Do Violent Video Games like Manhunt enforce violent and criminal behaviour within children?
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No they don't but they give the wrong image to children what then child potrays as the right thing to do is slightly changed to violence being ok children should not playgames like manhunt though.
This entirely depends on the child. If he's gullible, yes. If he's young and impressionable, yes. If he's slightly mature, knows right from wrong, and/or 13 years of age or above, then no.
M.I.T. did a study after the Fox News coverage on Mass Effect that proves these ppl wrong, and the answer is no, i do kinnda hate when ppl say its hurting our kids and making them do bad things like shoot ppl and bomb schools....thats just bad or neglectfull ( dont spell check me ) parenting, besides, think, who the hell is buying the game?!?... parents need to read, watch video game reviews, beside your kids will love the fact that you take interest in something they like
Short answer: No.
Long Answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
If children are exposed to violent games, but lack any strong, moral role models in their lives, it can easily lead to an attitude of acceptance towards violence. That being said, it is in no way the fault of a video game when a child decides he wants to shoot up his school, or beat someone to death with an iron or whatever else may be concocted. It is the responsibility of the parents to provide aforementioned good role model, and to teach their children right from wrong.
Yes, they do. Multiple psychological studies have been performed that bear this out. Anyone who says otherwise is either naive or a faulty apologetic for the video games industry.
Now, there's a difference between "violent videogames can enhance aggression in young children" (which is the conclusion most of these studies reached) and "violent videogames will turn otherwise normal kids into ice-cold killas," (which is silly) although a lot of people tend to conflate these two views. But I feel it is unacceptable for children under the age of, say, 14 to be playing games like Fallout 3 or Manhunt, in the same way I would not want these children watching movies like Hostel or reading Cormac McCarthy novels. Being exposed to violence - real or simulated - at a young age can and does have harmful effects.
I think a lot of videogame enthusiasts have a knee-jerk reaction to this sort of thing, as if admitting that their hobby is not appropriate for all ages is tantamount to saying that their hobby is wrong or bad. This is, of course, nonsense. There are plenty of pastimes out there (drinking, carpentry, mountain climbing) that are not appropriate for young children but are perfectly acceptable for adults.
Now, there's a difference between "violent videogames can enhance aggression in young children" (which is the conclusion most of these studies reached) and "violent videogames will turn otherwise normal kids into ice-cold killas," (which is silly) although a lot of people tend to conflate these two views. But I feel it is unacceptable for children under the age of, say, 14 to be playing games like Fallout 3 or Manhunt, in the same way I would not want these children watching movies like Hostel or reading Cormac McCarthy novels. Being exposed to violence - real or simulated - at a young age can and does have harmful effects.
I think a lot of videogame enthusiasts have a knee-jerk reaction to this sort of thing, as if admitting that their hobby is not appropriate for all ages is tantamount to saying that their hobby is wrong or bad. This is, of course, nonsense. There are plenty of pastimes out there (drinking, carpentry, mountain climbing) that are not appropriate for young children but are perfectly acceptable for adults.
Link, please.lil son said:
I've been playing since i was 6, violent games since 8-10, i havent even been in a fight, and i'm a pretty calm person almost all the time, so, i'm saying NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 
What about a child who is autistic, or who has XYY syndrome, or is otherwise prone to aggressive outbursts? Would he/she be adversely affected by violent games?Lobsterman said:I've been playing since i was 6, violent games since 8-10, i havent even been in a fight, and i'm a pretty calm person almost all the time, so, i'm saying NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
A few months back a girl at my school threatened to go on a rampage, using claymores and rifles to pick off each person that she did not like specifically then hunt down as much people as possible to finish off. She is always angry at someone and is incredibly aggressive towards any situation. Guess what, she hates games and gaming outright, don't know her reason, never cared, but the point is that she was aggressive without the influence of violent games at all. Just to point out, that she has army training (like it would help) and contacts who would give her each weapon to perform this act.
I don't think anyone's arguing that childhood aggression stems solely from videogame usage.Inconsistancies Arise said:
I highly doubt that.. I suppose some video games such as Manhunt and Postal 2 could leave children with something they weren't able to interpret, and in some way leave a mark. I don't think children are supposed to play games where you pee in people's head, torture them, and beat their heads off with a shovel, but I definitely don't think they will become criminals because of it, and they will most likely not get their hands on it before they are old enough to laugh at it, as it is meant for.
If someone is agressive before playing, he will be agressive after that too, no surprise. I'm saying just playing agressive games without any other seed of agression will not make you agressive. If a kid can separate reality and fiction, than i would give him almost any game to play with.
Six year olds don't feel sexual desire (and I'm disturbed by your assumption that even adults would be aroused by such images) - however, viewing such videos would almost certainly traumatize them, which may cause them to act out. What was your point again?Vrex360 said:
Question: Can violent games cause children to act violently?JodaSFU said:
JodaSFU's argument:
- The proper response to a violent video game is laughter (debatable)
- Children are not supposed to play such games (true, but irrelevant)
- Children probably won't be able to acquire such games (untrue, irrelevant)
- Violent images can disturb children (true and relevant)
IN CONCLUSION, violent video games won't turn children into criminals
...some of you really need to learn how to argue a point.