I agree with what you're saying, but I don't think the point of this post was to say that there are NO correlations between video games and violent behavior.
What we're fighting against is people like Jack Thompson who will immediately blame video games for tragedies like this. The solution is not to ban violent video games, it's to ID people who buy them and inform parents of the ESRB ratings.I think if parents were more careful and more involved in their children's lives, then we wouldn't have as many problems.
I really like this idea. I think it's a smart, level headed response. It would be great if we could get a bunch of gamers to fill these out and email this to Jack Thompson, Fox News, and Dr. Phil.
Someone has previously provided an email address for fox news. I can't find a way to contact Dr. Phil without becoming a member of his site, so if someone can figure that out and post it, that would be awesome. Here is Jack Thompsons' email address: jackpeace@comcast.net.
I think it's time gamers spoke out against these accusations. If we can get this info to other gaming and tech blogs I think we could send a lot of emails.
Columbus, Ohio [On the campus of The Ohio State University]:
I got to EB at about 8:20 AM [this one opens at 10] I was number 18, too bad they only had 14 to sell. I drove to another store in Columbus to find that all the stores in Columbus were sold out by 11:15.
I called every store in the greater Toledo area [my home town], to see if my family could pick one up. Nothing there either.
Luckily in a small town called Kenton, Ohio they had several open slots. I made the hour and a half drive and my friend and I both got reservations at around 4 PM! What a stroke of luck.
So, after 10 hours of wii searching, I finally have my receipt.
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What I know about violent games
Apr 18th 2007 11:04AM (Joystiq)I agree with what you're saying, but I don't think the point of this post was to say that there are NO correlations between video games and violent behavior.
What we're fighting against is people like Jack Thompson who will immediately blame video games for tragedies like this. The solution is not to ban violent video games, it's to ID people who buy them and inform parents of the ESRB ratings.I think if parents were more careful and more involved in their children's lives, then we wouldn't have as many problems.
What I know about violent games
Apr 18th 2007 10:24AM (Joystiq)What I know about violent games
Apr 18th 2007 10:06AM (Joystiq)Someone has previously provided an email address for fox news. I can't find a way to contact Dr. Phil without becoming a member of his site, so if someone can figure that out and post it, that would be awesome. Here is Jack Thompsons' email address: jackpeace@comcast.net.
I think it's time gamers spoke out against these accusations. If we can get this info to other gaming and tech blogs I think we could send a lot of emails.
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Oct 13th 2006 6:23PM (Joystiq)I got to EB at about 8:20 AM [this one opens at 10] I was number 18, too bad they only had 14 to sell. I drove to another store in Columbus to find that all the stores in Columbus were sold out by 11:15.
I called every store in the greater Toledo area [my home town], to see if my family could pick one up. Nothing there either.
Luckily in a small town called Kenton, Ohio they had several open slots. I made the hour and a half drive and my friend and I both got reservations at around 4 PM! What a stroke of luck.
So, after 10 hours of wii searching, I finally have my receipt.