die you fucking bitch videogames do not cause violence it's stupid people like you who make me want to kill someone god your such a stupid fucking bitch !
Psychosis. thats why your kid acts violent. A sane mature and competent kid knows its a game and a work of fiction. What you do in a game does not dictate what you do in real life. We can watch and listen to violent things why not do them in a virtual world.
Retailers aren't supposed to sell this kind of game to children, and PARENTS should know what games their kids are playing.
Suggestions to parents:
1. Restrict videogames to one area of the house.
2. Do not use videogames as babysitters.
3. Monitor videogame use by setting time allowances.Also, poke your head into the room periodically.This should deter kids from sneaking unwanted games into the home.
lol some violent games are fun. like for instance I only have M rated games and im not a psycho killer. I make straight A's have a social life so why cant people just stop blaming games and blame the real problem instead of millions of peoples joy in life and for the record video games teach hand eye coordination and its a proven study that people who play games can notice certain things better and have a quicker response in their reaction times
Parents make children believe that the world is absolutely perfect and that nothing bad is going to happen, and on tv sex and "bad words" get censored out and so when the time comes for the kids to grow up, they are terrified and become suicidal. There's global warming, worldwide violence caused by government and the economy, families starving and a population too large for it's own planet's resources and you're more concerned about kids getting aggressive because of video games. Fuck off.
@RoxorsUrSoxors the game is for prety much 13 years old and older im 13 i hear a 9 year old playing and im like what the fuck are you doing playing this
People don't understand that there's a HUGE and very thick barrier between killing a virtual humanoid and killing a real person. Anyone can kill a virtual humanoid without even thinking twice, and getting joy out of it. But to kill a human being it takes a huge amount of something I can't even conceive.
Most people that comit murders had some very deep feeling of revenge or revolt, that's been dragging for years, and most likely triggered by social/parental problems that made them imballanced.
this is funny. last time i checked the nazis, terrorists, and drug cartels didnt/dont have video games and they were/are the most violent people in the world. violent people are violent because socio/economical and poltical problems not because of video games
who the fuck is this bitch telling us how violent videogames affect people? She should read the fucking news with an unbiased opinion. I'm sure nobody want's here soccer-mom opinions pushed at us.
These games aren't meant for children, its up to parents to keep it away from their children just like tv or movies. Go back to reporting on REAL news!
i hear that people in the middle ages died form everyday violence but now a couple die and its a world tradgey how does thousands of dead = a couple dead???
I agree that violence is a "part of life", its been around since the f-ing dinosaurs, but the whole point is to evolve from that crap. Of course humanity isnt evolving in any way shape or form thanks to the sadistic asswiped who run this world. >___>
Bullshit. If a kid is violent he was going to be violent no matter what he watched or played 99.999999% of kids who play violent games are not violent. Stop creating news out of nothing.
lol i've played them sceince i was ten and have never broken a law or killed anyone, some like the taliban don't even know what a vedio game is and are criminals and murderers so wtf
i dont really like how she said,"...and accept violence as a part of everyday life." the truth is, since the beginning of time, violence always existed. for example: you cant possibly go to ur kid, and tell them that the two dinosaurs are hugging each other when they're obviously mauling each other to pieces.
@meheale more aggressive but not any more violent. the people that are usually effected badly by video games are usually crazy to begin with. I've been playing video games for a while and I dont think of guns. blood, and gore on a daily bases. in fact, i barely do at all. I look at video games as more of a simulator of something that you cant do in the real world (at least morally). I've played games from Grand Theft Auto to Call of Duty and I'm not becoming a serial killer hahahah.
@BryanRiel Listen buddy if your ok with acting more aggressive congrats. But that's the reason this world is so screwed up because people are quick to act aggressively than to act humble and kind.
@meheale with the world we live in, you have to be aggressive on one level or another. i do agree with you that the world is screwed up but there are times where you need take things with an aggressive approach. im not saying everything though. but if i were being attacked by some crazy rapist or killer, i would have to be as aggressive as i can to get the heck out of the situation. the truth is violence and aggression hav both existed since the beginning of time.
violent video games dont cause violence nor do they make violence more acceptable. many gamers including myself play violent games because they aren't possible in real life.the vast majority of the people young and old realize the strong difference between video games and reality. unless someone has a mentall illness or social issues these games have no affect.
We should really be focusing on the unlying cause of violent crimes which are mental illness or scaring past exeriences such as abuse
don't you all see what's happening? these people are blaming crime, such as the collumbine shooting, and the shooting at virginia tech on something that is not the problem so that they can increase their ratings by using the media to control the already desencitized masses.
videogames don't push people to violence. it's more rather the character of the person that is the reason why virginia tech, and collumbine happen.
so, in a nutshell: blame the player, not the game.
furthermore, majority of the older generations are feeble-minded, and are easily controlled by media such as the news which the govt. uses to control the american people, that's because people don't think enough. they believe what they can easily see, without stopping to think about it I.E.: the materialistic illusion of what america has become. I bet katie couric knows this as well as any person who is aware of what is happening. cont. ^
surely I'd expect such talk from YOU katie couric. of course you would say something like that. why? well... let me clarify:
because everyday more people play video games, and the more people play video games the more your ratings go down. so, technically (if not indirectly) videogames affect your job merely because of the fact that if the ratings go down, they will blame the news anchor, and if they do that, you will lose your job.
so, that's why you would encorage parents to cont. ^
correlation is not causation - any half witted scientist will tell you that.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for "after this, therefore because of this", is a logical fallacy (of the questionable cause variety) that states, "Since that event followed this one, that event must have been caused by this one."
lol if she thinks this game is gonna make people more violent shes wrong.Its actually gonna give the violent player something violent to do so he does not have to do violent things in REAL LIFE
see the way the media puts things into its favour is it will say something completely irrelevant to the crime but still put it in there to make is seem relevant. this is shown with "7 year old gets into fight after playing halo 3". the two things are likely completely unrelated, but since whoevers writing the article doesnt like video games, hell do that to put it in his favour. if i didnt like donuts, i could say "rapist attacks after break at donut shop".
Typical of people to blame their bad parenting on video games.
