Submitted by Father Time - September 26, 2007 at 7:19 pm -050075.82.2.247
@jonc2006

I think violent video games exist not only because society is violent but also because there is a market for violent entertainment (and there always will be). Look at ancient Rome, it had the colosseum which featured people and animals being brutally killed. Now it's one of the 7 wonders of the world (even though part of it was destroyed). Look at bullfighting in Spain. Look at cock and dog fighting. Now let's look at games, they allow you to brutally kill people without having to face ANY real life consequences for it, if you have bloodlust of any kind and can't or don't want to join the army video games are pretty much your only option that won't land you in jail (after we all we don't show people getting killed on TV unless it's a natural disasters that doesn't show their bodies).

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