Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/6/2010 10:01 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > When I played the video, I was amazed at the cool detachment of the chopper > pilots and their gunners. > > It reminded me ever so much of my kids playing video games in my den. > > Horrifyingly so. Pass the Pizza. > > The first attack was gruesome enough to me, but the second nonchalant > shooting of clearly unarmed people collecting the wounded escapes me as a > tactic. > > I suppose I don' t play enough video games. > > Dave Grossman was a specialist in teaching troops to kill, an unnatural act for most. In wars where marksmanship was emphasized (WWII, Korea), soldiers would tend to hold off of targets at longer ranges. It is said this led to the development of a higher volume of fire by troops (M-16, SAW etc.). Now he lectures and writes on how video games are desensitizing kids to violence. http://www.killology.com/book_stop_summary.htm Given the source, I imagine it is something for parents to consider. Ken Carney Oklahoma City, Oklahoma