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But i'm not picking and choosing I believe their there is slippery slope in this video game thing, your you're the only one picking and choosing.

I know this is off topic, but your improper use of there/their and you're/your is killing me. You've gotten every single usage of the words wrong in your arguments so far.

As for the issue at hand, it's pretty stupid. Shouldn't really do anything to me though, even if I'm in the US.

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I know this is off topic, but your improper use of there/their and you're/your is killing me. You've gotten every single usage of the words wrong in your arguments so far.

As for the issue at hand, it's pretty stupid. Shouldn't really do anything to me though, even if I'm in the US.

Thanks for the lesson, I tend to get those backwards all the time and I am fully aware and take extra time if I am proofreading a Essay to look through it. However I tend to get it wrong when I'm writing randomly on Neowin.

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I live in the US, and I don't care one way or the other. As long as the game plays when I put it in my disk tray, I am happy.

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Like it has been mentioned, it's a warning, that's all. If it brings more attention to clueless parents that let their kids play anything "because it's a video game" then all the better. I get tired of my s10 year old son asking me if he can play a game because a friend of his in class plays it when it's completely inappropriate.

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Like it has been mentioned, it's a warning, that's all. If it brings more attention to clueless parents that let their kids play anything "because it's a video game" then all the better. I get tired of my s10 year old son asking me if he can play a game because a friend of his in class plays it when it's completely inappropriate.

My son will call me from a friends house (or even when he is at home here) and say "Johnny wants to play game ABC, can I play it?", and I will say yes or no. Many times it's the parent calling me asking for permission. I make my son's friends call their parents for permission to play a game when they are at my house if the game is over T rated.

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My son will call me from a friends house (or even when he is at home here) and say "Johnny wants to play game ABC, can I play it?", and I will say yes or no. Many times it's the parent calling me asking for permission. I make my son's friends call their parents for permission to play a game when they are at my house if the game is over T rated.

Yeah, that's what I get too but it surprises me when some of the games that his friends are playing are the ones I would say "absolutely not" to. If he has friends over, I don't even bother asking. No games over T allowed, period.

I have a friend who's son was allowed to play pretty much everything. It was disturbing how he would talk about some of the violence in games. I kind of opened his eyes about it and now they check everything before he plays it (the son probably hates me a little for it). :laugh:

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It's only a little sticker on a box, no big deal. Kind of like how they put "May contain nuts" on a bag of Peanuts.

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I don't see how a warning label is a step closer to anything, except not letting little kids play something they probably shouldn't anyway.

Because putting a blatant lie on video games if offensive.

It's only a little sticker on a box, no big deal. Kind of like how they put "May contain nuts" on a bag of Peanuts.

Its not the same, this is like saying peanuts have been linked to violent behavior on the box.

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Should be more like:

Playing this game online may expose you to complete scum

Slap that on the COD boxes

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Yeah, that's what I get too but it surprises me when some of the games that his friends are playing are the ones I would say "absolutely not" to. If he has friends over, I don't even bother asking. No games over T allowed, period.

I have a friend who's son was allowed to play pretty much everything. It was disturbing how he would talk about some of the violence in games. I kind of opened his eyes about it and now they check everything before he plays it (the son probably hates me a little for it). :laugh:

The only two games over T that I have let him play would be Halo and COD. When he does COD online, it's friends only chat.

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My question is don't we already have game ratings describing whether there's blood, violence, etc.? Why would parents need any further indication of what is appropriate and what isn't? I think parents who don't get that won't act differently if we add yet another sticker.

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video games are alot like tv or movies. in that there are obvious shows and movies that are meant for kids or adults or teens.

even though iirc back in the 90s there were people who committed violent crimes and blamed a movie or tv show, it didn't mean there was this huge anti tv or movie movement.

overall it comes down to good parenting imho, and the current rating system allegedly works for this reason. stores don't sell mature games to teens or kids, and parents shouldn't be buying gta for their kid either.

when i went to school, the most violent kids that got in a lot of fights and encouraged other to fight were the ones without a hobby or played video games.

then there was columbine. those guys played alot of fps, but they were also nazi's and had access to guns. where did they get the guns from? who influenced them to become nazi's? most games at that time had you killing nazi's, not playing as one.

i'm sure you could look at comic books the same way, which have in the past decade definitely started to appeal to a more mature audience than in previous years.

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I would like to introduce everyone to House Bill H.R.231.IH.

This bill would require that a video game, rated T (Teen) or higher, carry a clear and conspicuous sign reading "WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.

should be the other way around

people with aggressive behavior tend to buy violent video games

maybe people with aggressive behavior should be required to wear a clear and conspicuous sign: "WARNING: I AM A BULLY" that way people at gamestop will know to not sell them a violent video game

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Let me guess who introduce this bill... Ah, democrats.

Parties are stupid. No one has the same belief. Putting them together into one name is absolutely stupid and abused.

Let's just say idiot politicians are at it again.

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I never liked the term gamer. It's like calling yourself a TV watcher; I mean who doesn't play games?

Anyway, I agree this bill is completely idiotic and I really doubt it will pass. I hope not; I still have a little bit of faith in our system.

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Hardly. You dont see other products with warnings like alcohol or cigarretes being banned. Gaming industry generate too much money to be crippled like that.

Certain products are not carried in stores for a reason. Just like large quantities of alchohol aren't carried at Target and many stores have actually stopped selling cigarrets due to the association they have with X kind of culture. Stores who value the family aspect will ban these from their shelves. Perhaps the next time you walk into a Target after these labels are applied to games you'll notice that M games are no longer distributed there because kids browse the Electronics section and parents don't want that kind of product in the store (depending on the blatancy of the label).

Still, I think that while it is only a label it is an unneeded one. It is the equivalent of saying that cigarettes lead to delinquent tendencies in young adults when it is in fact delinquent tendencies that lead to forms of rebellion. Actually, the study that was previously posted even says that it is more than likely violent children play more violent games than non-violent children. It isn't a cause, but an effect of violent tendencies.

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will the warning change the game itself ? if not then i dont care what they put on the front

and besides there is ALREADY a rating system parents ignore on the box and when the game starts already. adding a new one will just be yet another systems parents ignore, but blame when something goes wrong

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I'm going to start blowing people up since I played Dig-Dug as a kid

and it made me want to do it in real life.

Or go on a shooting rampage because of Contra.

Maybe I'll start worshipping Satan thanks to Dungeons and Dragons.

Idiocy at its finest. I've already written my Congressman on the issue.

I don't want Uncle Sam screwing with my games because some

idiot decided he/she has the right to decide what's best for me. Or my kids.

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Just to pop in without reading every post, and for not being American...

...Yeah those warning lables really stopped people smoking....... :wacko:

Warning lables do nothing but deter about 2% of the people who use the products.

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I just took a college course last semester, where we discussed this exact topic. In short, video games make us more violent, but they also allow an outlet; that is visible in the decreased crime rates. There's good, bad, and we don't know if it's more good than bad yet.

Additionally, correlation between shooting things and increased RL violence isn't conclusive, as games rated E can be more adrenaline inducing than an M rated shooter - it all depends on the art style and how the game is presented.

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