Board Thread:Off-Topic/@comment-30119789-20190806203200/@comment-8846246-20190806235630

SonrisitasPF wrote: We are supposed to joke about shootings? My joke wasn't about the shootings, it was about the flawed argument that games are the cause.

People, especially older people, blaming games makes no sense. The games aren't saying "Go kill people!", nor are the games that involve violence sold to minors. If minors have games like GTA, parents have no right to complain since they bought their kid the games.

And it makes no sense at all to blame games for violence in adults. Games are as much to blame as the local news running a story about puppies.

In-fact the news may actually have a larger impact (barring the puppy stories). The news contains real stories, sometimes it even gives people platforms to spread violence.

But, even with it's likely minor impact, no-one should be calling to ban the news. Because, while it may play a role, it's not the instigator nor the tool.