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My Public Speaking persuasive speech about violence and its relations to video games.
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“violence among youngsters”
Should we blame video
games ?
Muhammad bin OthmanGame DevelopersRepresentative of Rockstar Games™
Incidents speculated caused by
video games
1997
17-year old American Michael Carneal had killed 3 and injured 5 others in the High School shooting after playing Doom, Quake, Castle Wolfenstein, and Resident Evil
2003
18-year-old American Devin Moore shot and killed two policemen and a dispatcher after grabbing one of the officers' weapons following an arrest for the possession of a stolen vehicle. At trial, the defense claimed that Moore had been inspired by the video game Grand Theft Auto
2008
17-year old American Steven Phillip killed 6 and injured 18 after playing Counter Strike.
Consequences…
Bully banned in Brazil
UAE cracks down on God of War
Japan banned GTA for violence content
Rationalizations of Game Violence
#1: "That’s what sells".
#2: "Healthy people know the difference“
#3: "It is a parent’s responsibility…"
#4: "Games don’t kill people, people kill
people."
#5: "Other forms of media are worse then games."
conclusion
•Stop blaming video games