ce and killing.Even the slogans to video games depict how violent these games are. Like this slogan for Subspace- "Meet people from all over the world, then kill them." "More fun than shooting your neighbor's cat" a Point Bland ad copy. Or this slogan for Carmageddon that says "As easy as killing babies with axes." (Laidman)Many people say video games are a big cause in crime kid's commit today. Parents of the three girls killed in Paducah, KY., are suing the makers of violent video games. They say that Michael Carneal, the 14-year-old who killed three and wounded five, was influenced by violent video games like Doom. (Laidman) Carneal shot nine times and he hit eight people. The five people that he killed were shot either in the head or neck. In a lot of video games you get extra points for shooting people in the head. The video game desensitized Carneal to killing and influenced him to do it. That ability transforms teenagers into very efficient marksmen, who can apply sharpshooter video skills to human targets. In the Jonesboro shootings, two boys fired twenty-seven shots from a range of over 100 yards, and they hit fifteen people. That's pretty remarkable shooting. Experts say that the boys learned these skills from violent video they played every day. Many people are against violent video games. They are is mainly against games like Doom or Quake which break down natural inhibitions we have against killing. The military has used Doom-like games to improve the fire rates, encouraging soldiers to pull the trigger in battle. Violent games prepare kids to kill and also teach them to enjoy it. Violent games played by unstable children, who can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality, are a dress rehearsal for the real thing. Some people even want to see federal legislation that treats violent video games like guns, tobacco, and alcohol, banning the sale to anyone under 18. Violent video games are a real problem in...
