of course it may affect how you see things krows. after bouts of GTA3, everytime i saw a single prop plane overhead, i imagined shooting it with a rocket launcher. but both i and you (i assume) have both the common sence and intelligence to not commit such an act. some kids are, for lack of a better word, dumb. as are thier parents if the kid is under 17 playing a M rated game. im sure there are plenty of 13 year olds who are perfectly capable of killing people in a game, but having the smarts to know its only a game and keep it that way. but its that small percentile that cant tell that ruins it for everyone else. IMO, M games should be raised to an 18 year old limit, and hefty fines levied on retailers who sell M rated games to kids and also on parents who allow it. parents would also take partial responsibilty legally if thier kid commits an illegal act that can directly linked to a game they played that was over thier age limit.
) and violent movies hold much responsibility as well. lately ive just been feeling like charles whitman. would things be different had i never touched a violent video game? most definitely. i think id have much better control over negative feelings and find other productive, reasonable ways to deal with them.
