I think people see it as a potential net negative because to them the presence of police doesn’t cause increased safety but the potential for them to act out of bounds with next to no accountability when they f*** up. So to them it’s like, “we see over n over again cops don’t really walk how they talk, why would this be any different”

That’s how I’m seeing what they’re saying in here, aside from the snark and sarcasm

There's like a tiny correlation, and the effects long term are pretty much zero

The combination of easy access to weapons of death, a violent reinforcing culture and the isolation of individualism is to blame

and blaming the media for reporting on mass shootings instead of how accessible it is to commit a mass shooting

It’s the parents fault of course, but what I’m saying is that videogames are a factor.

You have a kid with violent tendencies, what’s better for him? playing basketball or playing MW2? of course a 11 year old kid shouldn’t be playing No Russian, but imagine he does and he realizes he is enjoying playing that mission.

I’m not saying everyone that plays no Russian will become a killer, but it could definitely trigger at least one persons brain

NYC has some of the strictest gun control in the country. How's that going

Even movies can create cults and support ideologies. It’s all social programming one way or another.

Comrade

I understand what their point is, but frankly it’s ridiculous and something only someone who doesn’t live in NYC could possibly believe

Federalism moment

Weren’t there like 1,000+ more subway cops added in the past year?

Nah, comrade take is give people a reason to live through dignified labor and they prob won't be miserable and want to kill everyone

Ofc it's alienation more broadly but the isolation of individualism is one that is more key to this specific issue

This is why Taxi Driver is my favorite movie

Supposedly 250 but as someone who takes the train on a daily basis, I haven’t noticed even a slight difference. There’s 470+ stations, so not even one per station if it was actually the case.

I'm saying.

They're too busy worrying about poor people hopping the turnstile

What does that have to do with video games

Oh ok, cool. I’m not from nyc but as far as the thread goes i think insercoolnamehere lives there.

What makes you say, essentially, that if you’re from nyc you know that more police equals more safety (as far as train platforms go, so I don’t twist what you’re saying)? I’m trying to understand why that is for that city specifically, to you. Cus I understand how people trying to map their other geographically police experiences doesn’t really work well (people itt comparing places in Europe for example).

I can understand you saying platforms only as you have itt multiple times. I think people getting caught up on is that if we don’t have evidence of it working in that specific context, when they use the closest context of that in stations or on the streets in general…they have evidence that justifies a lack of faith.

Im all for tryin stuff but obvi I don’t live there jus visit do not my day to day.

Facts lol

Laat 2 don't matter if you are mentally well.

Video games have impacted sports, driving etc. video games may not increase violence but the knowledge of violence yes. The knowledge of weaponry 100%. Some kids first experience at a strip club was GTA. San Andreas exposed kids to gang culture. Etc etc.

The moment an individual can identify themselves within a character that’s the bridge to social programming. Personally, I don’t see video games having that deep of a character impact but like stated earlier, the exposure to ideas and such, yes video games do have an involvement in shaping certain aspects of life.

lmao they b camping the turnstiles deadass

no bullshit like a few weeks ago I hopped a turnstile, saw the mf hiding behind the wall, instantly reverse hopped back over it, and then paid lmao