Hey parents, how about teaching your children that its wrong to harm real innocent people and leaving it at that? just because one or two nutcases go out and kill someone doesn't mean killing virtual people in a game is a sure sign of a mentally disturbed child. Normal people can distinguish between the two extremely easily, all the media attention to this is a joke.
oh no I virtually killed someone and for no apparent reason have an urge to physically harm people, what a lame excuse for the violence going on right now
@Roguemember No, they would be on my side during a kickass zombie apocalypse and Id be all like mowing down those zombies with my ak and jesus would be next to me with his two golden deagles, does that answer ur question? But seriously that question doesnt prove jack shit Im arguing that video games dont have an influence on violence in society and it would make no difference if I did or didn't kill my parents in a video game, that doesnt mean Id kill them in real life dumbass :P
That wasn't my point as to whether or not you'd kill them in real life. I asked a simple question, and like in true nerd fashion, you respond with personal insults.
@Roguemember why do u have to drag nerds into this? R u a hater??? And plus the majority of my response was against ur question only the last word "dumbass" was directed at u and it has successfully pissed u off and has tarnished ur good name sir
AMERICA: The only country where adults attempt to sugar-coat the world for children, effectively allowing for reality to hit them like a freight train three times.
it is so true shooter games i mean like i like these game and i agree with yall gamer tehy need to shut teh fuck up and let us play or we will hape to rape them to let us play but yes they do infect me i fight vilonce like when i fight i dont go with fist i just want to get it over with it so i take it seriously i would grab there head and bang it on the wall till there is a hole in and and till they say stop i give up but yea
LISTEN TO THE LADY! Violence ISN'T a part of every day life! DON'T let your kids play violent video games...you or your loved ones could get stabbed with a shard of glass O.o
P.S. What does she mean by "rather than pressing buttons"? Is this Man Hunt 2 for Kinect? Wii? Move? Maybe it's cuz she thinks Xbox is called game box. News reporters...makes you wonder if they know anything about what they cover besides what some other guy told em.
@deltalead89 What planet do you live on? "Violence ISN'T a part of everyday life!" ??? Both your parents must of been true-to-life hippies that brainwashed you into thinking that nonsense. Violence is indeed a part of everyday life. Look around you, look on the news, the TV, the bullies at school, the history books that tell you about all of the world's wars. Hell just look at the shape of things that are in this world! Then there is people blaming video games, please look at the bigger picture.
Maybe in your ghetto neighborhood or in your blue collar whitetrash shithole "violence and aggressive behavior is a part of everyday life", but not in middle-class households.
@Roguemember And you're about as ignorant as you're unknowledgeable of human nature. Even in middle class households, violence can stem from multiple different categories. Your obviously bigoted outlook on these "ghetto" and whitetrash shitholes you talk about still dodges the main question. Its people like you who wake up every morning looking for a scapegoat for violent behavior. There is people like you in every generation...back in the old days people said the same thing about television.
I never once stated that video games cause violence. Having a low IQ coupled with being raised with bad values is what causes violence. If anything, violent video games ought to be banned from people who have behavior and mental problems in the first place.
@Roguemember They said that television would turn us into mindless violent zombies. It did not. Violence stretches as far as the human brain allows it to. For an intelligent, responsible and sane person, violence would never manifest out of too much video game playing. If it did, video games would be equivalent to drugs. There are hundreds of more preferred methods of stimulating violence, such as drinking alcohol, doing drugs and hanging around the wrong crowd. Still think i'm a hick? Grow up.
blaming the makers of video game because the retailer sold a rated M game to minors? an complete and utter BullSH*T. and just one country banned it dosent mean we have to follow them too.
She's right even though she has no real clue whats shes talking about. lol, nice shot in the dark Katey.The game is for adults not children that's common since. That's why there is a game rating system, to educate parents. But unfortunately not many parents educate themselves and buy games like GTA for their kids anyways. I've seen this working in retail. I tell the parents the game rating and the contents. They don't seem to care. "Oh, Zachery will be fine." I did my job, now its the parents.
Guys this is completely true. I played Halo and became a Devil worshiper. Then I killed everyone in my school and went on a rampage at the mall. Let me tell you, video games are the cause of every problem in the world. I did all this because I'm a kid and I don't know the difference between a video game and real life. Every thing she says is true. When I played Mario, I went around and body slammed peoples head. BEWARE, VIDEO GAMES ARE EVILLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The news is bad for my brain! I see graphic descriptions and images of violence and stealing and murder! and just because I've seen it I suddenly feel the need to go commit those acts?! Stand beside me, ban cbs! It's bad for the general populous! And their non violent well being!!! :P
Just a thought it's rated A or M for adults only... Violence is a part of life, just because violent people play video games doesn't mean it increases violence and violent video games have actually been shown to make violent people less violent sense it's an effective outlet.. But maybe you should ban csi too, and the bible? Dumb bitch.
Haha! "instead of just pushing buttons, you weild an axe (and so on) to actuall stab an opponent" stupid bitch. somehow i think she knows very little about what she is talking about.
I don't know where Couric goes to buy video games, but every time I go to a brick and mortar store (as supposed to something like Amazon) to buy M-rated games, I have to show ID. I even had to show ID to buy Mortal Kombat II for the Sega Genesis at a local indie retro gaming store, even though 1) its rating is defunct (MA-17) and 2) It's only violent for early 1990s standards and looks really silly now compared to titles like Gears of War. (Still fun though.)
I have played violent video games all my life and if you say video games make you violent i will stab them. Ha kidding but video games are not as bad as watching Couric on TV that will make kids so evil they with become Jeffy.
I can understand why she thinks this, but I have been playing violent video games ever since I was about 3, in fact I believe my very first game was GoldenEye 007 on the N64. Now I play Fallout, Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty, Halo, and I'm almost anything but aggressive. That is, unless I HAVE to be. I am joining the Army, but that's because I feel it's our duty to protect the great country we live in; not because I play violent video games and this war is cool. A killer is psycho, not gamer
You retarded? How are video games worse then catching cartoons? Tom and Jerry anyone? Or superhero comics? or even BOOKS that descirbe violence with detail. Im sure the bible has some of the worst violence ever. Mass Murder? Rape? Men having sex with little kids? Family members having sex with each other? ALL In the Bible.
so you're blaming school shooting on violent video games are you? video games may be violent. but think about this.. in 1901, video games are made. they quickly become popular and schools quickly adopt them as part of their curriculum. teams of kids show up at schools and compete with each other. big leagues and all. in 1980, football shows up. it's a violent sport, and many kids DIE and are critically injured from it. it's blamed for violence. school shootings.
