... individuals. Unfortunately, there are those that when they see something cool they want to imitate it regardless if it's bad or otherwise. Games like call of duty and grand theft auto are definitely for mature audiences and shouldn't be in the hands of minors to play. These visual experiences are graphic and make people believe that they are the character they ... may only end up creating more casualties because of police caution against minorities. The reason why it's even apparent that children in struggling economic communities play games like Grand Theft Auto 5 and Call of Duty is b...

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... fearful of the society around them which makes them feel that they cannot trust anybody, and adolescents may be more likely to be hurtful towards other. Games like Grand Theft Auto have very strong language, also containing sexual elements, and obscene violence, which may influence the mind of an adolescent. Since the brain of an adolescent is still developing; they are ... ...

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... an 8-year-old boy intentionally shot his grandmother Marie Smothers, aged 87, in the back of the head. It was pointed out that the child has been playing Grand Theft Auto IV. before committing the crime. Many people do believe that both of the cases have been caused by the violent content previously seen by the children in the video games ... ...

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... The One Hitter Quitter is the deadly game that African American teenagers are playing across the nation It is the true life version of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA).(Brown 1). While it seems undeniable that those immersed in these games, especially when emotionally unstable, will become increasingly desensitized, which could explain how some mass murderers have carried out ... ...

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... media violence to which we are exposed, which brings up the question of whether there is a direct causal link between media and real-world violence. Perhaps games like "Grand Theft Auto" serve as a means of expression for aggressive behavior that would otherwise take place in the real world. Alternatively, these games may reward such behavior and lead hostile individuals to act ... ...

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... Tom Clancy's Rogue Spear: Black Thorn off of shelves until they modify the content of the game.(ABCnews) But the problem still remains, because you have games like Grand Theft Auto 3, where the more people you rob and kill, the more money and respect you have, that are still out on the market. In fact, in that game, you can have ... ...

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... video games. Today, it seems that most games are continuously criticized for their high amounts of violence; however none have been more publicly scrutinized than the recent game Grand Theft Auto 3. Critics have complained that the game glorifies violence and crimes through its realistic graphics and plot line, which includes hijacking cars, killing innocent bystanders, and having sex with prostitutes. ABC ... ...

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... and Klebold customized "Doom" to graphically portray their neighborhood and school, allowing them to practice the shooting they would later enact in real life (Gibbs 1). Another game is "Grand Theft Auto 3", the top selling game of 2001, the player is rewarded if he murders a prostitute after having sex with her. Those are just a few examples from thousands of violent games that ... ...

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... many that show how violence is becoming increasingly more evident in video games. When an innocent child sits down to play a video-game like "James Bond, 007" or "Grand Theft Auto" on his Nintendo64 or Play Station, he will spend the next several hours beating upon and shooting characters, not to mention witnessing extremely graphical death scenes full of blood and ... ...

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