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RE: LewisArtillery

• Posted by Chris Bensler <bensler at mailops.com> Mar 07, 2001
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I don't believe it's a matter of the media influencing kids. Well, it 
is, but indirectly. That's NOT the problem. The problem is their 
parents.. Most kids who would be that naive to buy into things like 
that, and become so brainwashed by it, IMHO are simply poorly prepared 
for the real world..
Either their parents nurtured them too much, sheilding them from all 
hostilities, so when they do experience violence, whether it be on TV, 
or a video game, etc.., they indulge in it..
Or.., their parents didn't nurture them enough. Usually this means the 
kids grew up in a hostile envirnment, so othat means that is what they 
know.

Nothing to do with the media.. Media just makes them more creative at 
it..

Of course there are other circumstances, but they exist regardless of 
the media..

You think they didn't have violence before the technology age? Of course 
there was.. The difference is that the parents paid more attention to 
their children.. And your neighbours were allowed to punish you too.. (I 
think that makes a big difference. A kid who knows that he can get a 
whooping from anyone is going to be a lot more careful what he does and 
who he hangs around with.  LOL)

Chris

Kat wrote:
> On 7 Mar 2001, at 11:32, Matthew Lewis wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > 
> > > What is the name of the game and where can i download it?
> > 
> > The original was Tank.  Then it turned into Scorched Earth:
> > 
> > http://www.classicgaming.com/scorch/
> 
> Is there a chance the game can be doing something constructive, rather 
> than blowing 
> things up? There was an other school shooting this morning, this time a 
> girl shot up 
> the cafeteria. Moral: don't mess with geeks bearing guns, including girl 
> geeks.
> 
> Kat
> 
>