Sounds like a cool game. Put some action in it so you're not on the couch pressing buttons. I bet it's a great way to develop coordination. Like fencing, brought to your living room.
"Too much time" is too vague. Too much anything is bad. Don't alarm us unless you're going to enlighten us. How much is "too much time"? 1 hour a day? 4 hours a week? Sore hands? Bloodshot eyes? Dreaming about the game? Falling asleep playing? Tetris effect (close your eyes and see it)? Not getting anything else done? This is why I don't watch the news often.
exactly. she made it sound like to play the game u had to smash a bottle on the desk and stab at the TV in order to kill ppl. It's still just pressing buttons
ME: age = 19, age started playing violent video games = 6, current studies = bachelor of engineering (electrical), criminal record = N/A, speeding fines/crashes = 0, loving parents = 2................LOL, crazy ass kids r like it cause of the environment theyre brought up in not the fkin video games haha. E.g- abusive parents, bad neighbourhood, bullying. Video games r a RELEASE from the real world, gamers dont wanna kill ppl in real life dickheads LOL... refer to grand theft childhood =]
she said "Violent Video Games can cause kids to act more agressivly and accept violence as a part of everyday life" Arent we in a war?? what a dumbfuck
BULLSHIT!!!!!!! Manhunt 2 at the time you can get it online if you do your already breaking the law because your pirating. She do some damn reach before she bitch about something she does not the hell is talking about...
lol idk what all you guys are talking about in the comments...your saying are being pretty violent and very hateful to some who just reads off a screen. now dont go sending me comments telling me i dont know any thing about video games because im a huge gamer,in fact im loading left 4 dead 2 right now.
While I won't condone violence against Katie or anyone else, it is important to understand that the FCC let's these people use the public airways in exchange for broadcasting informational programming.
In this case the CBS evening news. However by watching this video, and some others it is clear that CBS is not broadcasting in the public's best interest, but instead pushing a corporatist agenda.
This is bullshit violence is a part of every day life so she pretty much but her own foot up her ass when saying that violent video games cause us to accept violence as a part of everyday life. this bitch can go fuck herself
I don't know if you've noticed how many people die every day. How many acts of violence occur all the time. War, gangs, hate crimes, terrorism. Violence is apart of everyday life.
I get what you're trying to say, but people have actually killed others over religion and in the name of their religion. People who say video games caused them to kill are only looking for a scapegoat. Either way, video games and religion do not cause people to kill, but merely provide something to blame for the killing..
violence IS a part of every day life it happens ALL the time!!! people just dont get it.
these "experts" are just fucking retarded dumbshits, violence in video games doent make murdurers, mental disorders and desperation makes murdurers. plus the blood and gore can actually help. because if a child gets used to seeing that stuff they wont freak out if they see it in real life and katie why must you be such a fucking BITCH
@drummerman324 - Personally, I find it kind of hard to distinguish between a person with said mental disorder, and a person who takes such great pleasure in an interactive simulation of violence and pornography... meanwhile call it it an "outlet", so they do have to go do it in real life. Both are fucked in the head.
FYI: Violence existing in everyday life is an unfortunate and BAD thing, not a good or fun thing. Why do we need influences to condition us to think otherwise?
i agree that violence is a bad thing but people need to accept the fact it happens and there is no way to prevent it i said it could help and how can you not distinguish the difference? mental disorders impair parts of the brain that contain common sense amung other things, and the only reason people get pleasure in video games is because they need to get away from all their stress and bullshit being thrown at them. tell me, would you rather people smoke pot or play video games to relive stress?
Wait a second, what kind of logic is that? You're saying it's a GOOD thing for them not to be so distraught to see something like that happen in real life? It's a good thing to brush of violence and be numb to it? Desensitization is precisely what's wrong with it.
@nta214 if some one sees a violent act in real life and they shouldnt "brush it off" but if you just realize that violence happens and if you be not exactly numb to it then you can prevent yourself from more mental stress
A note to Parents. (Mind the yelling and swearing.) If a game, video or otherwise, is rated M, or not suitable for children, DON't FUCKING BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS NOT FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE!!!!! Katie Couric says that it has been sold to children, and where do these kids get the money? From their 9 to 5? NO! From. The. Fucking. Parents.
i was probably 13 when i played grand theft outo 3 and i have never wantedto gout and shoot someone but all of theese so called experts say that viloent video games make you violent well then shouldnt scociety be collapsing right now shouldnt ther be more gang wars and murder goes i aint seeing it quite actually ever swince games like gta came out crime rantings have actually went down so i say 3 cheers for vioent video games
If the game is rated M for mature then how did they get the game. I'm 13 and if I wanted a rated M game, I had to have my parents there with me. (in other words: blame the parents, not the game, gaming company or the child)
Exactly! Its like time I was Playing left for dead and some 6 yearold came on. The first thing we said to each other was "who lets there kid play L4D (On Xbox live Too) It all comes down to "hands off parenting"
Ive played war games for a long time now, infact, video games keeps me motivated to do good in school. It really ticks me off when adults take away game privlidges because its too "violent".
70% of people in the us play video games, 60% of asians, and 70% europeans, the past 3 presidents have thoroughly enjoyed video games, i dont think they are going anywhere for a while, and while 70% play them only 2% of americans are strongly opposed to video games.
@legomation24 yea dude my cusin works his fuckin brains off at collage and when he gets free time he runs over a few people in GTA4 to ease his mind lol
-_-" i am really geting anyoned with pepole WHO READ A GAME MANUEL AND NEVER PLAYED THE ACTUAL GAME. someone aggreing with me has posted and agument.if you wish to see said agument, type in randomdce rant: video game haters.
die you fucking bitch videogames do not cause violence it's stupid people like you who make me want to kill someone god your such a stupid fucking bitch !
darthvenom305671 2 months ago
Psychosis. thats why your kid acts violent. A sane mature and competent kid knows its a game and a work of fiction. What you do in a game does not dictate what you do in real life. We can watch and listen to violent things why not do them in a virtual world.
