[quote name='-Never4ever-']Same thing happens all the time when I'm working. Some of the just don't know any better, ie; they don't know that Gears of War features a ton of gore and what not. However, almost every parent that buys their kid an M rated game just don't care (about their kids).[/QUOTE]
We say parents don't care but its not that IMO. They're giving their child something they want. Plus most of the people that have children that I know are in their early 20's We grew up with games, and we think we are just fine.
The one thing I won't understand is that some people here say. "Oh buying that kid that violent game will kill society, and ruin that kid."
But weren't you young? Didn't you play violent games? The answer is yes for both. Now the question you need to ask yourself: is did they effect you? Are you a valuable member of society? I assume the answers are yes.
So why can't that kid have the game. You turned out fine.
We need to realize, we are becoming our parents. We say that this kid shouldn't have that game. That makes us no different then the people in government we loathe.
Another thing I won't ever understand is that violence is ok as long as its from the "good guy." We see violence all the time it is us who choose to filter what is bad violence and good violence. To that I say kiss my ass. Murder is Murder.
Violence is violence. If they good guy is saving the city. He has to create some from of violence against the bad guy to save the day.
But why is violence from good ok, Is it really.
The bad guy thinks he's doing the right thing, so isn't his violence just?
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor
how justified, is not a crime.
- Ernest Hemingway
What I'm saying is we grew up watching, and living violence. G.I Joe, TMNT, comic books, movies etc. One of the biggest faults of man is violence. But we live through it everyday, and do just fine. I don't think Saints Row is going to
this kid up. He already from what I can tell has bad parenting. I hate saying that cause that makes me a hypocrite. But playing Saints Row could be giving this kid a life. Since his dad doesn't want to love him, or give him attention. All that kid has is his 360.
We've had this talk before. Like before, I will say his kid, his business, and most of us don't have children so we can't say how will be when we get older.
We always can say that we will raise our kids a certain way. But I bet you all the money in the world most of what you think of raising a kid will go out the window when you have one.
Also we all come from different parts of the country. Different places means different things are acceptable. Where I come from you beat the shit outta your kid if they do bad. I've said that on here before, and some people got all up in arms. But 20 miles up the road in the rich area you get put in time out.
My 4 year old nephew LOVES spiderman, star wars, teen titans and The Batman and Power Rangers. I think he will turn out ok, as Long as he doesn't emulate the stuff from Power Rangers......what a shitty show that should have been canceled years ago!
