Almost True (2010)
“I saw it when I was on my paper round: ‘Killer video games fuel teen violence’ in the Daily Mail. I don’t know why they call them video games, either. Who has a video any more?
Anyway, they’re wrong, because gaming is the opposite of violent. When you play, you’re completely safe, because no one can hurt you. You’re busy and using your brain, so you’re not bored. You can’t hurt anyone else. So how does that fuel teen violence?
There’s a huge difference between these games and real life. When re...al people get killed, there’s no music booming in the background. Killers aren’t always pig-ugly and dressed in black. Life would be better if it was more like games. You’d always get another chance.
In fact, if everyone played a lot more of these games I bet crime levels would fall. Newspapers like the Daily Mail ought to promote them.
I know all this because when I came out of hospital, Archie’s mum gave me his old PlayStation and loads of games and an old telly to plug it into.MoreLess
Anyway, they’re wrong, because gaming is the opposite of violent. When you play, you’re completely safe, because no one can hurt you. You’re busy and using your brain, so you’re not bored. You can’t hurt anyone else. So how does that fuel teen violence?
There’s a huge difference between these games and real life. When re...al people get killed, there’s no music booming in the background. Killers aren’t always pig-ugly and dressed in black. Life would be better if it was more like games. You’d always get another chance.
In fact, if everyone played a lot more of these games I bet crime levels would fall. Newspapers like the Daily Mail ought to promote them.
I know all this because when I came out of hospital, Archie’s mum gave me his old PlayStation and loads of games and an old telly to plug it into.MoreLess
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