Are computer games killing our children?

By Sean Longmore

@Honki You are a grammer freak i have more knowledge in my head than you have in your little ding dong why do you presume english is my main speaking language you asshole dont you dear presume because of my grammer that i am a complete idiot look how much people agree with me look at the I Agree and the I Disagree look at mine and then look at yours I have 164 Likes only 61 sheep of the government you being one of them support you atleast im not part of the New World Order I hope you like your new life being totally controled by the government no gaming no free speach no rights have fun Let me guess your life get up be a slave go to work come home go to sleep wake up repeat - how fun is that for you and you with 3 only 3 people agree with you 6 hate you i can understand why

By lilibeth

hi baby

By Andrew

I am a respected 30yr Old civil engineer, Manage contracts by day and game by night. So far I have 7641 kills online in MW2 and love the thrill of killing people online, but does this mean I am going to become a real life mass murderer?? HELL NO because I know its just a game!! Micheal Laws needs to get out of his pyjama's because he is dreaming!!

By Honki

Sean Longmore - less time in front of the games and more time on your spelling & grammar mate - just goes to show that you have been affected eh?
Jamin - we dont Need Every Word With Capitals To Understand Your Message - It Is Very Annoying

My solution is to buy Nintendo WII - the whole family can get involved TOGETHER with active fun games without sitting in a darkened room like a zombie. I will not allow my kids to grow up shut off from the real world in a make believe violent, sadistic, dehumanised world. There is so much else out there for them. And shame on those lazy parents who use the games as babysitters.

By David Randall Mui (7HUND3R.nZ)

It grinds my(and other gamers Im presuming) gears to see the ignorance and attatude that non gamers have towards in terms of violent games. Games clearly state themselves with a recommended rating for audiences who are mature and mentally fit enough to decide what is right and what is wrong. Personally, playing this particular game I find that said level is unessecary due to its violence, but is there to create emotion and impact to the player. Studys(actually..) do show that gamers do not actually care about the violence, but more about the actuall gameplay.

By Peter

I love the fact that someone came along several weeks after the show had finished and this conversation had closed and started marking down all the comments, that's more than a bit suspicious.

By Sean Longmore

I have been a gamer for years since i was little and im not a mass murderer anyway the game asks you if the content will harm you this must of happened to mr laws and your older than me and you act more immature i think you would be the one who would become a mass murderer

atleast i know the difference between reality and a computer game

im sick of this country that slams people for having a past time activity that keeps them ocupied and this man mr laws full of rage and hatred towards so many people that he doesnt know slams us all as a community as mass murderers

he also hates homosexuals which makes me more discusted by him

everyone has to be so clean and pure to him when i guess he aint some little saint himself

go find something to do to get rid of your hatred become a actor after all you look shockingly a bit like the main mass murderer from the movie saw

By Aaron

TO BE FAIR, not that mr laws would know because he's never played the game, all players that have brought (I think he means "bought" - Ed) the game have the option to skip the level that has "killing of innocent people in an airport" which is one of the centre points of the arguements against this game. This just goes to show how ill-informed some people are about this game.

One of the first thoughts going through my head as i was listeniong to the radio broadcast was that Mr laws was starting to talk a lot about things he doesn't know much about, which seems to be prominate in the american media, and i for one dont want NZ media turning in this direction. Anyone else get this idea?