OpinionStop blaming video games for violent behaviorDo you ever hear how much video games help young minds? Of course not, everybody only focuses on the bad points of video games.
For example, people only say that video games are violent. Most people point fingers in ignorance and arrogance, then get applauded for things that they don't know what they are talking about. They say video games decrease brain functions, when they really increase reflexes, hand-eye coordination and mechanical functions. Some studies have shown that kids who play video games are better at math than those who do not play video games. Also, those who did play video games had better problem solving skills than those who didn't play video games. Video games are violent, but it's not the only bad thing that kids are exposed to. Movies, music and TV shows also are violent. People don't try to get rid of movies, music or TV because they watch TV and listen to music. Maybe if they had some first hand experience of video games they wouldn't sound so ignorant in their arguments. Kids who become violent are said to be caused by video games not all the time but enough to create an argument about it. Those kids who are said to be violent have had an emotional, unstable background. The worst part about people getting mad about video games is that they are mostly mothers. That seems natural that they would challenge video games, but video games have ratings and age limits to buy the game just like movies, which put the mothers responsible for buying the games for their kids. That is why people should stop blaming video games. Jordan Markey, Warsaw, Ill. Copyright © 2010 - Daily Gate City
|