Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Gaming, blogging and Policing

“It used to be said we are what we eat but perhaps the new saying should be you are what you play”

Gamers, millenials, and generation next: implications for policing. The Police Chief 74.10 (Oct 2007): p150(6)

My article is mainly about the influence of computer games and how they are affecting generation “Next” with regard to the perception and lack of respect for police agencies. Honestly, while this article had some interesting statistics, I find it odd that they want to lay the blame of societal woes at the feet of online computer gaming. ( i.e. the internet ). Lack of respect for law enforcement agencies has been prevalent in movies, novels, comic books and even old time radio productions long before the internet or computer gaming even exisited. Personally, I feel the rush to “blame” my space and other blogs or computer games with violence is the wrong way to go about the larger issue. Morals need to start with parenting and yet that is largely overlooked in this article.

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