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FM104 Phoneshow about Violent Video Games

  • 20-06-2011 9:34pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭


    On the phoneshow right now, they are talking about violent video games and their effects on kids. Hit the link and hit 'Listen Live' if you're interest. Should onely be on for about an hour, so get in quick if you want to hear this.

    http://www.fm104.ie/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,604 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    think_of_the_children.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    I wonder would it be possible for some sort of database of people who call that show and Joe Duffy to be compiled?

    Then we could send all the loons with great ideas for the country and such off to a deserted part of the world to make their utopia, and watch a feed from a safe distance, with some popcorn, as they tear each other to shreds within six hours.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭Davei141


    A bunch of plants trolling to get real people to ring. Don't bother listening unless you like being trolled by trash radio.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭KilOit


    Not this sh1te again, get a damn life


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,604 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    KilOit wrote: »
    Not this sh1te again, get a damn life

    The moment I heard some eejit mention 'da pelleh guns' I immediately turned off.

    It's bad enough them having a go at one hobby of mine, but two at once = imminent brain explosion.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    o1s1n wrote: »
    The moment I heard some eejit mention 'da pelleh guns' I immediately turned off.

    It's bad enough them having a go at one hobby of mine, but two at once = imminent brain explosion.

    You're a violent lunatic, isn't it obvious!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭KilOit


    Never really listened to this show but sounds like guests of Jeremy Kyle show ring in to this, just constant swearing and insults at each other.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    Everyone knows there was no violence or crimes before video games. It's a fact, I should know, I'm a bored taxi driver on a radio show.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    I also like to watch "hoddar" movies. Just thought I'd throw that in there :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,447 ✭✭✭richymcdermott


    Cant be as bad as listening to this ****e :pac::pac:
    Laughable what your man said at 1:55



    Love to see kids copy mk and be trying to do iceballs shooting fireballs from their hands:pac::pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    someone ring up and tell them to stop buying 18 rated games for their under 18 kids if theyve got a problem with violence

    christ almighty

    parents are morons - they wouldnt buy their kids porn, so why do they buy them violent games


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭Robert ninja


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    Cant be as bad as listening to this ****e :pac::pac:
    Laughable what your man said at 1:55



    Love to see kids copy mk and be trying to do iceballs shooting fireballs from their hands:pac::pac:

    I've seen this clip a few times. Strangely enough, the first time I ever saw MK was on the news (BBC, I think) one morning before going to school... And I was hooked for life!

    Don't want the kids seeing violence games? Try not showing fatality moves at about 8am then :p
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    This is the best thing I've ever seen :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭JohnMarston


    Do parents buy kids copies of the Saw movies and expect them not to be affected? No. A responsible parent sees the age rating and doesn't buy it for their kid.
    When people start cawing about violent video games and their affect on kids, i ask what are they doin buying kids these games clearly meant for adults.
    They might argue: "Well these kids buy them without us knowing"
    Well ok, when you see them playing these games do you let them or make them turn it off and return it.

    Sorry but i needed to say that


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    id love to know where the kids buying them without their parents knowing are getting €50 a pop for video games


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    Do parents buy kids copies of the Saw movies and expect them not to be affected? No. A responsible parent sees the age rating and doesn't buy it for their kid.
    When people start cawing about violent video games and their affect on kids, i ask what are they doin buying kids these games clearly meant for adults.
    They might argue: "Well these kids buy them without us knowing"
    Well ok, when you see them playing these games do you let them or make them turn it off and return it.

    Sorry but i needed to say that

    In fairness, the question that was being raised one the show was exactly that- Why do you buy your kids over 18's video games. And if you had of heard some of the absolute goons that were ringing in, man, there wasn't a stitch of responability between the lot of them.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    What sort of punishment do shops recieve if they are found selling to minors? I'm not suggesting that it's the fault of the shops that kids are playing violent games, as I firmly believe that this is the fault of the parents most of the time. Just wondering.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    Kiith wrote: »
    What sort of punishment do shops recieve if they are found selling to minors? I'm not suggesting that it's the fault of the shops that kids are playing violent games, as I firmly believe that this is the fault of the parents most of the time. Just wondering.

    These parents were buying the games for the kids, so the shops really weren't to blame.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    deathrider wrote: »
    These parents were buying the games for the kids, so the shops really weren't to blame.

    And i didn't mean to suggest it was the shops fault (in fact i didn't :D), i was just wondering what penalties shops do recieve if they are caught selling to minors.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    Kiith wrote: »
    And i didn't mean to suggest it was the shops fault (in fact i didn't :D), i was just wondering what penalties shops do recieve if they are caught selling to minors.

