Violent Video Games
My girlfriend will not let her 7 year old son play any of the Halo
series games because she says their too violent. I can accept this, he’s
her son and It’s not my decision to make. What gets me is that he loves
to play the Star Wars Battlefront series and that’s ok with her. For
those unfamiliar with these games, the violence level is comparable.
Star Wars Battlefront and Halo are both futuristic sci-fi shooters
with virtually no gore or adult language. The content of both games
can be compared to the Star Wars movies. For those unfamiliar with
the Star Wars movies, how is Antarctica these days?
Now I know that he is not my child and it’s not my decision to make.
I’m ok with with this but I just don’t understand. After all I grew
up on Ozzy Osbourne and zombie movies. I can’t say that hard rock or
gore had any adverse effects on me or anyone else that I know. I’ve
even managed to make a career out of the latter.
Katie is a good mother and David is a great kid and I don’t see
anything changing that. Good parenting is hard to corrupt.
Music, movies and video games are all just entertainment. People
are responsible for their own actions. To blame a piece of fiction for
anyone’s misbehavior is absurd.
Arnie