problem. "They think it's just a phase the kids are going through and that when you tell them to pull the plug out and put it away the problem is gone. "But it's not that simple: this is a problem on a par with alcohol or drug addiction - but with a much, much, younger age profile." Appendix 3 Takes Aim at Violence in Video “Critics Games” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) 2007, 1 February, Janice Crompton. everything from obscene gestures to accusations that this generation is the "most “Featuring self-absorbed and egocentric" in recent history, California University of Pennsylvania hosted a raucous debate Tuesday on violence in video games. Although speakers Gerard Jones, a San Francisco culture critic and writer, and Jack Thompson, a Miami lawyer known as the "virtue vigilante," cordially debated the effects of violence on children and even found points of agreement, the crowd zeroed in on Mr. Thompson for his much-vilified views on youth and the video game industry.
problem. "They think it's just a phase the kids are going through and that when you tell them to pull the plug out and put it away the problem is gone. "But it's not that simple: this is a problem on a par with alcohol or drug addiction - but with a much, much, younger age profile." Appendix 3 “Critics Takes Aim at Violence in Video Games” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) 2007, 1 February, Janice Crompton. “Featuring everything from obscene gestures to accusations that this generation is the "most self-absorbed and egocentric" in recent history, California University of Pennsylvania hosted a raucous debate Tuesday on violence in video games. Although speakers Gerard Jones, a San Francisco culture critic and writer, and Jack Thompson, a Miami lawyer known as the "virtue vigilante," cordially debated the effects of violence on children and even found points of agreement, the crowd zeroed in on Mr. Thompson for his much-vilified views on youth and the video game industry.
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