11slash711 3 months ago
yeah games are fun, but a ten year old kid shouldn't be introduced to violent games. Not until they fully understand what the game is about. :/
blackdogsirius92 3 months ago
Retailers aren't supposed to sell this kind of game to children, and PARENTS should know what games their kids are playing.
Suggestions to parents:
1. Restrict videogames to one area of the house.
2. Do not use videogames as babysitters.
3. Monitor videogame use by setting time allowances.Also, poke your head into the room periodically.This should deter kids from sneaking unwanted games into the home.
4. Ensure kids know right from wrong
5. Familiarize yourself with ESRB ratings.
DionaeaWildheart 5 months ago
lol some violent games are fun. like for instance I only have M rated games and im not a psycho killer. I make straight A's have a social life so why cant people just stop blaming games and blame the real problem instead of millions of peoples joy in life and for the record video games teach hand eye coordination and its a proven study that people who play games can notice certain things better and have a quicker response in their reaction times
undead12335 5 months ago
I wanna kill the person who thought this
branbman14 6 months ago
Parents make children believe that the world is absolutely perfect and that nothing bad is going to happen, and on tv sex and "bad words" get censored out and so when the time comes for the kids to grow up, they are terrified and become suicidal. There's global warming, worldwide violence caused by government and the economy, families starving and a population too large for it's own planet's resources and you're more concerned about kids getting aggressive because of video games. Fuck off.
SimHarrison 6 months ago
wats she talking about, violence is a part of everyday life
MrSev32 6 months ago
What a stupid bitch... Obviously the people who wrote her script have no idea what the neurosciece behind the study is.
TheWhiteRabbit626 6 months ago
Yep its all the games fault, not the parents fault for teaching bad morals and irresposibility, but the games
dodudumdumdum 7 months ago
yeah my 10 year old cousin just played GTA and i dont see him going around killing hoers off the street and stealing money
CozmicJester45 7 months ago
You're not better than me, Katie
WMUsiv1 7 months ago
Yup, my son just played some halo. Now hes gonna go fly around in a jetpack and kill aliens cause he saw it in a game.
RoxorsUrSoxors 8 months ago 7
@RoxorsUrSoxors the game is for prety much 13 years old and older im 13 i hear a 9 year old playing and im like what the fuck are you doing playing this
alexwaffle2 3 weeks ago
People don't understand that there's a HUGE and very thick barrier between killing a virtual humanoid and killing a real person. Anyone can kill a virtual humanoid without even thinking twice, and getting joy out of it. But to kill a human being it takes a huge amount of something I can't even conceive.
Most people that comit murders had some very deep feeling of revenge or revolt, that's been dragging for years, and most likely triggered by social/parental problems that made them imballanced.
skaruts 8 months ago
good point, but i have a filter in my brain to what's right or wrong
Altar8098 8 months ago
Physically involved? Rather than just pushing buttons, the player ACTUALLY wields a knife, an axe...? Wat?
martindj88 8 months ago
@martindj88 so how do we play thi game? sticking a knive in the monitor? XD
LoboalphaMASTER 8 months ago
this is funny. last time i checked the nazis, terrorists, and drug cartels didnt/dont have video games and they were/are the most violent people in the world. violent people are violent because socio/economical and poltical problems not because of video games
marbito11 8 months ago
fuck this shit
cawcawcawkid 9 months ago
this is crap i play bully and all the gta games but im not a killer wtf bannd this account
ssbbfan300 9 months ago
who the fuck is this bitch telling us how violent videogames affect people? She should read the fucking news with an unbiased opinion. I'm sure nobody want's here soccer-mom opinions pushed at us.
BigDog91527 9 months ago
These games aren't meant for children, its up to parents to keep it away from their children just like tv or movies. Go back to reporting on REAL news!
Charlie12241 9 months ago
FINISH HER.
weedncoke 10 months ago
i hear that people in the middle ages died form everyday violence but now a couple die and its a world tradgey how does thousands of dead = a couple dead???
thearcticfox101 10 months ago
What happened to journalistic integrity you dumb cunt?
lavvvona 10 months ago
Thanks news tart, for showing unfathomable bias in your argument...
mokes310 11 months ago
I agree that violence is a "part of life", its been around since the f-ing dinosaurs, but the whole point is to evolve from that crap. Of course humanity isnt evolving in any way shape or form thanks to the sadistic asswiped who run this world. >___>
pricture 11 months ago
@pricture well said dude.
BryanRiel 11 months ago
@BryanRiel thanx
pricture 11 months ago
bitch
Beanz961 11 months ago
Bullshit. If a kid is violent he was going to be violent no matter what he watched or played 99.999999% of kids who play violent games are not violent. Stop creating news out of nothing.
newf360 11 months ago
lol i've played them sceince i was ten and have never broken a law or killed anyone, some like the taliban don't even know what a vedio game is and are criminals and murderers so wtf
TheAlexagius 11 months ago
i dont really like how she said,"...and accept violence as a part of everyday life." the truth is, since the beginning of time, violence always existed. for example: you cant possibly go to ur kid, and tell them that the two dinosaurs are hugging each other when they're obviously mauling each other to pieces.
BryanRiel 1 year ago
I love the comments here, they totally prove how these games make you more aggressive.
meheale 1 year ago
@meheale more aggressive but not any more violent. the people that are usually effected badly by video games are usually crazy to begin with. I've been playing video games for a while and I dont think of guns. blood, and gore on a daily bases. in fact, i barely do at all. I look at video games as more of a simulator of something that you cant do in the real world (at least morally). I've played games from Grand Theft Auto to Call of Duty and I'm not becoming a serial killer hahahah.
BryanRiel 1 year ago
@BryanRiel Listen buddy if your ok with acting more aggressive congrats. But that's the reason this world is so screwed up because people are quick to act aggressively than to act humble and kind.
meheale 11 months ago
@meheale with the world we live in, you have to be aggressive on one level or another. i do agree with you that the world is screwed up but there are times where you need take things with an aggressive approach. im not saying everything though. but if i were being attacked by some crazy rapist or killer, i would have to be as aggressive as i can to get the heck out of the situation. the truth is violence and aggression hav both existed since the beginning of time.