    Ah, my mistake so. I don't have an answer to your question though. Hopefully on of the other guys can shed a bit of light on it.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25,848 ✭✭✭✭Zombrex


    deathrider wrote: »
    These parents were buying the games for the kids, so the shops really weren't to blame.

    And it is exactly these ignorant parents who would be complaining if little Tommy kills the neighbors cat.

    I remember trying in vain to explain to a parent that the rating on the box was age, not "how hard the game is" (as she put it) once when I worked in a retailer. She was having none of it and walked out with some violent game (think it was the Mortal Kombat reboot from about 2002).

    A week later storms in demanding to speak to the manager saying that the game was horrible and not fit for her 5 year old and she wanted her money back.

    The manager was all apologetic until I came out from the back room. As soon as she saw me she knew the game was up. I politely explained to her and the manager that she had been told the age rating of the game. She made some excuse about it not being made clear to her that this was an age rating.

    Manager gave her a refund anyway, I think just to get rid of her.

    If those nanny 9/11 programs have thought us anything it is that it isn't societies fault, it isn't video games, it isn't movies it isn't Marilyn Manson.

    It is the ***ing parents. It is always the ****ing parents.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    Wicknight wrote: »
    And it is exactly these ignorant parents who would be complaining if little Tommy kills the neighbors cat.

    I remember trying in vain to explain to a parent that the rating on the box was age, not "how hard the game is" (as she put it) once when I worked in a retailer. She was having none of it and walked out with some violent game (think it was the Mortal Kombat reboot from about 2002).

    A week later storms in demanding to speak to the manager saying that the game was horrible and not fit for her 5 year old and she wanted her money back.

    The manager was all apologetic until I came out from the back room. As soon as she saw me she knew the game was up. I politely explained to her and the manager that she had been told the age rating of the game. She made some excuse about it not being made clear to her that this was an age rating.

    Manager gave her a refund anyway, I think just to get rid of her.

    If those nanny 9/11 programs have thought us anything it is that it isn't societies fault, it isn't video games, it isn't movies it isn't Marilyn Manson.

    It is the ***ing parents. It is always the ****ing parents.

    Total idiots if you ask me. The MK game (I'm reckoning you are talking about Deadly Aliance) has some of the sickest finishing moves in the entire series (just youtube Cyrax's fatality from that game as a fine example) and is no place for children. There should be some way of reporting th parents who by these games for their kids.

    Now I don't have any kids myself, but if I did, there'd be no way in hell I'd let them play games that were out of their age range.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Kiith wrote: »
    What sort of punishment do shops recieve if they are found selling to minors? I'm not suggesting that it's the fault of the shops that kids are playing violent games, as I firmly believe that this is the fault of the parents most of the time. Just wondering.
    I think a video shop can get prosecuted for giving a 12 year old an 18's film, but not for giving them an 18's video game...?

    =-=

    I've seen more kids performing WWE moves that are on at 11am on a Saturday morning, than anyone trying to copy a MK move. And for the record, if you do the WWE move wrong the victims neck will snap.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    the_syco wrote: »

    I've seen more kids performing WWE moves that are on at 11am on a Saturday morning, than anyone trying to copy a MK move. And for the record, if you do the WWE move wrong the victims neck will snap.

    If you do an MK move right the victims neck will also sanp :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    deathrider wrote: »
    If you do an MK move right the victims neck will also sanp :pac:

    snap, the promptly be torn off and dangled for the cheering crowd to see and amusement of Shao Kahn :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,382 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Selling an 18s game to a minor carries the same fine as the respective dvd fine, which i don't know what exactly it is, but's it hefty i believe, possibly has 4x0's before the decimal.

    I didn't hear this, but i just know it's more of the same ****e.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    wasnt there an issue raised not so long ago that the pegi ratings arent actually legally binding, and are just an actual guideline though?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    In Ireland anyway they are just a guideline although shops are getting strict about it nowadays.

    These parents always remind me of Flanders parents and the quote "i've tried nothing and im all out of idea's man "


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Dublindude69


    Anyone know if its possible to listen to this again?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Trevor451


    P.E.G.I in Ireland is not the law. Most stores have it as there store policy not to sell 18+ games to minors though.

    I personally think that age ratings are a load of bollix. I have been playing gta since I was around 6 and it has had no effect on me :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Dublindude69


    Is it possible to download this and listen to it again?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭CORaven


    Is it possible to download this and listen to it again?

    echo

    The downloads section on their website does not have it afaik, so hopefully someone recorded it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    They put a few of their shows up on the site to listen to, but it's very rarely updated.


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