Although some of their statements do hold some truth, most of their blame is misguided or incorrectly divided among the entertainment industry.
Sure, in a video game you may actually get the chance to "kill" something, but what about movies, that have infinitely better graphics, and are so main streamed that killing turns out to be very "cool" in many cases.
Books turn into movies, movies turn into videogames. So, how is that videogames get all of the blame? I'm not saying books are bad in any way, but come on, videogames the root of all evil, give me a break.
If your kid thinks it's alright to go out and kill people, then the only one to blame is yourself, for not TEACHING your kid right from wrong. From not taking the time to listen to their problems and give them some damn support in life when the only other place to turn was escaping life altogether. You failed as a parent when you allowed your child to be SO INFLUENCED by an outside source, that it over ruled everything you ever did, or didn't do, for that kid.
Of course, for some people it's too late, but seriously, every negative thing they described on that page, has been happening since long before the introduction of videogames and the thought of addiction to them.
Well, that stuff makes me sick, and although as I said, some of what they say has some merit, most of it is complete bullshit or misguided blame.
/rant off
Hope that made some sense, or some contribution to this post.
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