BryanRiel 11 months ago
i bet rockstar has been laughimg their asses off
bacon6661000 1 year ago
violent video games dont cause violence nor do they make violence more acceptable. many gamers including myself play violent games because they aren't possible in real life.the vast majority of the people young and old realize the strong difference between video games and reality. unless someone has a mentall illness or social issues these games have no affect.
We should really be focusing on the unlying cause of violent crimes which are mental illness or scaring past exeriences such as abuse
aacdo 1 year ago
u guys at CNN can suck it, u guys dnt know jack shit about video games ur not a kid or a dad
MegaDrainProductions 1 year ago
don't you all see what's happening? these people are blaming crime, such as the collumbine shooting, and the shooting at virginia tech on something that is not the problem so that they can increase their ratings by using the media to control the already desencitized masses.
videogames don't push people to violence. it's more rather the character of the person that is the reason why virginia tech, and collumbine happen.
so, in a nutshell: blame the player, not the game.
zldagmrDX6 out!
zeldagamerDX6 1 year ago
keep their kids from playing violent videogames.
furthermore, majority of the older generations are feeble-minded, and are easily controlled by media such as the news which the govt. uses to control the american people, that's because people don't think enough. they believe what they can easily see, without stopping to think about it I.E.: the materialistic illusion of what america has become. I bet katie couric knows this as well as any person who is aware of what is happening. cont. ^
zeldagamerDX6 1 year ago
surely I'd expect such talk from YOU katie couric. of course you would say something like that. why? well... let me clarify:
because everyday more people play video games, and the more people play video games the more your ratings go down. so, technically (if not indirectly) videogames affect your job merely because of the fact that if the ratings go down, they will blame the news anchor, and if they do that, you will lose your job.
so, that's why you would encorage parents to cont. ^
zeldagamerDX6 1 year ago
correlation is not causation - any half witted scientist will tell you that.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for "after this, therefore because of this", is a logical fallacy (of the questionable cause variety) that states, "Since that event followed this one, that event must have been caused by this one."
mattutubematt 1 year ago
I will eat her pussy until she says, "oh, oh, violent video games are good, baby."
SinShinron 1 year ago
Instead of worrying about fucking video games why not make people loose wait because if not the next generation will be full of fattys
MegaAntar 1 year ago
@MegaAntar Sadly, that's already started man.
potheadpickle 1 year ago
@MegaAntar Sadly, that's already started man.
potheadpickle 1 year ago
lol if she thinks this game is gonna make people more violent shes wrong.Its actually gonna give the violent player something violent to do so he does not have to do violent things in REAL LIFE
PS:i know I said violent alot sorry :-/
MegaAntar 1 year ago
Dumb bitch
7zness 1 year ago
see the way the media puts things into its favour is it will say something completely irrelevant to the crime but still put it in there to make is seem relevant. this is shown with "7 year old gets into fight after playing halo 3". the two things are likely completely unrelated, but since whoevers writing the article doesnt like video games, hell do that to put it in his favour. if i didnt like donuts, i could say "rapist attacks after break at donut shop".
pyramidheadkitten9 1 year ago
This video makes gives me the lulz
scott5926 1 year ago
When are you going to release the video game where you shove a hose up your ass and record its contents?
roydu100 1 year ago
BUT IT IS A FORM OF LIFE there going to be bulled in later life
REDBIT1234 1 year ago
There is a whole lot I can say about this, but really it can all be summed up in one word "Stupid".
hcubeentertainment 1 year ago
Typical of people to blame their bad parenting on video games.
Hey parents, how about teaching your children that its wrong to harm real innocent people and leaving it at that? just because one or two nutcases go out and kill someone doesn't mean killing virtual people in a game is a sure sign of a mentally disturbed child. Normal people can distinguish between the two extremely easily, all the media attention to this is a joke.
sixtytengoespro 1 year ago
oh no I virtually killed someone and for no apparent reason have an urge to physically harm people, what a lame excuse for the violence going on right now
HandBanana741 1 year ago
@HandBanana741
Would you "virtually kill" your own parents in a video game?
Roguemember 1 year ago
@Roguemember No, they would be on my side during a kickass zombie apocalypse and Id be all like mowing down those zombies with my ak and jesus would be next to me with his two golden deagles, does that answer ur question? But seriously that question doesnt prove jack shit Im arguing that video games dont have an influence on violence in society and it would make no difference if I did or didn't kill my parents in a video game, that doesnt mean Id kill them in real life dumbass :P
HandBanana741 1 year ago
@HandBanana741
That wasn't my point as to whether or not you'd kill them in real life. I asked a simple question, and like in true nerd fashion, you respond with personal insults.
Roguemember 1 year ago
@Roguemember why do u have to drag nerds into this? R u a hater??? And plus the majority of my response was against ur question only the last word "dumbass" was directed at u and it has successfully pissed u off and has tarnished ur good name sir
HandBanana741 1 year ago
AMERICA: The only country where adults attempt to sugar-coat the world for children, effectively allowing for reality to hit them like a freight train three times.
DragonD13 1 year ago
bullshit
surfingboobs 1 year ago
quote unquote entertainment? dont you say unquote AFTER the damn word?
Dinglemaniac 1 year ago
She's clearly never heard of age ratings.
LeonSKennedy828 1 year ago
it is so true shooter games i mean like i like these game and i agree with yall gamer tehy need to shut teh fuck up and let us play or we will hape to rape them to let us play but yes they do infect me i fight vilonce like when i fight i dont go with fist i just want to get it over with it so i take it seriously i would grab there head and bang it on the wall till there is a hole in and and till they say stop i give up but yea
905SONICking 1 year ago
LISTEN TO THE LADY! Violence ISN'T a part of every day life! DON'T let your kids play violent video games...you or your loved ones could get stabbed with a shard of glass O.o
P.S. What does she mean by "rather than pressing buttons"? Is this Man Hunt 2 for Kinect? Wii? Move? Maybe it's cuz she thinks Xbox is called game box. News reporters...makes you wonder if they know anything about what they cover besides what some other guy told em.
deltalead89 1 year ago
@deltalead89 The kids aren't supposed to play them anyway, it's why the age rating is there, if the kid plays it it's the parents fault.
