Forums → Games → Do you think violent games encourge kids to commit crimes?

Depends on the mind set, if you are little and like to copy everything you see then yes it would cause them to do crime. If you are more sane of what to do and what not to... It just makes your aim better.

I think it makes them want to commit crimes because they think they can pull it of just like game characters

Chaze100

It depends on the crime. I find that violent games help me make murderous feelings go away... but i can see how GTA would make u commit grand theft auto and all that other stuff...

i think its a crap load to say that violent video games incourage kids to commit crimes. they just need selfcontrol

only if the kids are raised poorly by their parents or if there retarded and they think its real.

...or if they are really young.

Yea, but it does depend on the game. And I'm not saying that everyone who does these games is gonna end up in jail, but probably a small percentage of kids get a bad influence from these games.
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Yea, but it does depend on the game. And I'm not saying that everyone who does these games is gonna end up in jail, but probably a small percentage of kids get a bad influence from these games.
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Oh yes definitely. There is an article about it Here. It also talks about other affects it has on kids. It is very interesting.

but thats inevitable, kids get a bad influence from movies, and so on.

But in a way, if you're stressed, nothing better to relax than a pure fps, or to deep yourself in the fantasy world, and let the "Kevin" of the real world, to become "The Harbinger, Guardian of the alliance".

Everyone is influenced by what it is seen, by what it is said, so, blaming games, is nothing than pure unacknowledged argument.

If some kid comes to worship 'Niko Belic', or "Ninja Gaiden', they might be inspired to go on a rampage to killing or something, yet they might worship characters as 'MasterChief' or something, and be encouraged to do the "good".

This is a never ending question.

i agree they think its cool and wanna try it so they can be cool

No I don't believe they do.It depends on the child and how they are raised.

I think personally you have to be retarded to actually be influenced by a game. I also think that, like angelwings said, it also depends on how you are raised. Some kids do it for attention.

WTF are you PPL serious.............
Okay the only kids that are actually influnced by s videogsme is those who have no life who are stupid and very alone to actually be influenced by a simple videogame...........

I am a huge gamer but once has it Crossed my mind to go mic up an SMG and go aroubd shootin PPL...........
For the record im 14 years old...........

Well I play so many gore games throughout my iive and I haven't done such a thing.