Sorry for the DP, something happened and it posted prematurely.
[citation][nom]69camaroSS[/nom]The real problem is all the over 18 adults that let their kids play 18+ video games. There is a reason they have that rating, and it is because violent video games desensitize young people toward violence, which is never a good thing for a hormonally driven, easily offended teenager.[/citation]
Funny, and here I thought the ratings where so parents could make a more informed decision about what products they believe are appropriate for their children.
If they wanted to keep these games away from people under the age of 18, make it a law that people under 18 cannot play games certified as such. But banning says they don't believe anyone can handle it.
[citation][nom]69camaroSS[/nom]violent video games desensitize young people toward violence, which is never a good thing for a hormonally driven, easily offended teenager.[/citation]
Considering I'm still a teenager (technically speaking), I would disagree. I find little interest in acting out the violent actions in see in games. As a previous poster mentioned, there are many more violent things that these same teenagers would be learning in school, especially in Germany.
There is violence in the world. Violent things happen all the time, are you saying that the News doesn't desensitize us from violence? I mean, thousands of people die in violent manners everyday, but it get's compressed into it's little 30 second chunk to fit right next to the sports scores.