Jack Thompson Wipes Booty He is an American attorney and activist who is out to extinguish violent video games.He has lobbied extensively to stop production of famous video games such as The Sims 2 and GTA: Vice City. Obviously, the gaming community is ticked off about his lobbying activities that some gamers have invented the "Jack Thompson Toilet Paper".Although selling for $5.95 per roll, the product has been receiving positive feedback from gaming addicts and Thompson haters, some are even asking if there is a colored and two ply variety of the said toilet paper. ============================================================ Getting Stoned Over Violent Games First it was Jack Thompson, now this. According to a study conducted by Dr. Sonya Brady of the University of California, violent games draw young men into getting hooked on smoking pot. She, together with Professor Karen Matthews of the University of Pittsburgh, carried out a study that involved 100 male undegrads aging 18-21. These men were then asked to play GTA 3 or The Simpsons: Hit and Run. The study now claims that men who have just played a violent game such as GTA are more likely to see others' attitudes towards them as hostile, smoke marijuana, and drink alcohol.
Games ARE a bad influence, there's no denying it. Media affects everything we do, GTA isn't exactly good for us but when they push it to say it causes murders etc. that is too far. Games like GTA are probaly a tad responsible for the heightened crime, new ideas and such but only very minimally. It's all about the upbringing etc. + younger people playing violent games kinda gets them ready for later life.
games should have no effect on people thier rated for...its the PARENTS that give thier 7 yr old a GTA game that should be held responsible not the game its self...thats why theres a "Mature" rating
Can't ever blame games, its not the games that make people bad, its the people who tries to find an excuse to lighten their crime by blaming games, especially GTA. Got to agree with what greasey said.
Games influence different People in different ways. Those who get really violent, dont get so brutal just because they play violent games.
