Are video games to blame?
Good day everyone! I'm Jeff N Marquis at the business desk and this evening as I write to you my heart really cries out for that terrible tragedy that took place in Montreal Canada yesterday.
I have four kids and I'm probably one of the most monitoring parents that you would want to know. I'm sure that by now most of the world has tuned in to yesterday's happenings in Montreal Canada and I as a parent would be very remiss if I did not comment on this very tragic event. I and my colleagues have been monitoring this situation since yesterday and we thank our Ottawa bureau for its help and support in keeping us up to.
It appears that the killer who dared to run a rampage through a down town college in Montreal was an avid player of video games. One of his favorite games was the super Columbine massacre, a game that was modelled on the killings at the Columbine school in recent years. Dubbed the Dawson College killer, this young man of 25 was a very disturbed person and because of his hatred for life, his anger at authority and mankind in general, and his overall disenchantment with everything, he turned to violence.
We may never know how much of a part the video game super Columbine massacre played in driving this killer to do what he did but I am sure that tonight many parents are probably sitting down with their kids to know a bit more about what types of video games they play on the Internet and on their computers. We've been told that this particular game is not sold in stores but can be obtained through a download from a website. Whatever the case may be, the Dawson killer managed to obtain a copy of it and used it to plan and model his killings.
So, what are we as parents going to do about this? What can we really do and how can we do it? How can we convince video games developers that they need to take responsibility for encouraging these types of events through the development of such types of games? What if anything can governments, educators, and parents do to put an end to this type of happening? Should there be a very hefty fine for those video game developers who dare to develop such types of games?
We have already received several emails here at our business desk from parents who are calling for action against those video games developers who create violent games. We need to hold these guys more accountable, and to really clamp down on them for the very irresponsible acts. Some experts are already saying that too many video games developers are much more concerned with raking in the money and preying on the minds of our younger folks rather than taking the time to create games that are more conducive to less violence and clean fun.
Time for all of us to stand up and voice our opinions.
I have four kids and I'm probably one of the most monitoring parents that you would want to know. I'm sure that by now most of the world has tuned in to yesterday's happenings in Montreal Canada and I as a parent would be very remiss if I did not comment on this very tragic event. I and my colleagues have been monitoring this situation since yesterday and we thank our Ottawa bureau for its help and support in keeping us up to.
It appears that the killer who dared to run a rampage through a down town college in Montreal was an avid player of video games. One of his favorite games was the super Columbine massacre, a game that was modelled on the killings at the Columbine school in recent years. Dubbed the Dawson College killer, this young man of 25 was a very disturbed person and because of his hatred for life, his anger at authority and mankind in general, and his overall disenchantment with everything, he turned to violence.
We may never know how much of a part the video game super Columbine massacre played in driving this killer to do what he did but I am sure that tonight many parents are probably sitting down with their kids to know a bit more about what types of video games they play on the Internet and on their computers. We've been told that this particular game is not sold in stores but can be obtained through a download from a website. Whatever the case may be, the Dawson killer managed to obtain a copy of it and used it to plan and model his killings.
So, what are we as parents going to do about this? What can we really do and how can we do it? How can we convince video games developers that they need to take responsibility for encouraging these types of events through the development of such types of games? What if anything can governments, educators, and parents do to put an end to this type of happening? Should there be a very hefty fine for those video game developers who dare to develop such types of games?
We have already received several emails here at our business desk from parents who are calling for action against those video games developers who create violent games. We need to hold these guys more accountable, and to really clamp down on them for the very irresponsible acts. Some experts are already saying that too many video games developers are much more concerned with raking in the money and preying on the minds of our younger folks rather than taking the time to create games that are more conducive to less violence and clean fun.
Time for all of us to stand up and voice our opinions.
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