I posted that in Brookfield's thread about the VT massacre.
It's rather sickening how he's using that to push his anti-video game agenda even further. All he says is to create laws against violent video games and he can never come up with proof that video games do in fact turn us into mindless killing zombies (figuratively, not literally). Our Consititution and Bill of Rights is what makes America such a great country. Freedom of speech, religion and expression. Rockstar literally created the genre of open-world games when they released Grand Theft Auto III.
The problem isn't in video games, the problem is in parental responsibility.
It is the parent's job to filter out what their child can and cannot view, be it on television, video games, movies, or even music. It is the parent's responsibility to teach their children what is morally right and wrong. Until their kids are 18, the parents are the ones who need to make sure they know the choices they make in life will have moral and social consequences. Banning violent video games will not do anything to curb violence in America. There will always be violent TV shows, movies and even songs talking about violence. It is part of what makes us human, always has and always will be. Even if video games is what made VT gunman do what he did, video games should not be the only thing to blame. If you want something to blame, do it on American media and our profound love of violence. Not just video games.
The solution isn't in banning and preventing violence in video games.
It's in education, and moral and parental responsibility.