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Originally Posted by LiveUninhibited
The bill that required the ESRB to actually play the games they rated made sense to me. I do agree that it is the parents responsibility to regulate what their children do, but we can't expect them to know enough about video games to make an informed choice unless the ESRB is effective.
I started playing GTA IV recently. It's pretty fun, a great way to get out frustration. Anybody think video games actually help people by helping them get out their emotions or whatever without harming real people?
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We certainly can expect a parent to know even better than the child what video games are acceptable. They may not know how to play them, but to suggest that a parent can't make an informed decision about the appropriateness of a video game without the ESRB's help is absurd. Sit down and play it with them! LEARN THE GAME! Family time, all that stuff that has been lost to the age of entertainment and micro-wave meals. If family was more common, then these problems would be less and less.
Also, playing a violent video game is not going to help you cope more. It's not the violent aspect that makes it help, it's the fact that you think it's fun. I think golfing is fun and that relaxes me and eases tension of the day. There's nothing violent (for the most part) about golf, it just helps you to forget when you're doing something you enjoy.
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