I reviewed the Ed Weekly article entitled, "Critics Targeting 'School Shooter' from the April 27th, 2011 issue. This article talks about a new video game that is available. In the video game the player is the shooter and they are in a school shooting students and teachers because they are upset about some issue in school. The graphics are very real and bloody. The player can choose weapons similar to those used in Columbine and other real life school shootings. Many people in the field of education and otherwise are outraged that such a game is out there. Many studies have shown that those that play violent video games are more likely to display violent behavior in their lives.
Personally, I think this is horrific! I dont understand why we would even give students a choice or a way to act out agression like this. In essence these disgrental students are practicing a violent act on innocent people. I think it is just obscene. Unfortunately the game makers have first ammendment rights and are within those rights by putting this game out for the public to buy. Superintendent Joe Kristobak of the Central Pennsylvania school district states it well when he says, "I'm not a fan of any of these games, violence is not a game and death is not a game. "If you start promoting it as a game, it becomes less realistic to people and it becomes a fantasy". This is exactly right and I wish the game makers could see this. I hope that it doesn't take another trajedy to make this point clear.
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