Similar to how some deal with gateway drugs, Bobbies addiction; may lead to more and more heinous crimes to satisfy his cravings.

I used to play these games - specifically Bloodrayne, Max Payne and Grand Theft Auto. I didn't think twice about it. The names don't really hide what they are either - it's kind of right there.

I saw Max Payne 3 for sale when I came back from the Islands. Looking at the plot actually made me really sad - it was a little disturbing. Max Payne is no longer shooting up folks stateside - he now lives in Africa and is addicted to painkillers (I'm serious).

It was a very different plot than the first few games and it seemed like the creators added that sadness on purpose. I think the first Max Payne games were like The Punisher - he was avenging his family who were gunned down in a mob killing.

Nonetheless, these games really are no good. I think they are a symptom of a larger social decay - a healthy child would have a healthy social environment where it's not even possible to spend six hours a day playing violent or non-violent video games because he would be in a community that requires him to take on other responsibilities.

All these things - guns, shootings, violent video games, drugs - are evidence of really bad social environments - you could have tons of firearms in a healthy community but no shootings because children would actually be monitored and included and those dangerous items looked after and stored away. I don't think that people in this country anymore feel strong enough belonging to any family or community to take on that sort of effort toward building a social structure.

I hope that comment wasn't too lengthy and heavy - I do realize this was satire. LOL