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originally posted in: YOUNG GAMERS NEED TO BE BANNED
6/18/2016 6:38:59 PM
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First of all, and I speak as a 34 year old man who just recieved a Gamestop gift card from his daughter for Father's Day, I believe the scenario you you described above as a case for 'Johnny' to be parented, period. It doesn't matter if he's playing Destiny or watching Taylor Swift videos on Youtube, a kid will act that way if they've never been taught differently. My generation was supposed to be turned to violence because of GTA, Doom, Marylin Manson, etc. Most of us turned out fine. Because we had parents who parented. Video games don't create monsters anymore than movies or books.
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  • You sir, are spot on. Its easy, and habit forming, to deflect responsibility onto something else. Is it the parents fault the kid grows up a thug? No. It must be the fault of games or TV or something else! Poppycock! Parents have a duty to raise the children to be decent humans. Unfortunately society tells us we shouldn't spank a child or that we need to use positive reinforcement instead of negative reinforcement. Horsehockey! I had to go get my own switch and if it wasn't good enough, I got beat with it and had to get another of proper caliber. I deserved every punishment I got, because if I was punished, I really edged up. Personal Responsibility is key to not being an idiot. I think this soap box is yours, I'll find my own next time. My bad.

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  • Lol, no need to apologize, it's refreshing to see someone as passionate about this issue as I. It's a serious problem, in everything to entertainment to education. Once upon a time, we'd look at our children and ask them why their grades were slipping, now we schedule an appointment to come in and berate their teacher. The reason so many look at teachers and entertainment mediums so critically is that so many of us use these as substitute parents. When we see our children turning into little sh#ts, we question why.

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