Well put, Tom. If people can only tell the difference between games and real life and take responsibility for their own actions! Sheesh. Is it the fault of a gun or bullet manufacturer if their product operates as expected when you point a loaded gun at someone and pull the trigger? No, duh?? It's yours! The same idea applies in games. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:06 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the negativity of santa claus in accessible games
> Hi, Nicol, > Don't worry no one is going to moderate you for giving an honest > opinion. I felt you expressed yourself quite well. > Now, as to the games you have a point a majority of the time the > Christmas games out there are negative in nature. I am not just talking > accessible games, but mainstream games as well. Many times they have > themes of robbing Santa, shooting Santa, or something else along those > lines. I' > guess the reason is that mankind has a downright mean streak in us, and > there is something fun about beating up on Saint Nick. As far as if it > really effects how people in reality act psychologists and interest > groups have been arguing over that point for years. It seams if someone > buys a violent game, and kills someone later the psychologists etc then > want to blame the game or violent contents for persons x behavior. > Personally, I disagree, and feel a person still has a choice, and if you > do the crime pay the time. > I am basing this on my own mental state, and that is not the general > public. I love war games allot, but that doesn't mean I'd really like to > take up arms and fight, or kill people for real. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
