A very meaningful quote from Pope John Paul II is “Violence is a crime against humanity for it destroys the very fabric of society” and this applies to the times today. Violence is something hard to stay away from and sometimes is most often seen more than love. Kids especially are exposed at a young age to the violence around us which greatly affects their future lives. One huge contribution to the youth seeing or being a part of violence is through inhumane video games. When kids are playing video games, they can have effects of bad behavior and they lose their innocence by becoming desensitized.
To start off, violent video games contributes to aggressive behaviors in kids. Children learn from influence so when they play video games they
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Even though this works for only a few kids, there are many other ways to aid concentration without the violence. For example, a study through a certain scientist showed that kids who played video games gained a “higher intelligence and consciousness” (paragraph 2). This is a good sign, however, the video game played that showed these results was a non-violent video game. Video games can help with ADHD and other conditions but only if they are age appropriate. When kids are not restricted from violent video games, “they relate the situations of violent revenge or manipulation found in video games into their own lives” (Paragraph 3). This means that is the kid does have problems like ADHD, violent video games will only add to their troubles. If the rating of the video is to mature for the child’s age so the parents need to restrict them because it is there for a reason. Truthfully, video games can help with helping kids focus, however, the violent ones create more problems.
In conclusion, violent video games are a bad influence on children. This is because they can act aggressive, become desensitized, and create more problems than they already have. Certainly, only parents can help shield their kids from the cruel and inappropriate video games that people play in society. Violent video games not only affect a child short term but there’s also the future to think