developed Counter-Strike. What's next? Mario's mushrooms are actually drugs?

"These games, I propose, should be banned. The same way you cannot buy heroin; the same way you cannot be a 16-year-old and buy pornography," said Phau. He would've been correct, if we lived a few years ago before the law against selling video games to minors have been passed.

This man is obviously uninformed though, so cut him some slack. He even gave figures: 82% of kids can buy M-rated games. His report is pretty much seven years old, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

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if there were no violent video games i think the market would fail. And by violent what does he mean? any game that contains fighting or blood or shooting? Hell i get more pissed off at those damn carebear games that i cant ever figure out than a game where i get to just blow some1's head off. If you look into politics, wouldnt that be unconstitutiona l to ban violent video games?Wouldnt the most any1 could do is to just choose to not sell it or buy it? Honestly, the last completely non-violent i played in the past 5 years would have to be guitar hero and ddr. Kill ppl online /w sweet physic's and graphic's or... solitaire? hmmmm.... hmmmm...

# ! — Guest 2007-05-20 18:28

problem with these people is they have NO BRAINS.

# . — Guest 2007-05-20 20:38

"by the industry to make money"

Question: Isn't that the entire reason people make and sell ANYTHING?

# . — Wyrm 2007-05-20 20:49

What do these people want... A society of drones? free-speech-less humans?

Violence is a part of life, video games have no bearing on it... Unless it is provided to unstable people. So how about these 'panelists' 'politicians' and 'lawyers' shut the hell up, and fight for people whom are yet to be diagnosed with a mental issue?

It's a cold sad, and idiotic world we live in. The most famous artists would have been criticized, excommunicated and shunned by the kingdoms and governments in the centuries past for anything non-conformist, and humanist. Now we go view there works hanging on walls and remark of the beauty and artistic qualities.

# Very Good Point — CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS 2007-05-20 21:01

People should educate themselves before they speak. Jack Thompson needs to as well. He speaks of games like he knows them but sounds like a fool to gamers who know better.

# Yes — Guest 2007-05-21 12:12

Some people seem to picture corporations as evil just because they want to make money. THIS IS THE REASON THEY EXIST. Farking idiots.

# ! — Guest 2007-05-21 22:20

The most violent people i know don't play games. They are too busy roaming the streets with knives in packs looking for people to bash and mame. Seriously if people are shooting in a game it means they are doing less of it in real life...

# QJ is wrong again (suprised?) — Guest 2007-05-22 00:32

"He would've been correct, if we lived a few years ago before the law against selling video games to minors have been passed."

Uh, hey dum-dum. There is no such law in any part of the U.S., thank you very much.

# I know why — Guest 2007-05-22 11:23

They blame video games because THEY don't want to take the blame. They just need to look good in front of everyone by saying: "OMG VIDEO GAMES ARE MADE BY SATIN OLOL" and then people are stupid enough to believe them. If you ban violent video games you have to ban violent movies, and anything else that's "so bad". It's a lose-lose situation.

If the parent tells the kid that video games shouldn't be taken seriously, and teach them right from wrong, I don't think anything bad would actually happen.

If anything, it's the parents' fault if anything bad happens because of video games. I'm really tired of seeing blame on violent for ***** that happens in real life. What? When a kid jumps off a building because he thought he could fly like Super man and dies are you gonna say that super hero movies should be banned? *****ing grow up and stop blaming things like a *****ing retard.

# haha oh wow — Guest 2007-05-22 11:36

go ask ur history teacher or sumthin

# Bull... — Guest 2007-05-22 23:50

They shouldn't ban videogames, they should expel the *****s who make these people feel like killing them, or themselves. When person commits suicide, people blame the bullies. When someone kills someone out of rage in a school, (stupid) people blame videogames, music, movies, and the parents. Sure, the parents should of found weapons in their own home, but the school should of recognized who was bullying who. *****s make people feel like doing these things. Videogames takes these feelings GO AWAY.

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