Originally Posted by Patler
I'm sure I will be ridiculed for this, but I am extremely concerned with the violent nature of video games. Game after game has people walking through neighborhoods, buildings, whatever, shooting everyone in sight; or driving and killing pedestrians, other drivers, whatever.
Too many kids, even very young kids, play these types of games for hours each day, almost everyday, for years and years. We as adults can hopefully differentiate the right from the wrong, entertainment from reality, etc. Children are not always capable of that. Many adolescents do not understand the physical finality of death. I have to believe that being barraged by this type of imagery and activity as a young child influences their attitudes as a young adult. For some, even a very small number, it teaches them the wrong way to deal with their problems.
Some say I worry too much, but this concerns me greatly.