Real Violence
Can Fake Violence Overcome Real Love?
Some say that violent video games caused the Sandy Hook shooting; while some say that a traumatic childhood is to blame. Violent experiences can transform a child’s life. Some people think that these harrowing instances and also be transmitted through video games. Parents are increasingly worrying about how violent video games could be a main reason for our children turning violent. But even if violent video games contributed to children having an aggressive personality, does that fake violence overcome real love, or are traumatic lives the culprit? “Do Violent Video Games Cause Real Violence” by Kim Hone-McMahan argues that real violence is more traumatic to children than fake violence, and therefore are …show more content…
A young child that experiences violence such as death, is more likely to turn to aggression than a child than a child that plays video games: ‘“Based on my own research … some of the information is more conclusive that it’s family issues — and I hold to that.”’ Family issues are incontrovertibly more injurious than violent video games, because the kids have no control on whether they have family issues or not, and it most likely happens every day. Other external influences, like family and teachers, can influence the mind in a good way. They can teach values such as honesty, charitableness, and most importantly, what’s right and what’s wrong. Some contestants may argue that inner darkness contributes to violence, and that a person is born evil. This argument is simply futile. Parents and friends make up an insurmountable portion of a person's character and personality. Children are supposed to learn everything they know from their parents and authority figures. Mass murder is not something a child is born to do, rather something they were pushed to do. Real life pain is much more important to help a person with than merely weaning them off of Call Of
Some say that violent video games caused the Sandy Hook shooting; while some say that a traumatic childhood is to blame. Violent experiences can transform a child’s life. Some people think that these harrowing instances and also be transmitted through video games. Parents are increasingly worrying about how violent video games could be a main reason for our children turning violent. But even if violent video games contributed to children having an aggressive personality, does that fake violence overcome real love, or are traumatic lives the culprit? “Do Violent Video Games Cause Real Violence” by Kim Hone-McMahan argues that real violence is more traumatic to children than fake violence, and therefore are …show more content…
A young child that experiences violence such as death, is more likely to turn to aggression than a child than a child that plays video games: ‘“Based on my own research … some of the information is more conclusive that it’s family issues — and I hold to that.”’ Family issues are incontrovertibly more injurious than violent video games, because the kids have no control on whether they have family issues or not, and it most likely happens every day. Other external influences, like family and teachers, can influence the mind in a good way. They can teach values such as honesty, charitableness, and most importantly, what’s right and what’s wrong. Some contestants may argue that inner darkness contributes to violence, and that a person is born evil. This argument is simply futile. Parents and friends make up an insurmountable portion of a person's character and personality. Children are supposed to learn everything they know from their parents and authority figures. Mass murder is not something a child is born to do, rather something they were pushed to do. Real life pain is much more important to help a person with than merely weaning them off of Call Of