The state of California wants to ban the purchase of violent video games by minors, but De Anza College students believe such regulation is an unnecessary infringement on their freedom.
James Duncan Cook, 38, in his third quarter at De Anza as a journalism and film major said he used to play a lot of violent games back when he was a minor.
“I feel that any ban on entertainment that does not directly harm others is unconstitutional” Cook said. “The abhorrent "crush videos" where people stomp on small animals should be criminalized because innocent creatures are being killed.”
Cameron Langdell, a second year De Anza art major, said he disagrees on this issue also.
“I really think it depends on the content of the individual M (Mature) rated games before we put a ban on them” Langdell said. For instance, I think it is more permissible to have sexually-oriented themes put into videogames as opposed to violence. They need to reset the qualifications for a game being rated M.”
He thought there already was a ban placed on M-rated games being sold to under-18s and he thought you had to present your ID at the cash register. He tried to buy M-rated games when he was younger. M-rating games contain sex, heavy dirty language and heavy violent games and they sent these games to Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) they will decide on the rating to a game.
The supervising deputy attorney general of California, Zack Morazzini, argued the California government can have a say in what violent media can be purchased by a minor.
“The issue is games that are not just violent, but feature deviant violence” Morazzini said in an article according to www.arstechnica.com. "What's the difference? I mean, if you are supposing a category of violent materials dangerous to children, then how do you cut it off at video games?
Matt Andrew, a second year De Anza marketing major’s stance was that he strongly disagreed with California’s ruling on violent video games.
“If a kid has money to go and buy the game, he must have the system at home,” he said. “Therefore, the parents have knowledge of him or her playing the game.”
Alphosia Black, sophomore public relations major, said she is for the California ruling on violent video games.
“I don't like violent video games,” she said. “I feel that the people that this industry targets are extremely impressionable. This is not just young children but also older people that may not have the social aptitude to connect with people outside of the gaming world.”
She said, “These are the people that blur the lines between what they see on the screen and reality. Because some of the games are meant to simulate regular life there are people who dehumanize the acts that happen on the screen making them more likely to do those things in real life.”
She said, if you want to shoot people, you should join the Armed Forces and serve your country instead of shooting pretend enemies.
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“I know plenty of parents who buy their children games like Halo, COD, etc.,” she said. She said that it was a big waste of time to ban violent video games.
Cook said people should be able to differentiate between games and reality.
“If someone can't come back to reality after playing a game,” he said, “that same person might be triggered to [commit negative] behaviors by a movie or theme park or their own daydreaming.”
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