China: Violence, drug addiction, teen pregnancy — blame it on video games

China has just put the blame on video games for… well… everything. Drug addictin, teen pregnancy, murder, name it, it’s the fault of video games. Apparently, it’s the spawn of the devil.

 

 

 

China has just put the blame on video games for… well… everything. Drug addictin, teen pregnancy, murder, name it, it’s the fault of video games. Apparently, it’s the spawn of the devil.

 

In a TV program entitled, “Confessions of  a Murderer — Focus on Pornogrphy and Violence in Online Games (Part Two),” the report pointed out that up to 80 percent of the violent criminals in prison are there in the first place because of online games.

 

This media crackdown on video games is not unprecedented in China. Earlier in June, the government was in a lockdown with the operators of the world-famous World of Warcraft game.

 

So where does teen pregnancy and drug addiction come into play? According to the report, an online game called “Audition” encourages girls to have sex with people she met online, causing unwanted pregnancies, and thereby leading to abortions. As for the drugs, the report pointed to teenagers who became dependent on cough medicines, and eventually, metamphetamines, to keep them up all night in so they can keep up with the rigours of gaming.

 

 

Via [Computer World]