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Some German psychotherapists are starting to think that violent video games are detrimental to society and should be banned to discourage youth from buying or playing games such as Manhunt 2 or Halo 3. However, others are disputing the idea by saying that a ban will have the opposite effect. That is, a ban will make violent games more appealing to young people. It's the whole idea of telling a kid not to touch a hot stove. Say no and he'll do it anyway just because he wants to test his limits.
Hmm, on second thought, maybe these guys should team up with Jack Thompson...
As reported by Heise, the German Society for Scientific Person-Centred Psychotherapy (GwG) claims that parents are somehow being duped into buying violent games for their children on the basis that they promote media competence.
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I'm so beyond sick of hearing "professionals" say that video games screw people and society and the world and *insert thing here* up. Can they just get some mental evaluations of some good people on this site and just use that as evidence that games and the people who play them aren't the *bleep*ing cause of everything.
These people are dumb anyway, psychotherapists are failing in todays society to actually bring real evidence and not blaming it on something that has been proven false already.
If your offended by this then I was just joking
Though im sure it would be a good idea for them to team up, would be nice for Jack to find out about his ancestors a bit more ^^
Though on a serious note they are right in the view of if they ban a product it becomes more appealing. It worked for me on Manhunt though I never actually brought it in the end.
Anyway, you can see there "professionals" making mistakes left and right.
Makes you think twice about everything.
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