https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/live/

 

put in the postcode 2145

6PM (sydney time) news

better get watching quick, its on in a few mins

looks like theyre taking the "vidiyo gaems r baed according to dis pers0n" angle

If you can't make it, I'll be recording it.

 

I've emailed both 7 News and Media Watch, hopefully we get a round two.

Holy crap what a joke of a report... The funny thing is I reckon most of the people who play LSPDFR are some of the more pro-police individuals who are probably more sympathetic to the troubles officers face compared to your average person. Yet here's this report demonizing us because we dare to differentiate real world violence from video game violence and shoot video game characters.

What was that part about the police officer being run over in 2001? Reenacting Need for Speed? That's a load of bull, there's NEVER been pedestrians, yet alone police officers, that you can run over in the Need for Speed series. It was/still is strictly a driving/racing game.

It's great to see the "video games are bad because such and such" news stories coming in again though. Really shows that nobody has a clue what they're talking about.

17 minutes ago, BradM said:

Holy crap what a joke of a report... The funny thing is I reckon most of the people who play LSPDFR are some of the more pro-police individuals who are probably more sympathetic to the troubles officers face compared to your average person. Yet here's this report demonizing us because we dare to differentiate real world violence from video game violence and shoot video game characters.

 

 

Despite everyone understanding it's a video game, there will always be those who act like what you do in a video game is what you'll do in real life.  I've killed cops, I've ran someone over, I've thrown molotov cocktails at people, I've killed someone just for the sake of doing it....and that's not even just in GTA.  I've been playing these games since I was a child, and I've never once gone out and reenacted them. (To be fair, I used to be a kleptomaniac, but video games had nothing to do with it)

 

What it will ultimately come down to every single time is that video games are a scape goat. Lets not blame the people for what they do, or properly address their mental health. Lets blame video games for allowing people to do this shit to begin with.  It absolutely blows my mind how we would rather blame games than focus on helping those who, regardless of video games, would still be ill and still do something like this.

 

Folks who have never played video games don't understand that it is a form of stress release.  No, when I say stress release I don't mean "I can't kill someone in real life, so lets kill them here!"  When you come home from a hard day of work, there is just something relaxing about shooting and killing things.  There's something relaxing about hopping into a racing game and just driving.  Video games have never been the problem - human nature and mental illness has.  Video games are a mere form of entertainment.  They aren't like Order 66 where you suddenly have to kill someone because you were told to. 

 

To be fair, I will say someone who is mentally ill may end up being influenced more by the game (or any form of entertainment, not just gaming), but again, he is mentally ill to begin with.   If we're going to try and condemn gaming for being violent, lets also go to TV, movies, music, etc.

 

Edited to clarify: I'm not placing blame on those mentally ill, only those who know exactly what they are doing and don't care.

Edited February 16, 20179 yr by Arariel

15 minutes ago, Illusionyary said:

What was that part about the police officer being run over in 2001? Reenacting Need for Speed? That's a load of bull, there's NEVER been pedestrians, yet alone police officers, that you can run over in the Need for Speed series. It was/still is strictly a driving/racing game.

It's great to see the "video games are bad because such and such" news stories coming in again though. Really shows that nobody has a clue what they're talking about.

Apparently driving fast is reenacting video games now.

What a report i find this report disrespectful all i do is give out tickets run traffic even in game i treat people with respect and to see this report im disgusted LSPDFR was made to take the role of a police officer for people like me that always wanted to be one.    

For non - Australians, this is Australias main stream media. before this they'll show footage of someone getting knocked out or killed by king hit yet this is far far worse. 
Australias media is cooked.

2 minutes ago, KesterMac said:

For non - Australians, this is Australias main stream media. before this they'll show footage of someone getting knocked out or killed by king hit yet this is far far worse. 
Australias media is cooked.

This is Australian news?

18 minutes ago, winglesschip209 said:

This is Australian news?

Honestly absolutely nothing happens here on a daily basis so I'm sure they're starving for stories.

I don't know how I feel about being call an 'underground geek', seems a bit low ball ch7.

2 hours ago, orley said:

I've emailed both 7 News and Media Watch, hopefully we get a round two.

 

I wouldn't hold your breath.

They have an agenda to push and are going to have little interest in hearing from people in the community. 

At least I can say I was on the news

The default rank should be Underground Community Geek. Dam if we are the most PRO - Coppers around!

8 minutes ago, SkillfulCorpse said:

At least I can say I was on the news

 

'As seen on channel 7 news' isn't something I'd put on my resume, even if I was a reporter for the organisation.

Edited February 16, 20179 yr by SNIT

A. I'm not a computer geek, I use paint.net,

B. I feel offended that you called me a computer geek,

C. Last time I checked, the video on the cop bike, nothing horrifying happened.,

D. Don't waste your time on a investiagtion, it's not illegal

This is ridiculous. Basically everybody who plays LSPDFR would be PRO law enforcement. I hate our media  

Just now, SNIT said:

 

'As seen on channel 7 news' isn't something I'd put on my resume, even if I was reporter for the organisation.

 

LOL, it should be good for the channel though haha.

 

I'm most disappointing that I can't go to school and say I was on national news...