LeonSKennedy828 1 year ago
@deltalead89 What planet do you live on? "Violence ISN'T a part of everyday life!" ??? Both your parents must of been true-to-life hippies that brainwashed you into thinking that nonsense. Violence is indeed a part of everyday life. Look around you, look on the news, the TV, the bullies at school, the history books that tell you about all of the world's wars. Hell just look at the shape of things that are in this world! Then there is people blaming video games, please look at the bigger picture.
emmidad1125 1 year ago
@emmidad1125
Maybe in your ghetto neighborhood or in your blue collar whitetrash shithole "violence and aggressive behavior is a part of everyday life", but not in middle-class households.
Roguemember 1 year ago
@Roguemember And you're about as ignorant as you're unknowledgeable of human nature. Even in middle class households, violence can stem from multiple different categories. Your obviously bigoted outlook on these "ghetto" and whitetrash shitholes you talk about still dodges the main question. Its people like you who wake up every morning looking for a scapegoat for violent behavior. There is people like you in every generation...back in the old days people said the same thing about television.
emmidad1125 1 year ago
@emmidad1125
I never once stated that video games cause violence. Having a low IQ coupled with being raised with bad values is what causes violence. If anything, violent video games ought to be banned from people who have behavior and mental problems in the first place.
Human nature is an overused cliche.
Roguemember 1 year ago
@Roguemember I can agree with what you're saying. Even some people with high IQ's are more prone to certain types of violence.
emmidad1125 1 year ago
@Roguemember They said that television would turn us into mindless violent zombies. It did not. Violence stretches as far as the human brain allows it to. For an intelligent, responsible and sane person, violence would never manifest out of too much video game playing. If it did, video games would be equivalent to drugs. There are hundreds of more preferred methods of stimulating violence, such as drinking alcohol, doing drugs and hanging around the wrong crowd. Still think i'm a hick? Grow up.
emmidad1125 1 year ago
this is so stupid when has america become so uptight?
Stealthshot10 1 year ago
your full of shit that shits coming out of your ears thats how full you are!
jozynator9 1 year ago
blaming the makers of video game because the retailer sold a rated M game to minors? an complete and utter BullSH*T. and just one country banned it dosent mean we have to follow them too.
MrSomeGamerdude 1 year ago
shut up you crazy CBS noobs
skrall29 1 year ago
O YEA IM GANA PLAY POKEMON AND NOT PLAY COD
StSainTStalkeR9786 1 year ago
@StSainTStalkeR9786 ya i with you man LOL
tenka9teen 1 year ago
She's right even though she has no real clue whats shes talking about. lol, nice shot in the dark Katey.The game is for adults not children that's common since. That's why there is a game rating system, to educate parents. But unfortunately not many parents educate themselves and buy games like GTA for their kids anyways. I've seen this working in retail. I tell the parents the game rating and the contents. They don't seem to care. "Oh, Zachery will be fine." I did my job, now its the parents.
StuntBanker 1 year ago
Guys this is completely true. I played Halo and became a Devil worshiper. Then I killed everyone in my school and went on a rampage at the mall. Let me tell you, video games are the cause of every problem in the world. I did all this because I'm a kid and I don't know the difference between a video game and real life. Every thing she says is true. When I played Mario, I went around and body slammed peoples head. BEWARE, VIDEO GAMES ARE EVILLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tehzombeh98 1 year ago
The news is bad for my brain! I see graphic descriptions and images of violence and stealing and murder! and just because I've seen it I suddenly feel the need to go commit those acts?! Stand beside me, ban cbs! It's bad for the general populous! And their non violent well being!!! :P
MF0TY 1 year ago
Just a thought it's rated A or M for adults only... Violence is a part of life, just because violent people play video games doesn't mean it increases violence and violent video games have actually been shown to make violent people less violent sense it's an effective outlet.. But maybe you should ban csi too, and the bible? Dumb bitch.
MF0TY 1 year ago 25
Haha! "instead of just pushing buttons, you weild an axe (and so on) to actuall stab an opponent" stupid bitch. somehow i think she knows very little about what she is talking about.
darkpassenger09 1 year ago
I don't know where Couric goes to buy video games, but every time I go to a brick and mortar store (as supposed to something like Amazon) to buy M-rated games, I have to show ID. I even had to show ID to buy Mortal Kombat II for the Sega Genesis at a local indie retro gaming store, even though 1) its rating is defunct (MA-17) and 2) It's only violent for early 1990s standards and looks really silly now compared to titles like Gears of War. (Still fun though.)
CrazyCheeseMagee 1 year ago
I have played violent video games all my life and if you say video games make you violent i will stab them. Ha kidding but video games are not as bad as watching Couric on TV that will make kids so evil they with become Jeffy.
houkou1 1 year ago
I can understand why she thinks this, but I have been playing violent video games ever since I was about 3, in fact I believe my very first game was GoldenEye 007 on the N64. Now I play Fallout, Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty, Halo, and I'm almost anything but aggressive. That is, unless I HAVE to be. I am joining the Army, but that's because I feel it's our duty to protect the great country we live in; not because I play violent video games and this war is cool. A killer is psycho, not gamer
Jmlpgz2 1 year ago
You retarded? How are video games worse then catching cartoons? Tom and Jerry anyone? Or superhero comics? or even BOOKS that descirbe violence with detail. Im sure the bible has some of the worst violence ever. Mass Murder? Rape? Men having sex with little kids? Family members having sex with each other? ALL In the Bible.
The7DeadlyStrings 1 year ago
And this is why Katie is single.
Glyxamaru13 1 year ago
Manhunt 2 got censored and the Saw series got two more sequels. What a world.
XxiLLViLLAiNxX 1 year ago
WTF you doing a news report get back in the GODDAMN kitchen!
Eskimo407 1 year ago
wow that kitchen looks different...
gamerguycod 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
so you're blaming school shooting on violent video games are you? video games may be violent. but think about this.. in 1901, video games are made. they quickly become popular and schools quickly adopt them as part of their curriculum. teams of kids show up at schools and compete with each other. big leagues and all. in 1980, football shows up. it's a violent sport, and many kids DIE and are critically injured from it. it's blamed for violence. school shootings.
