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Blame The Video Games - Part II
from the since-it-was-so-popular... dept
Since yesterday's story on whether or not we should blame video games for crimes committed by children was such a popular story, we have a followup one today. A 14-year-old kid tried to steal all the money from his parents' bank account in order to support his video-game playing habit. He installed a keylogger program to get the passwords to their online bank account, and then tried to withdraw $10,000. The bank, noticing the odd transaction, called the account holders to check. So, according to some folks commenting on yesterday's post, we should blame the video games for being such a bad influence on the boy. I think that this is ridiculous. The boy, himself, is responsible for any criminal acts that occur.
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You missed the obvious point of blame
It's not video games, in this case it's the evil Key Logger.
Yes, Key Loggers must be banned, just look at the evil they can be used for!
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Straw man argument
You would have to prove that the kid played video games that told him how to steal money out of bank accounts. If he did play such games, then there would be something to talk about.
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Anyone else find it a little funny that they refer to the key logger as a virus?
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