Games To Blame For Juvenile Delinquency?

"I'm a hero." These are the words written on a sketchbook found in a young boy's school bag. The recent outbreak of juvenile delinquency is said to be the effect of video games, according to experts.
"Games have far better graphics compared to nvoels and comics, and game sare interactive.
It is easy for children to see themselves as the protagonist of their favorite games. This is a dangerous phenomenon.
For example, what would happen if a chidl were to play an extreme action game and began to beleive that he was the game's main character? He coudl possibly act in real-life the same way he coudl in the game. It frightens me just thinking about the consequences of that."
There are several cases of parents, of both game-influenced assailants and their victims, suing game companies, claiming they are responsible for making their children into criminals, or are osmehow responsible for their child's death.
However, the game companies respond by saying, "We have implemented a perfectly good rating systme for our games, and no one is allowed to buy them without proper identificaton. Perhaps the ones who are truly to blame are the parents who allow their children to buy such games."
A friend of one of the victims had this to say: "You can't just blame the problem on one thing -- it's more complex than that. Everyone involved has to share the blame. Game makers, parents, and even myself are no exception. We should all realize this and stop this pointless arguing. After all, it's not like arguing will help bring back what was lost."
(OM Times)
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