If the public has watched or read a hint of the news lately, hearing of the
violent crime sprees will not be a surprise. Within the past few weeks multiple shootings
have taken place resulting in the deaths of many victims and the injuries
of even more. The question is being asked to the government and police
officials of what they think the cause of this increase in violence is?
While movies and television shows have always been known to play a role
in the viewer’s mind, it is easier to assume that what is on screen
is fiction, and that when the movie or show is over, so is the fantasy.
Concerns are on the rise that with the plethora of action and violent video
games that are around today. These games vary greatly from the average
violence movie, because it allows the participant to have an experience,
and to be the one in control of the actual acts of violence. Games today
involve anything from killing and thievery to raping, prostitution, or
car crashes and everything in between. Games that involve cute little
characters killing dragons in dungeons is no longer what is keeping the
attention of both children and adults, it is the violence and excitement
of playing these games that is gripping the players.
In New South Wales, their Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, has noticed
that there may be some connections between the violence of the games and
the violent crime rates that are increasing in the public, and he is taking
a stance. He claims that these games are showing gamers that if you participate
in these acts, which are considered to be illegal in reality, you can
be awarded by how many killings you commit or get bonus points for sleeping
with a prostitute. These principles are then being lived and realized
by members of society in the real world, and the consequences are the
actual lives of people. Gaming groups defend this notion saying that those
people who are already capable of these crimes and participate with these
games are likely still to commit the crimes, and the average Joe is going
to remember that it is just a game.
While the game makers want to fight to have their games stay on the market,
the psychologists who are studying the actual people think very differently
about the matter. They are claiming that games like this should not be
allowed to be released to the public because no person, in real life or
a game; should be rewarded for raping a woman. Whether video games are
the result of the rise in violent crimes or not, it is happening. If you
or someone you know has been convicted of accusing any type of violent
crime, you still deserve the proper legal defense to help fight for you
case. Knowles Law Firm specializes in criminal defense,
contact us today!