Would you shoot someone with a water gun to just win? Kids at a high school in New York City are playing a game where you shoot someone with a watergun and they “ die”. One person in the game tracked their victim down at the airport just to shoot them. This game also has four people in a group and have each group put 20 dollars in each person in the group donates $4.00 Although shooting people with water guns sounds fun but it has many disadvantages.
People who are being active in this game are having to go through neighbors yards and house just so they won't get shot. According to Martin in the article he wrote “ High-Jinks: Shoot-Out”( 2009)In the article it says “ He woke up and, as usual, hopped a neighbor’s fence and exited through a neighbor’s house(pg. 1 ).This is a disadvantage because the kid is trying to protect himself just for a game? Another piece of evidence that shows that this game has disadvantages or causes the kid to go out of there way to have some entertainment. A article by Martin in New York a student who wrote the article” High-Jinks: Shoot-Out ”(2009)The article says “ Since the start of the game, the twelfth graders had been sleeping on futons in a couple of vans borrowed from their parents, the better to pull off a stoop-side ambush and avoid being ambushed themselves.” ( pg. 1 ). Evidence supports them claim because people are going to people's house just to shoot them with water? Do the teachers, principal knowing what the students are doing.
Another piece of evidence which is from an article “ Shooting in the Dark “ ( 2013 ) by Benedict says “ Playing the games can and does stir hostile urges and mildly aggressive behavior in the short term.”( pg. 1 ). This evidence shows that kids or adults who play video games will eventually become aggressive. Would you want your kid to just start screaming and yelling at you for asking them to do something. Or if you're a kid would you want your parents to just get aggressive with you for no reason and get hurt. Second piece of support of the theme from the article “ Shooting in the Dark “ by Benedict ( 2013 ) is when it talks about “ Sure enough, compared with a group who had played a nonviolent video game, those who had been engaged in “Mortal Kombat” were more aggressive across the board.” ( pg. 1 ). This evidence heavily supports the theme because after a research with the people conducting the experiment they got to see it up close a first hand of someone reacting to violent games.
While some people may agree with violent games being banned there are people who want the games to stay. As in an article “ Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games “ ( 2013 ) For instance in an article it says “ According to Levitt, potential criminals aren’t committing crimes because they are spending so much time playing video games.” ( pg. 1 ) Although this makes a good point but if the criminals did a crime wouldn't they be in jail, so how would they even play the video games. To the people who disagree maybe they play the games and don't do crimes that day after playing maybe they are planning on what they are gonna do.
Although shooting people with water guns sounds fun but it has many disadvantages. Kids shouldn't play violent games or atleast be limited to certain amount of time a week or even day. With kids having a specific time management maybe behavior will change. Not only will or behavior possibly change maybe the children who play the games will learn how to manage their time wisely. Is time always on everyone's side. Could time management actually help out with kids behavior if they are limited to the games?
Carey, B ( 2013, February 11 ).
“ Shooting in the Dark “ The New York Times. DI
Evan Dashevsky November 27, 2013
“ Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games “
Erik Kain September 18, 2013 ( 9-18-13 )
“ Do Games Like ‘ Grand Theft Auto V’ Cause Real-World Violence?
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Kayla Heilig a writer, born in St.louis, but wants to live in California who writes what she truly believes in and will fight for the side she strongly believes in.
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