Mortal combat annoyed me. How comes you could smack the male characters in the family jewels with Johnny Cage but not Sonia?
Because smacking a woman down there doesn't really hurt that much, might even stimulate them a little, making the situation worse for YOU. And when I say it doesn't hurt that much, I mean there are far more places which it would hurt more...*cough* Not that I know about that sort of thing, I'm just speaking medically here. Anyway, I think I've dug a deep enough hole, so I'll jump out of it and go onto a different subject: Blame.
Yes yes, we all like to blame something, don't we? The problem with blaming people in this type of situation is that it's not really just one thing. Yet people feel the need to blame someone or something, so they start lashing out rather randomly. In this case, the Video Game Entertainment Industry has made themselves a pretty prime target. But really, they aren't to blame. It really is society.
But, what is gained by blaming society? Society isn't just one thing, it's a mesh of a whole bunch of things. Society is what kids are exposed to, and it's more then just video games. It's parents, school, friends, culture, etc. - all of those may have a lesser or greater impact on their lives. Yet it is things like this that make us step back and take a long look at the faults in our own world. After a lot of finger-pointing, name-calling, and general chaos, if we can at least make one improvement that's good, then it's all worth it. Usually the negative things are harmless and eventually get reversed, but the good things will last. There can be evolution through chaos - the application of darwinism. The strong will survive. That sounds rather cold, doesn't it? Yet, it's the way of the world. Things like this happen, and I for one wish they wouldn't, but they do. The only thing we can do is hope that there will at least be SOME good out of it, so, one day, we do not need to worry about this stuff happening ever again. Unless these bad things can make good things happen, we as a society will never truly grow.
Pointing fingers at one thing instead of the whole is useless. You might as well point a finger at yourself, because you can cause bad things to happen too. It's called Chaos Theory. The world, our society, is a big iterative model as well. Even the simpliest of your actions can have dire consequences. It's a force you really can't control. The only way we can get better results is by improving as a society. I hope to live to see the day of greater peace and stability
"If you must blame someone, go ahead and blame God."