The current system works. Period.

If a kid wants to buy a violent game without a parent, they should not. Also, parents need to be smart about what kind of games they are getting to their kids.

Personally, I feel that the sample size is statistically insignificant. When we see a observational survey that covers some measurable percentage of the overall gamer population and covers all ages, it might hold some weight in the grand scheme of things.

I do agree with Dreamer that modern parents need to take a bigger role in raising their children.

Well if inappropriate behavior is there, because of Teen Violence, over a videogame, the Teen is the only one to blame not the game itself obviously.

I think video games can lead violence. Everything that we put in our brains will effect it; good or bad, or some where in between.
Video games can't be the sole reason for it though. Music, television, and living environmet do there share as well, but it all comes down to the person. I think most people can handle their anger, and the ones who can't most likely were not heavily influenced by video games.

Especially those of different CULTURES.

Yeah, yeah, and FOX News, CNN, MSNBC, etc all contribute to ADULT aggression. Lets get rid of those too.

Besides, they're comparing apples to oranges. Japanese children goto school nearly ALL the time, have little in the way of individual expression, and are pretty much forced into a fantasy world if they have any creativity at all. It's as bad or worse than this bible belt cesspool I live in. One thing about humans, you can push and push and push and sooner or later... we push back. In the case of a child thats beaten physically or mentally by bullies at school DAILY while teachers look on and sometimes participate in said torment? Do videogames CAUSE them to act out? No, they give them to confidence to fight back. The violence is there, but instead of turning into an ulcer or a psychosis that "violent" video game (Age appropriate of course) turns it outward.

This world and Japan especially seem to be masters of pushing something out of sight and pretending it doesn't exist. A bad thing? Thats relative when you consider the polar opposite, America, is preaching mythos instead of safety in schools (teen sex, abortion, etc) and with one handing saying bullying is a "fact of life" and "boys will be boys" yet kids fighting back is obviously the byproduct of Video Games, Shock Rock, and Bad Parents.

Is it better to ignore the problem or blame it on the wrong things? I dunno, these *^&%heads have yet to show me they have 2 brain bells between them all,

~Tobe (The ESRB works fine. Parents that don't follow it need to be fined.)

I do have to give them bonus points for actually acknowledging that violent video games do not = school shootings.

Still; I have to agree with Rico and a few others here - It's not the damn video game's fault that children get into fights. I'd like to see what percentage of these fights truly have no other cause. Were any considered self-defense? Were any provoked into violence by threats, harassment, etc? Were they caused during stressful situations, or relatively normal situations?

And are the people all the same to begin with? Children who are allowed to play violent video games are probably brought up differently than children who are not - parents who allow violent video games are probably much more likely to allow other sources of media violence, such as violent movies, TV, et cetera. And children who aren't allowed to play these games are probably shielded from other stuff, as well.

Wut SX said, minus the "probably". I've seen examples of both. One nephew and play any violent game he wants. One nephew is restricted to age appropriate stuff.

But if you JUST look at that you lose perspective. The first one also has parents that drink till 2am so he can't sleep, smoke in the house, and cuss at him in normal conversation. The second has a parents that get involved in as least some of his activities and a in house grandma that makes sure he has help with his homework, goes to bed at the right time, and eats right.

Does the environment change a little there? You SURE its ONLY the videogames?

EDIT: And I just realized I already posted here. lol@repeating same end with different words.

~Tobe

We've gotta get these reports to the kids; convince them to stop being violent, no matter how much it works to their advantage each time.

Also, good thing none of this is my fault