As I have said before, I will also be giving some news article about bad influences from gaming. This one occurred in Thailand. A boy named Polwat Chino has stabbed and killed a taxi driver, Kuan Pohkang; he said he needed money to pay for games and since killing and robbing people in GTA 4 seemed to be easy, he though it would be too in real life. This happened sometime in 2008, Polwat needed money to play games because money he received from his parents were not enough, so he called a taxi in Bangkok and have the driver drove to Soi Jaran SanitWong. When they have reached the destination, Polwat took out his knife and started stabbing a 54-years-old, Kuan, 10 times. After that he tried to steal the car but he did not know how to drive it; neighbors called in the police after Polwat drove constantly into walls of the street.
I admit that parts of the blame goes to GTA 4. I do notice difference kinds of games and differentiate them; among those kinds, there are games that are made purely to stimulate lust, greed, and rage, which GTA 4 is one of them. Before I say anything else, the following thoughts are purely of my own and come only from my personal point of view. Games are like cars; you either give an Enzo Ferrari (a racing car) to a yesterday-approved-licence truck driver or give it to an experienced racing car driver. Types of games are unique, if the right kinds of games are given to the right kinds people in the beginning, then the result would be like me; playing games but still studying hard and preparing for universities. However, if the wrong kinds of games are given to the wrong kinds of people in the beginning, then the result would be like Polwat. People that cannot differentiate real world and game's world, people that are irresponsible, careless, and thoughtless, and people that their families do not care about them or care in the wrong way are the types of people that should not be given a kind of games like GTA to. Like I have said before, GTA is among the games that are made to stimulate lust, greed, and rage; this kind of games is best for people that have stress or depression, which the game will let them express their depression out to the game and enjoy doing something they know they cannot and must not do in real life.
Also, everyone must agree that another part of the blame goes to parents. If Polwat's parents have taken good care of him and known what kind of person Polwat is, then they would never have bought games like GTA for him. Of course, Polwat might have just taken his personal savings and bought the game on his own, however, his parents should still, at least, care to notice what their son is doing whenever he has free time. If Polwat's parents care about their son and spent times with him, this event will never happen.
The article is called "Thailand Pulls GTA IV Following Murder of Taxi Driver" by Jane McEntegart. It was published on 5th August, 2008.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/GTA-stabbing-thailand-murder,news-2207.html
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I admit that parts of the blame goes to GTA 4. I do notice difference kinds of games and differentiate them; among those kinds, there are games that are made purely to stimulate lust, greed, and rage, which GTA 4 is one of them. Before I say anything else, the following thoughts are purely of my own and come only from my personal point of view. Games are like cars; you either give an Enzo Ferrari (a racing car) to a yesterday-approved-licence truck driver or give it to an experienced racing car driver. Types of games are unique, if the right kinds of games are given to the right kinds people in the beginning, then the result would be like me; playing games but still studying hard and preparing for universities. However, if the wrong kinds of games are given to the wrong kinds of people in the beginning, then the result would be like Polwat. People that cannot differentiate real world and game's world, people that are irresponsible, careless, and thoughtless, and people that their families do not care about them or care in the wrong way are the types of people that should not be given a kind of games like GTA to. Like I have said before, GTA is among the games that are made to stimulate lust, greed, and rage; this kind of games is best for people that have stress or depression, which the game will let them express their depression out to the game and enjoy doing something they know they cannot and must not do in real life.
Also, everyone must agree that another part of the blame goes to parents. If Polwat's parents have taken good care of him and known what kind of person Polwat is, then they would never have bought games like GTA for him. Of course, Polwat might have just taken his personal savings and bought the game on his own, however, his parents should still, at least, care to notice what their son is doing whenever he has free time. If Polwat's parents care about their son and spent times with him, this event will never happen.
The article is called "Thailand Pulls GTA IV Following Murder of Taxi Driver" by Jane McEntegart. It was published on 5th August, 2008.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/GTA-stabbing-thailand-murder,news-2207.html
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Good commentary on this article.
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