(idea taken from bullsh*t)
Gam0rDude 1 year ago
dumb bitch
malicioussteev 1 year ago
im happy my parents arent like that cuz my parents arent dumbasses that think a game is gonna make me psycho killer
H0RnsH1GH 1 year ago 18
Violent games Do Not make kids have behavior problems, infact kids that play more video games have less of a behavior problem then those who don't.
zzzIdividedbyzerozzz 1 year ago
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TamerOfAllDragons 1 year ago
How is taking a bag over someone's head and suffocating them violent??? XD
SFGRecordsPresents 1 year ago
Katie Couric loves to have her feet & legs caressed & kissed more then average.
paomtep 1 year ago
ah great yet another fucking bitch ranting about something she doesnt know about stfu and gtfo u fucking vagina-less mother fucking bitch
darthvenom30567 1 year ago
Sounds like a cool game. Put some action in it so you're not on the couch pressing buttons. I bet it's a great way to develop coordination. Like fencing, brought to your living room.
qwexas 1 year ago
"Too much time" is too vague. Too much anything is bad. Don't alarm us unless you're going to enlighten us. How much is "too much time"? 1 hour a day? 4 hours a week? Sore hands? Bloodshot eyes? Dreaming about the game? Falling asleep playing? Tetris effect (close your eyes and see it)? Not getting anything else done? This is why I don't watch the news often.
qwexas 1 year ago
lulz at the how she referred to manhunt 2 as "quote unquote 'entertainement'". she's hating on it for being violent, not for it being crappy.
n00bkillerleo 1 year ago
manhunt rules
beatlesrule33 1 year ago
i play games and i tell you when im mad i can play a game and calm down..so in my opinion is deters violence
mansonfollower15 1 year ago
lol she said you can physically take part in killing rather than pressing buttons. YOU ARE JUST PRESSING BUTTONS
oreo613 1 year ago
@oreo613 Not on the Wii, you're not. But yeah, I hate these ignorant game-haters.
Bustersword910 1 year ago
@oreo613
exactly. she made it sound like to play the game u had to smash a bottle on the desk and stab at the TV in order to kill ppl. It's still just pressing buttons
SaberSpellSword 1 year ago
@SaberSpellSword
lol how did she get away with saying that on TV?
Unfortunately, there are people "of a certain age" who may just be stupid enough to believe that.
supahdupahguy81 1 year ago
"Violent video games make kids act more aggressive". Take our video games away and we will be very aggressive.Its gonna be a revolution if you do it!
TheMasteros22 1 year ago
rather than just pushing buttons. wtf isn't that all you do?
vawriss3 1 year ago
FUNNY POINT!!!!!!! the place where i see the most violence is one the NEWS HAHA. psycho violent shit is wat the news LOOKS for lololol...fail
stinkbra 1 year ago
ME: age = 19, age started playing violent video games = 6, current studies = bachelor of engineering (electrical), criminal record = N/A, speeding fines/crashes = 0, loving parents = 2................LOL, crazy ass kids r like it cause of the environment theyre brought up in not the fkin video games haha. E.g- abusive parents, bad neighbourhood, bullying. Video games r a RELEASE from the real world, gamers dont wanna kill ppl in real life dickheads LOL... refer to grand theft childhood =]
stinkbra 1 year ago
@stinkbra (hours played per week average while on holidays = 50
stinkbra 1 year ago
she said "Violent Video Games can cause kids to act more agressivly and accept violence as a part of everyday life" Arent we in a war?? what a dumbfuck
OdinsMace 1 year ago
i hate american media stupid twats
BloodyBart888 1 year ago 2
this fucking bullshit discourage what??? just what are you going to do fucking america? tell me what congress?!?! you aint stoppin me fuckers
bentenren 1 year ago
this is all bullshit
AND201992 1 year ago
And it's not banned in england. How do i know coz i have a copy and i live in london. lolz.
DanzAzzie 1 year ago
Katie Couric's notebook has a small pocket where she keeps her coke and meth.
DBxSnowman 2 years ago
BULLSHIT!!!!!!! Manhunt 2 at the time you can get it online if you do your already breaking the law because your pirating. She do some damn reach before she bitch about something she does not the hell is talking about...
Se7enBeatleofDoom 2 years ago
are you kidding me? gamecrazy wouldent sell me fable 2 and i was 1 week from being 17 at that time!!!
flamer221 2 years ago
'The game has been rated 'M' meaning you have to be 17 to purchase one, but retailers have been known to sell to underage kids'
How is this anyone's fault but the retailers? Stupid biased bitch
SuperSithis 2 years ago
This the second video I've watched today, where I've noticed CBS pushing a hard agenda.
Earlier I watched the video about the plane flying into the IRS building, which they tried to claim isn't an act of terrorism, and now I see this.
The corporate owned MSM is so full of crap.
17R3W 2 years ago
there is no link from violent in video games to real life violence i play gta and i dont feel like going out and killing people
xxnarutoxx500 2 years ago
lol idk what all you guys are talking about in the comments...your saying are being pretty violent and very hateful to some who just reads off a screen. now dont go sending me comments telling me i dont know any thing about video games because im a huge gamer,in fact im loading left 4 dead 2 right now.
noobkiller390 2 years ago
While I won't condone violence against Katie or anyone else, it is important to understand that the FCC let's these people use the public airways in exchange for broadcasting informational programming.
In this case the CBS evening news. However by watching this video, and some others it is clear that CBS is not broadcasting in the public's best interest, but instead pushing a corporatist agenda.
17R3W 2 years ago
katie couric you can lickkk my assssss
BREAKxCOURTNEYx3 2 years ago
Soccermoms Are ALWAYS Complaining about Sexism
Gaomon752 2 years ago
This is bullshit violence is a part of every day life so she pretty much but her own foot up her ass when saying that violent video games cause us to accept violence as a part of everyday life. this bitch can go fuck herself
lukewalln 2 years ago
Katie can go suck a dick okay. She's a dumb fucking bitch.
DarkShadowMachinima 2 years ago
Katie Couric can f**k off.
Zabbai 2 years ago
I don't know if you've noticed how many people die every day. How many acts of violence occur all the time. War, gangs, hate crimes, terrorism. Violence is apart of everyday life.
TheRandomCentral 2 years ago
man lol, I just want to record some of the most disturbing parts of the games they have on the news and send it to them(No Russian anyone?)
TheBlueMnM 2 years ago
If you use conjecture on a topic you don't know about and claim it as research, you get an F in college class.
If you do the same in the news, ratings go up and you get a promotion.
What a professional world they live in.
ccricers 2 years ago
violent games do NOT effect children!!!
it cud either be that the child has mental problems, parent abusing, or have been sexually abused, harrassed, or bullied or something like that
i mean, its not like if a 6 year old one day played gta, and then a decade later came out with an M16 and started shooting at everyone
atomichead777 2 years ago
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publicenemy313 2 years ago
@publicenemy313 - Thank you for proving her right. You're a product of trashy media exposure.
nta214 2 years ago
yea and ur a bitch so..............
publicenemy313 2 years ago
Saying violence games cause violent behavior is like also saying religion causes genocide... C'mon people lol
gocaitygo 2 years ago
I get what you're trying to say, but people have actually killed others over religion and in the name of their religion. People who say video games caused them to kill are only looking for a scapegoat. Either way, video games and religion do not cause people to kill, but merely provide something to blame for the killing..
spidertech1 2 years ago
violence IS a part of every day life it happens ALL the time!!! people just dont get it.
these "experts" are just fucking retarded dumbshits, violence in video games doent make murdurers, mental disorders and desperation makes murdurers. plus the blood and gore can actually help. because if a child gets used to seeing that stuff they wont freak out if they see it in real life and katie why must you be such a fucking BITCH
drummerman324 2 years ago
@drummerman324 - Personally, I find it kind of hard to distinguish between a person with said mental disorder, and a person who takes such great pleasure in an interactive simulation of violence and pornography... meanwhile call it it an "outlet", so they do have to go do it in real life. Both are fucked in the head.
FYI: Violence existing in everyday life is an unfortunate and BAD thing, not a good or fun thing. Why do we need influences to condition us to think otherwise?
nta214 2 years ago
i agree that violence is a bad thing but people need to accept the fact it happens and there is no way to prevent it i said it could help and how can you not distinguish the difference? mental disorders impair parts of the brain that contain common sense amung other things, and the only reason people get pleasure in video games is because they need to get away from all their stress and bullshit being thrown at them. tell me, would you rather people smoke pot or play video games to relive stress?
drummerman324 2 years ago
@drummerman324
Wait a second, what kind of logic is that? You're saying it's a GOOD thing for them not to be so distraught to see something like that happen in real life? It's a good thing to brush of violence and be numb to it? Desensitization is precisely what's wrong with it.
nta214 1 year ago
@nta214 if some one sees a violent act in real life and they shouldnt "brush it off" but if you just realize that violence happens and if you be not exactly numb to it then you can prevent yourself from more mental stress
drummerman324 1 year ago
WTF its not banned in britan i bought it hmv
simplysara97 2 years ago
Katie, you're a bitch! >:(
suicunewolf 2 years ago
This is retarded Katie. You should be ashamed of yourself.
aoishounen 2 years ago
So happy for youtube now adays since we can go back and catch peoples bullshit.
Jessevprince111 2 years ago
A note to Parents. (Mind the yelling and swearing.) If a game, video or otherwise, is rated M, or not suitable for children, DON't FUCKING BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS NOT FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE!!!!! Katie Couric says that it has been sold to children, and where do these kids get the money? From their 9 to 5? NO! From. The. Fucking. Parents.
JimiBonham 2 years ago
Violence is a part of every day life what are you talking about,Hell you make money about telling people about Violence. EVERYDAY
mario6515 2 years ago
i was probably 13 when i played grand theft outo 3 and i have never wantedto gout and shoot someone but all of theese so called experts say that viloent video games make you violent well then shouldnt scociety be collapsing right now shouldnt ther be more gang wars and murder goes i aint seeing it quite actually ever swince games like gta came out crime rantings have actually went down so i say 3 cheers for vioent video games
zangetsumaster90 2 years ago
If the game is rated M for mature then how did they get the game. I'm 13 and if I wanted a rated M game, I had to have my parents there with me. (in other words: blame the parents, not the game, gaming company or the child)
Avileader2 2 years ago 3
Exactly! Its like time I was Playing left for dead and some 6 yearold came on. The first thing we said to each other was "who lets there kid play L4D (On Xbox live Too) It all comes down to "hands off parenting"
sharpshooter33 2 years ago
ugh ppl wanna ruin da fun
playingwithfire23 2 years ago 3
Yeah, i mean is people doing this in real life?
mrpotatohead34 2 years ago
STFU b**ch I bet you $1,000,000 you havent even played a friggin' video game.
LegitDucky 2 years ago 32
probroly
mrpotatohead34 2 years ago
@LegitDucky I bet she does not even think for her self.
Se7enBeatleofDoom 1 year ago
Ive played war games for a long time now, infact, video games keeps me motivated to do good in school. It really ticks me off when adults take away game privlidges because its too "violent".
legomation24 2 years ago 14
70% of people in the us play video games, 60% of asians, and 70% europeans, the past 3 presidents have thoroughly enjoyed video games, i dont think they are going anywhere for a while, and while 70% play them only 2% of americans are strongly opposed to video games.
H3Vtux 2 years ago 2
@legomation24 History is violent and suck that Ketie Couric!
Se7enBeatleofDoom 1 year ago
@legomation24 yea dude my cusin works his fuckin brains off at collage and when he gets free time he runs over a few people in GTA4 to ease his mind lol
EyEnOtgAy 1 year ago
Well I guess ignorant people know everything now.
Krokop616 2 years ago
This is exactly like the gun control advocates, people who have never played a game decide that games should be banned for all.
strikeeagle32 2 years ago
What the hell is she talking about lol
You play Manhunt 2 with buttons too.
Typical news..
Parad0xaL 2 years ago
-_-" i am really geting anyoned with pepole WHO READ A GAME MANUEL AND NEVER PLAYED THE ACTUAL GAME. someone aggreing with me has posted and agument.if you wish to see said agument, type in randomdce rant: video game haters.
cheesemaster34 2 years ago